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Switzerland delivers further relief supplies to Ukraine

13.03.2024 — Press releases EDA
Since the beginning of the war against Ukraine, Switzerland has sent regular shipments of relief goods to those impacted, with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) spearheading the effort financially and logistically. The first of three aid consignments in 2024 arrived in Kyiv today. The deliveries are made up of spare parts for fire engines, humanitarian demining equipment and medical supplies. This aid, valued at around CHF 900,000, is provided from the stock of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (DDPS) and the city of Burgdorf in the Canton of Bern.


Ukraine: Switzerland implements the EU’s 13th package of sanctions

01.03.2024 — Press releases Europa
The Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER), which is responsible for sanctions, decided on 29 February to impose further sanctions against Russia. Switzerland is thus joining the 13th sanctions package of the European Union (EU), adopted in response to Russia's ongoing military aggression against Ukraine over the past two years. The measures will enter into force at 6pm on 1 March.


Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis attends Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey

29.02.2024 — Press releases EDA
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis will represent Switzerland at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum to be held in Turkey from 1 to 3 March. The third edition of the forum will address the issue of 'Advancing Diplomacy in Times of Turmoil'. During the high-level forum, Mr Cassis will participate in a panel discussion on Europe's security architecture. He will also use the dialogue platform to hold various talks on the prerequisites for a peace process in Ukraine.


"History has shown us that nothing can be taken for granted, neither human rights nor peace": Ignazio Cassis at the Human Rights Council opening session

26.02.2024 — Press releases EDA
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis has today opened the high-level segment of the UN Human Rights Council's 55th session. In his capacity as head of the FDFA, Mr Cassis emphasised the central importance of protecting human rights in order to stem many of today's crises – particularly in the Middle East and Ukraine. Over the next three days, Geneva will host a number of high-level representatives from 130 countries who are meeting at the Human Rights Council to discuss the current failure to respect human rights and how this is impacting the world.


Swiss Candidate for Secretary General of Council of Europe Alain Berset is Visiting Ukraine

20.02.2024 — Press releases Ukraine
On 20 February, former President of the Swiss Confederation, Alain Berset, visited Ukraine as the official candidate of Switzerland for the position of Secretary General of the Council of Europe. In Kyiv, he had meetings with the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, as well as with the Ukrainian Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). He also visited the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine and met with Ukrainian officials to introduce his election bid and to discuss the role of the Council of Europe in supporting Ukraine against Russia’s military aggression and ensuring accountability and justice.


Second year of war in Ukraine: Ignazio Cassis at UN headquarters in New York

20.02.2024 — Press releases EDA
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, the head of the FDFA, will address the United Nations in New York on 22 and 23 February 2024 to mark the two-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine. He will take part in the UN Security Council and General Assembly debates on the situation in Ukraine, as well as a side event focusing on humanitarian mine action. He will also participate in various bilateral meetings.



Financial assistance for maintaining moveable Ukrainian cultural property

25.01.2024 — Local news Ukraine
The cultural heritage of Ukraine is under severe threat of destruction, looting and illegal transfer due to the Russian military attack. Applications for the 2024 submission period regarding financial assistance to protect moveable Ukrainian cultural property are to be submitted latest by 31 May 2024 and prior to executing the intended project. After that, a decision will be made and funding will be provided by 31 December.


The Minister of Digital Transformation and the Director General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Discussed Ukraine's Digital Transformation in Davos

17.01.2024 — Local news Ukraine
On 17 January, as part of the World Economic Forum in Davos, the team of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, together with Patricia Danzi, Director General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), held a joint event at Ukraine House Davos dedicated to the development of digital Ukraine.



Switzerland reaffirms solidarity with Ukraine

15.01.2024 — Press releases Europa
During the official visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Bern on Monday 15 January, Switzerland and Ukraine acknowledged the depth and dynamism of their bilateral relations. The Swiss government delegation, led by President Viola Amherd, underscored Switzerland's continued solidarity with Ukraine. Another key item on the agenda was the follow-up to the meeting of national security advisers hosted in Davos on Sunday within the framework of the Ukrainian peace formula. Switzerland expressed its willingness to organise a high-level summit.


Peace formula: National security advisers discuss in Davos principles for lasting peace in Ukraine

11.01.2024 — Press releases EDA
On 14 January 2024, Switzerland and Ukraine will host the fourth national security advisers' (NSA) meeting in Davos within the framework of the Ukrainian peace formula. The aim of the conference, to be co-chaired by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis and the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, is to finalise the talks at the level of national security advisers on principles for a lasting and just peace in Ukraine. These principles should form the basis for the next stages of the peace process. Switzerland is making an important contribution to this through the conference in Davos.

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