https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed At least 2.6 million children have fallen below the poverty line in the world's richest nations since the economic crisis struck in 2008, Unicef said in a hard-hitting report on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141028/crisis-sparks-rise-in-child-poverty-in-wealthy-countries Tue, 28 Oct 2014 13:03:00 +0100 crisis-sparks-rise-in-child-poverty-in-wealthy-countries Unicef launched a record $2.2 billion aid appeal in Geneva on Friday to help tens of millions of children around the world, saying the lion's share was to deal with the Syria war. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140221/syria-concerns-fuel-unicefs-record-aid-appeal Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:19:00 +0100 syria-concerns-fuel-unicefs-record-aid-appeal American actress and celebrity campaigner Mia Farrow urged the international community in Geneva on Thursday to take urgent action to stem violence in the Central African Republic. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131115/mia-farrow-urges-central-african-republic-action Fri, 15 Nov 2013 11:33:00 +0100 mia-farrow-urges-central-african-republic-action The UN in Geneva warned on Wednesday that austerity measures are hitting children hard, as it published a ranking of kids' well-being in rich countries topped by northern European countries, with Switzerland in eighth place, and showing Britain climbing out of the bottom tier. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130410/unicef-warns-of-austerity-impact-on-kids Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:04:00 +0200 unicef-warns-of-austerity-impact-on-kids