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Geneva: aid conference for DR Congo sets sights on $1.7 bn

Sat, 14 Apr 2018 10:01:39 +0200

Donors were meeting in Geneva Friday to help rake in the nearly $1.7 billion the UN estimates is needed this year alone to address a towering humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Switzerland set for Ebola vaccine clinical trials

Fri, 19 Sep 2014 10:52:00 +0200

Clinical trials of two experimental vaccines against the deadly Ebola virus are due to begin soon in Switzerland, the country's Tropical and Public Health Institute said on Thursday.

Switzerland steps up aid to Ebola-hit countries

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 14:41:03 +0200

Switzerland has pledged an additional two million francs in aid to fight the Ebola virus in West Africa which has killed over 2,400 people since the outbreak began in March.

Oslo and Bern to aid 'environmental refugees'

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:27:00 +0200

People forced to flee their countries by natural disasters find themselves in a legal vacuum where they are considered neither refugees nor migrants, Norway and Switzerland said on Tuesday, as they launched an initiative aimed at protecting them.

Swiss double aid to Horn of Africa

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:59:00 +0200

Switzerland said on Wednesday that it would double its aid and give 20 million francs ($25 million) more to help drought-hit victims in the Horn of Africa.

Swiss send millions in aid to Horn of Africa

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:22:00 +0200

Switzerland is devoting an additional 4.5 million francs ($4.9 million) to support humanitarian efforts in the Horn of Africa, the Foreign Ministry said.