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Our Arabic-speaking readers express shock, consternation – but understanding too – over special status for Ukrainian refugees.
Switzerland is sending a team of experts and water and sanitation equipment to Madagascar, which has been hit by Cyclone Batsirai.
Switzerland is sending a team of experts and water and sanitation equipment to Madagascar, which has been hit by Cyclone Batsirai.
The village of Epeisses, west of Geneva, is so realistically modelled on real earthquake or bomb destruction that rescue teams from around the world come to Switzerland to train. Not only the army and civil organisations such as the police and fire brigade use the village for training purposes, but also international organisations like the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
A training session will be held Dec. 5 in Montville for Disaster Action Teams.