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	Foreign relations of Switzerland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Foreign relations of Switzerland are the primary responsibility of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs(FDFA) (known as the "Political Department" from 1848 to 1979).
		Switzerland (mainly Geneva) is home to many international governmental and nongovernmental organisations, including the International Committee of the Red Cross (whose flag is essentially the Swiss flag with colours reversed, the Red Cross historically being a Swiss organisation).
		Switzerland is an active participant in the OSCE, its foreign minister serving as Chairman-in-Office for 1996.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Switzerland (1184 words)

	Foreign minister - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The ministry for foreign affairs is often regarded as the most senior ministerial position below that of the head of government (prime minister or president); it is often granted to the deputy prime minister in coalition governments.
		In the United Kingdom, the foreign minister is called the 'Foreign Secretary'; after the merger of the previously separate Foreign Office and Commonwealth Office in 1968, the foreign minister is officially referred to as the 'Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs'.
		Poland: Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Department_of_Foreign_Affairs (525 words)

	Swiss Federal Council - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Federal Council was instituted by the 1848 Federal Constitution as the "supreme executive and directorial authority of the Confederation".
		For example, a change in the salaries of federal employees would be proposed to the council by the head of the Federal Department of Finance, to whose department the Federal Office of Personnel belongs.
		The members of the Federal Council are elected for a term of four years by both chambers of the federal parliament sitting together as the Federal Assembly.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Swiss_Federal_Council (3610 words)

	Perpetrators must immediately be brought to justice – Switzerland
		Switzerland expresses its condolences to the Sri Lankan population and authorities.
		Switzerland is worried by the progressive deterioration of the situation in Sri Lanka, which is making the ceasefire between the Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) increasingly fragile.
		The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs calls on the parties to take urgent action to avoid an escalation that could have tragic results for the future of Sri Lanka and first and foremost for the civilian population, which is already severely affected.
	www.lankatruth.com /full_story/2006/June/20060618/20060618_9.htm (278 words)

	sociology - International relations of Switzerland
		The international relations of Switzerland are the responsibility of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and of all other departments for their respective fields of activity.
		Switzerland (mainly Geneva) is home to many international governmental and nongovernmental organizations, including the International Committee of the Red Cross (whose flag is essentially the Swiss flag with colors reversed, the Red Cross historically being a Swiss organization).
		Switzerland had already previously been involved as party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice and member of most UN specialized agencies as well as the International Atomic Energy Agency.
	www.aboutsociology.com /sociology/Political_Department (1057 words)

	[09 Mar 1998] DCF/327 : SWITZERLAND, NORWAY, UKRAINE ADDRESS CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT
		Jakob Kellenberger, Secretary of State of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, said that unless the Conference showed its aptitude to involve new trends in the areas of disarmament and arms control in its work, it risked being confined to a second-class role.
		Switzerland believed that the question of nuclear disarmament should be on the agenda, he said.
		AASLAUG HAGA, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Norway, said that her Government was firmly committed to the efforts of the Conference on Disarmament to promote global security through multilateral negotiations on disarmament, non-proliferation and other security-related issues.
	www.un.org /news/Press/docs/1998/19980309.DCF327.html (1641 words)

	educa.ch - Switzerland and the UN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		educa.ch - Switzerland and the UN Switzerland and the UN The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs has published a dossier on the role of Switzerland in the UN and vice versa on the importance of Swiss membership in the United Nations for the country.
		In this context, Switzerland benefits from the fact that it is not suspected of pursuing hidden agendas.
		With the decision of the people and cantons on 3 March 2002 to become a full member, Switzerland took up a seat as a member of the core UN bodies, including the General Assembly, where it is be able to better safeguard its interests.
	www.educa.ch /dyn/140825.htm (239 words)

	Headquarters Agreement between the Swiss Federal Council and the BIS
		The Bank shall regularly communicate to the Federal Department for Foreign Affairs the list of the Officials of the Bank, and of the members of their families, indicating, in respect of each, date of birth, nationality, domicile in Switzerland, and category or class of employment.
		Should the Federal Council consider it necessary to apply the provisions of the first paragraph of the present Article, it shall, as promptly as circumstances permit, establish contact with the Bank in order to decide jointly upon such measures as may be necessary to protect the interests of the Bank.
		The Federal Department for Foreign Affairs shall be the Swiss authority responsible for the application of this Agreement.
	www.bis.org /about/headquart.htm (2969 words)

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		Introducing the report, Nicolas Michel, Director of the Directorate of International Public Law of the Department of Federal Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, said the situation of children and adolescents in the country was generally considered to be good.
		Switzerland, as one of 191 States parties to the Convention, must submit periodic reports to the 10-member Committee, which monitors implementation of the treaty.
		Switzerland would soon ratify the two Optional Protocols to the Convention on the involvement of children in armed conflicts and the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography; and it intended to ratify the 1993 The Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Cooperation Relating to Inter-country Adoption.
	www.unhchr.ch /huricane/huricane.nsf/view01/C069B474F70975EDC1256BC900252C85?opendocument (3033 words)

	General News of Tuesday, 19 April 2005
		Officials of the the Swiss Federal Office for Immigration (FOM), who said this, noted that the Federal Office of Migration had accorded Ghana a safe country status and according to officials, any Ghanaian who sought asylum had to prove beyond all reasonable doubt why he or she must be granted such a status.
		Led by Ms Brigitte Willer of Presence Switzerland, the journalists visited a sewerage treatment plant in Opfikon and were briefed by representatives of the Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Service and Technology, Dubendorf, on the Swiss sewerage system, the capacity of a municipal sewerage plant, problems and limitations of the system.
		Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and the Switzerland Embassy, Accra
	www.ghanaweb.com /GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=79582 (444 words)

	admin.ch - Homepage
		The Federal Council held an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday to conduct intensive talks on the situation in the Middle East.
		Switzerland's activities are guided by concerns for the humanitarian situation and will reinforce the humanitarian aid it has provided so far.
		The Federal Council has decided to allocate immediately an additional CHF 5 million in emergency aid for the ICRC.
	www.admin.ch /ch/index.en.html (181 words)

	Documentation concerning IVth Geneva Convention
		The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the General Delegation of Palestine the assurances of its highest consideration.
		Switzerland also examines the formal admissibility of the complaints, transmits the complaints and the answers to the complaints to the addresses, convenes and presides over the meetings.
		Switzerland is aware of the fact that the Israelis and the Palestinians established several joint committees within the framework of the peace process and that the scope of activity of some of the joint committees and the mechanism might overlap.
	www.pchrgaza.org /files/S&r/English/study14/documentation.html (3145 words)

	Switzerland
		The objects of the investigation were all assets moved to Switzerland, including insurable values and cultural assets, both of the victims of the Nazi regime as well as of its perpetrators and collaborators.
		The bureau is primarily responsible for processing inquiries and researching the federal art collections, and it also maintains close contact with private Swiss and foreign institutions that deal with looted-art issues.
		The Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities is an umbrella organization of the Jewish communities in Switzerland and represents Swiss Jews politically.
	www.ushmm.org /assets/switzerland.htm (1563 words)

	Security
		Switzerland, the US and the UN yesterday welcomed moves to resume direct negotiations between the Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
		Switzerland, whose city of Geneva has been mutually chosen as the venue for the ceasefire talks by both parties, welcomed the breakthrough in the peace process.
		In a statement issued yesterday, Berne's Federal Department for Foreign Affairs said Switzerland welcomed this decision, which "represents an opportunity to divert a further escalation of the conflict".
	www.dailynews.lk /2006/01/27/sec01.htm (474 words)

	IUED - Société de l'information et coopération internationale: development.com
		The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is responsible for representing Switzerland's interests abroad, in particular its relations with other countries.
		The responsibilities delegated to it by the Swiss Federal Council and Parliament focus on five central objectives.
		Its representatives participate in international negotiations, confer with foreign governments and serve as contacts for the Foreign Embassies in Switzerland.
	www.unige.ch /iued/wsis/DEVDOT/04744.HTM (153 words)

	Application of the Fourth Geneva Convention - Quadrilateral expert meeting - Switzerland press release (11 June 1998) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		An experts' meeting on the application of the Fourth Geneva Convention was held at Sarasin Villa, near Geneva, from 9 to 11 June 1998.
		The meeting chaired by Switzerland brought together Israeli and Palestinian representatives in the presence of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
		Bearing in mind several Emergency Session Resolutions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, Switzerland, depository of the Geneva Conventions, convened this meeting after having conducted extensive consultations with the High Contracting Parties of the Geneva Conventions and in particular with states and organisations concerned.
	domino.un.org /UNISPAL.NSF/0/805c1d71ab4ac0af0525662400500103?OpenDocument (401 words)

	SPECIAL REPORT: BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA
		CPJ has received many other credible reports from foreign and domestic journalists about serious restrictions on their ability to work and travel, although they are reluctant to put such complaints on the record for fear of compromising their access to sources or opening themselves up to further recriminatory measures.
		Local and foreign journalists covering the election say the NATO alliance and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), charged with implementing the Dayton Accords, have been seemingly unwilling or unable to enforce compliance from the signatories to the Dayton agreement.
		A veteran foreign correspondent with international support and funding tried to help start an independent election daily in Banja Luka, the opposition base in Republika Srpska, but was unable to find independent editors or reporters willing to assume the risk.
	www.cpj.org /attacks96/sreports/bosherz.html (1627 words)

	SDC Web
		In 2005, Switzerland spent CHF 2,206 million on Official Development Assistance (ODA) in the South and East.
		Switzerland is a member of all the major multilateral development institutions.
		The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation is a part of the Swiss Foreign Ministry.
	www.sdc.admin.ch (291 words)

	Federal Councillor Micheline Calmy-Rey - Welcome
		Switzerland’s foreign minister attaches particular importance to the public pronouncements she makes throughout the year.
		I hope it will enable you to follow my work within the Federal Council and as head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.
		I know that foreign policy deeply concerns the people of Switzerland, and I intend to keep you informed of the priorities and goals I have set.
	www.calmy-rey.admin.ch /e/home.aspx (86 words)

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		Groff: Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (Switzerland).This paper’s findings, interpretations, and conclusions are entirely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, or the World Bank, its Executive Directors, or the countries they represent.
		This is particularly useful in studies of federalism: the more closely that the constituencies of national legislators match those of sub-national governmental jurisdictions, the more likely that those sub-national interests will be reinforced in national-level decision making.
		Third, their existence may affect the cohesiveness of national parties, which struggle for positions in both sub-national and national jurisdictions, although the distribution of voter preferences in the two could be quite distinct.
	www.nd.edu /~mcoppedg/QPA/DPI3.doc (11985 words)

	Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Switzerland, Federal Councillor, Micheline Calmy-Rey - Berne, April 1, 2004 - ...
		Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Switzerland, Federal Councillor, Micheline Calmy-Rey - Berne, April 1, 2004 - Best Renewable Energy Policies from Around the World - Endorsement of the GENI Initiative by Governments/Countries - Index - Global Energy Network Institute - GENI is the highest priority objective of the World Game, by R. Buckminster Fuller
		The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs follows ths issue carefully in conjunction with the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communication, competent for this matter.
		Switzerland provides financial support to the renewables (around 20-25 million Swiss francs per year) mainly for promotional activities, research and pilot projects.
	www.geni.org /globalenergy/endorsements/government/switzerland/micheline-calmy-rey-2004-04-01.shtml (346 words)

	ATHENA: Athena e-texts; Pierre Perroud (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Switzerland - Second World War, at Federal Department of Foreign Affairs: CH (many documents).
		Switzerland, the War and the Victims of Nazism: Financial Relations in Historical Perspective.
		Statement by Federal Councillor Flavio Cotti Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.
	un2sg4.unige.ch /athena/gold/gold.html (220 words)

	Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
		Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada supports Canadians abroad; helps Canadian companies succeed in global markets; promotes Canada's culture and values; and works to build a more peaceful and secure world.
		The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, attended the Rome Conference on the situation in Lebanon on July 26.
		The Department is looking to engage Canadians across the country to provide their views on the topic of non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament.
	www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca /menu-en.asp (309 words)

	Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
		SDC is organized and funded by the Swiss government and operates by financing programs both directly and in partnership with other agencies to countries around the world.
		The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is part of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.
		Its mandate is based on the Federal Law on International Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid enacted on 19 March 19, 1976, and on a federal decree of March 24, 1995, on cooperation with the countries of Eastern Europe.
	web.mit.edu /urbanupgrading/upgrading/resources/organizations/sdc.html (181 words)

	International IDEA \| Switzerland joins IDEA
		On 24 January 2006, Switzerland joined International IDEA, see: press release and a statement by the Stockholm-based Swiss Ambassador Robert Reich.
		Switzerland, a federal parliamentary democracy, has cooperated closely with IDEA since 1995 and has provided funding to the core programme of the Institute since 1996.
		This programme seeks to develop a democratic, political agenda and to strengthen the capacity of the states, and civic and political institutions in the region, mainly in Georgia and Armenia.
	www.idea.int /about/switzerland.cfm (294 words)

	World Affairs Council of Northern California (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		At a time when many European countries are aggressively competing for rapid entry into the European Union, Switzerland continues to deliberate the consequences of full EU membership.
		These require assessment of how EU membership would affect Switzerland’s federalist structure, its economic and monetary policies, its immigration policy, and a range of other issues.
		Nonetheless, Switzerland and the EU remain extremely important partners.
	www.itsyourworld.org /program.php?page=724 (208 words)

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