More Final oil-for-food report published This content was published on Oct 27, 2005 The UN-backed report said that the 2,200 companies reportedly paid out $1.8 billion (SFr2.29 billion).

Three UN Special rapporteurs, Mary Lawlor, Astrid Puentes Rian, and Irene Khan, issued a collective statement expressing ...

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday he will appoint an envoy to help shepherd a divided Cyprus toward ...

Switzerland is sending CHF2.5 million ($2.8 million) in aid to Myanmar after a devastating earthquake. Swiss Humanitarian Aid ...

Villiger told the UN General Assembly that Switzerland would remain neutral – but act in the interests of global solidarity. Villiger was speaking shortly after the assembly had confirmed ...

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world is facing a "frightening proliferation of racist violence and hate crimes," the UN human rights chief warned Thursday, noting that “racism and white supremacy ...

A severe lack of medical supplies is hampering efforts to respond to the deadly earthquake in Myanmar, the United Nations said Saturday, adding that those affected needed urgent humanitarian aid. The ...

In 1999, the UN Security Council decided to impose sanctions against Al-Qaeda and the Taliban in response to the threat these groups posed to international peace and security. Switzerland implemented ...