Switzerland has cancelled a conference on the application of the Geneva Conventions to the occupied Palestinian territories ...

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GENEVA - Switzerland has invited 196 states who are parties to the Geneva Conventions to participate in a conference next ...

Switzerland has informed states that it has cancelled a conference on the application of the Geneva Conventions to the ...

There was 'no desire from the other contracting parties to postpone or continue,' says Franz Perrez, head of directorate of ...

Six months ago, the United Nations General Assembly asked Switzerland to organise a conference on the fourth Geneva Convention, which offers protection to civilians in armed conflicts, to address the ...

Switzerland says it has decided to cancel a planned meeting of diplomats to discuss the protection of civilians in Palestinian territories, citing “profound differences” among countries.

Switzerland has cancelled a conference on the application of the Geneva Conventions to the occupied Palestinian territories ...