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Italian Language Week: from Bern to Madrid

Multilingualism

Italian Language Week: from Bern to Madrid

Italian: an essential part of Switzerland. The FDFA and its representations invite to discover Switzerland's third national language.

Excellent prospects for disaster prevention in Cambodia

Natural disasters

Excellent prospects for disaster prevention in Cambodia

Taking this year's International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction as an occasion to showcase a SDC-supported early warning tool in Cambodia.

On patrol in Mikeland

On patrol in Mikeland

A UN team drives through a mined area and faces a moral dilemma in a camp for internally displaced people: what does this have to do with Swiss peacebuilding?

Only a matter of time

Science Diplomacy

Only a matter of time

Mining asteroids for their natural resources and downloading the contents of the human brain are quickly moving from the realms of science fiction to reality.

Xavier Mertz – the first Swiss polar explorer to set foot in Antarctica

SCIENCE DIPLOMACY

Xavier Mertz – the first Swiss polar explorer to set foot in Antarctica

How his groundbreaking findings came at a bitter price, and why polar research today is less dramatic but even more urgent than ever before.

Travelling abroad

Travelling to Switzerland

Emigration & return

Living abroad

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Publications

THEMES & DOSSIERS

"What does the FDFA advise?"

Many Swiss nationals travelling abroad ask the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA for recommendations and advice on their return journey. A list of questions and answers.

Agile Swiss foreign policy

AVIS28, the report on Switzerland's 2028 Foreign Policy Vision, provides impetus for a focused, networked and agile foreign policy.

International organizations

International organizations

Switzerland's candidature for the UN Security Council

Switzerland is seeking a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council in 2023–24. The Federal Council formally submitted the candidature in 2011 after consultations with Parliament. The election for the two-year term will take place in New York in June 2022.

Foreign Policy Strategy 2020–23

The thematic focus areas are peace and security, prosperity, sustainability and digitalisation.

International cooperation

International cooperation

Greater focus and impact

Swiss development cooperation will become more focused, making it more effective. This is reflected in Switzerland's new international cooperation strategy for 2021–24.

Institutional agreement

The Federal Council has taken the decision not to sign the InstA. The negotiations with the EU did not produce the outcomes Switzerland needed to sign the agreement.