The Geneva based United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is to sack 3,500 worldwide – including nearly half based in Geneva.
The cut backs will also mean some local office closures.
The decision as made after the US House of Representatives decided to cut foreign aid by USD 8bn.
The news comes as there are more displaced people than ever before.
Broad coalition forms against 10 million vote
Cantons, cities and municipalities are uniting against the Swiss People’s Party’s “No 10 Million Switzerland” initiative ahead of next month’s vote.
Several cars in Chambésy broken into
Police in Geneva are investigating a wave of vehicle break-ins after at least twenty cars were damaged in Chambésy.
Trains to London take a step closer
Plans for direct train services between Switzerland and London have moved a step closer, after Swiss Federal Railways, the SNCF and Eurostar signed a new cooperation agreement.
Bern discussing easier access to morning-after pill
Parliament is debating whether access to the morning-after pill should be made easier by scrapping the mandatory consultation before it can be dispensed in pharmacies.
We're being urged to hunt the Japanese beetle
The Federal Agriculture Office is launching a new campaign to slow the spread of the invasive Japanese beetle, a pest considered a major threat to agriculture and the environment.
Frontalier unemployment change clears EU hurdle
A reform of unemployment insurance rules for cross-border workers has cleared a key step in the European Parliament.
