Companies producing furniture for the Swedish multinational homeware brand IKEA are sourcing wood from some of Europe's last remaining old-growth forests in Romania, an investigation published by Greenpeace on Wednesday has revealed....
The Swiss government confirmed on April 10 that it would host a global peace summit on Russia's war against Ukraine in June at the Burgenstock resort in the canton of Nidwalden.
Switzerland plans to allocate 5 billion Swiss francs ($5.5 billion) to support Ukraine's economic development and reconstruction by 2036, the Swiss Federal Council announced on April 10.
Fantastic news yesterday that the #KlimaSeniorinnen have won the first #climate case victory at the European Court of Human Rights. We made an podcast last year about this epic battle, challenging the idea that climate #activism is for young people.
🧵 I'm browsing 'Zivilverteidigung,' the Swiss national defence book from 1969.
The Swiss took their nuclear defence very seriously. Many buildings (my own included) are still built today with nuclear bunkers in the cellars.
The UK's own 'Protect & Survive' booklet was 30 pages, whereas, the Swiss 'Zivilverteidigung' is 320 pages.
Great graphic design, too. Here's a thread of random images. #coldwar#switzerland#graphicdesign#illustration
An international court in France on Tuesday ruled #Switzerland’s failure to adequately tackle the #ClimateCrisis was in violation of human rights, in a landmark climate judgment that could have a ripple effect across the globe.
International court rules #Switzerland violated human rights in landmark climate case brought by 2,000 women
"The court ruled that the Swiss government had violated some of the women’s #HumanRights due to “critical gaps” in its national legislation to reduce planet-heating emissions, as well as a failure to meet past #climate targets.
It marks the first time the court has ruled on climate litigation. There is no right of appeal and the judgment is legally binding."
Switzerland aims to host a global peace summit on Russia's war against Ukraine in mid-June with 80-100 countries invited to attend, Bloomberg reported on April 8, citing people familiar with the matter.
The UN Human Rights Council adopted resolutions Thursday to call on UN member states to refrain from supplying jet fuel to the Myanmar military. The council also extended the mandates of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran and Myanmar and the independent international fact-finding mission on Iran....
Nach einigen Stunden des Aufstiegs, Kraxelns und Kletterns kam ich an diesem wunderschönen Ort an. Es fühlte sich an wie auf dem Dach der Erde, auch wenn es lange nicht der höchste Berg der Erde ist. Doch die restliche Wärme der Sonne, die Menschen um mich herum und dieser grandiose Ausblick machten das zu einem einmaligen Erlebnis 😍
Europe's last ancient forests being cut down for IKEA furniture, report shows (www.brusselstimes.com)
Companies producing furniture for the Swedish multinational homeware brand IKEA are sourcing wood from some of Europe's last remaining old-growth forests in Romania, an investigation published by Greenpeace on Wednesday has revealed....
Switzerland confirms it will host Ukraine's peace summit in June (kyivindependent.com)
The Swiss government confirmed on April 10 that it would host a global peace summit on Russia's war against Ukraine in June at the Burgenstock resort in the canton of Nidwalden.
Switzerland plans to budget $5.5 billion to help Ukraine's economic recovery (kyivindependent.com)
Switzerland plans to allocate 5 billion Swiss francs ($5.5 billion) to support Ukraine's economic development and reconstruction by 2036, the Swiss Federal Council announced on April 10.
Bloomberg: Switzerland aims to host Ukraine's peace formula summit in mid-June (kyivindependent.com)
Switzerland aims to host a global peace summit on Russia's war against Ukraine in mid-June with 80-100 countries invited to attend, Bloomberg reported on April 8, citing people familiar with the matter.
UN Human Rights Council calls for aviation fuel embargo against Myanmar (www.jurist.org)
The UN Human Rights Council adopted resolutions Thursday to call on UN member states to refrain from supplying jet fuel to the Myanmar military. The council also extended the mandates of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran and Myanmar and the independent international fact-finding mission on Iran....