The foreign relations of Switzerland are the primary responsibility of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Some international relations of Switzerland are handled by other departments of the fe
The First Geneva Convention (1864). Geneva is the city that hosts the highest number of international organisations in the world.
Session in the Palace of Nations in Geneva
The ministers of foreign affairs of Germany, the United Kingdom, China, the United States, France, Russia, the European Union and Iran meeting in Geneva for the interim agreement on the Iranian nuclear programme (2013).
Swiss President Guy Parmelin with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng at the 56th World Economic Forum in Davos on 20 January 2026
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The Palace of Nations is the home of the United Nations Office at Geneva, located in Geneva, Switzerland. It was built between 1929 and 1938 to serve as the headquarters of the League of Nations. It h
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…European Broadcasting Union. One of the first international organisations, the Universal Postal Union, is located in Bern. United Nations Session in the Palace of Nations in Geneva Switzerland, fearing that its status as a neutral country would be damaged, did not join the United Nations when it was created in 1945. On…
Building A of the Palace of Nations
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Acronym of League of Nations in door detail