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Gesellschaft und Kultur

Gesellschaft und Kultur

vor 6 Tagen
Naturwissenschaften

Naturwissenschaften

24. März
Politik

Politik

25. März
Gesellschaft und Kultur

Gesellschaft und Kultur

vor 6 Tagen
Politik

Politik

Zweiwöchentlich
Politik

Politik

13. Mai
Medizin

Medizin

Wöchentlich

9. Juni

What’s the point of foreign aid?

Send us Fan Mail On our Inside Geneva podcast this week, we host a debate on a key question: what’s the point of foreign aid? “What’s the point of mobilising taxpayers’ money and sending it to faraway countries to assist vulnerable people? And how do you sell that to your own taxpayers?” says Gilles Carbonnier, former Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). There are more conflicts and greater needs, yet donor countries want to spend less. “What’s the point of mobilising taxpayers’ money and sending it to faraway countries to assist vulnerable people? And how do you sell that to your own taxpayers?” says Gilles Carbonnier, former Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). There are more conflicts and greater needs, yet donor countries want to spend less. Do we think some people’s tragedies are less important than others? If a child is in pain in Khartoum, that’s exactly the same as a child being in pain in New York or London. If a mother is grieving in Gaza, that’s exactly the same as a mother grieving in Geneva,” says Chris Lockyear, former Secretary General of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF). How can aid agencies better explain what they do? “What defines us is humanity, and humanity means we cannot stay idle when we see others suffering. We have to act and do something to try to protect them, assist them and prevent suffering, regardless of where this happens,” says Carbonnier. Listen to the full episode on Inside Geneva. Get in touch! Email us at insidegeneva@swissinfo.chTwitter: @ImogenFoulkes and @swissinfo_enThank you for listening! If you like what we do, please leave a review or subscribe to our newsletter. For more stories on the international Geneva please visit www.swissinfo.ch/ Host: Imogen Foulkes Production assitant: Claire-Marie Germain Distribution: Sara Pasino Marketing: Xin Zhang

9. Juni

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59 Min.
02.12.2025

Auswandern mit Kindern – Zwischen Aufbruch, Ängsten und Zusammenhalt

Auswandern mit Kindern stellt Familien vor besondere Herausforderungen. Wie reagieren Kinder auf einen abrupten Wechsel von Schule, Sprache und Umfeld? Was können Eltern tun, um diesen Übergang zu erleichtern? Die zweite Folge des Swissinfo-Podcasts «Ade merci, Schweiz» beleuchtet, was dieser Schritt im Alltag von Eltern und Kindern sowie Teenagern konkret bedeutet. Zu Gast sind Rahel Brügger, die mit ihrer Familie zuerst in die USA und später nach Dänemark gezogen ist, sowie die interkulturelle Mediatorin Claudia Schweizer. Sie schildern, wie Kinder und Teenager Veränderungen wahrnehmen, weshalb Widerstand ein normaler Teil des Prozesses ist und warum es wichtig bleibt, Emotionen Raum zu geben. Die Folge bietet Einblicke in praktische Fragen des Familienalltags im Ausland: von der Wahl des Schulsystems über den Umgang mit Sprachbarrieren bis hin zu Strategien, die den Zusammenhalt stärken können. Sie finden die Folgen dieses Podcast auch in unserer kostenlosen App SWIplus sowie auf allen gängigen Podcast-Plattformen.

02.12.2025

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43 Min.
vor 6 Tagen · Video

Staffel 2 ist auf dem Weg. «Ade merci, Schweiz»

Ade merci, Schweiz – Auswandern und Leben im Ausland

vor 6 Tagen · Video

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1 Min.
25.11.2025

Warum Auswandern wie eine Trennung ist

Zwischen Euphorie und Einsamkeit: Auswandern ist eine Achterbahn der Gefühle. Warum sich der Schritt ins Ausland oft wie eine Trennung anfühlt, und was dabei helfen kann, ist Thema der ersten Folge des neuen Swissinfo-Podcast «Ade merci, Schweiz». Zu Gast sind der Therapeut Rodrigo Carrillo und der Auslandschweizer Adani Abutto. Mit ihnen sprechen wir darüber, wie das Gefühl von Einsamkeit entsteht ‒ und wie Sprache Identität prägt: Wer sich ausdrücken kann, kann sich zeigen – Humor, Nuancen und Tempo inklusive. Sie erhalten konkrete Strategien, um soziale Brücken zu bauen: Rituale über Zeitzonen hinweg, lokale Communities, oder Musik, die Heimat fühlbar macht. Wir beleuchten Schwierigkeiten ohne Drama - und sprechen über alle Aspekte. Sie finden die Folgen dieses Podcast auch in unserer kostenlosen App SWIplus sowie auf allen gängigen Podcast-Plattformen.

25.11.2025

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40 Min.
14. Apr.

Can the UN survive?

Send us Fan Mail On Inside Geneva this week, we ask: in a world of violent conflict, is the UN – which was founded to keep the peace – doing its job? “On many fronts the UN is doing indispensable work every day, bringing food to hungry people and ensuring practical standards for how we cooperate on the planet. Most countries follow the UN’s rules and principles on an everyday basis, so not too bad. [Former UN Secretary-General] Dag Hammarskjöld said that the UN was not made to take us to heaven, but to prevent us from going to hell, and that’s still true: after 1945 there have been no new world wars,” says Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide. But with the big powers causing conflict, does the UN need a different structure? “It’s worth remembering that when the UN Charter was adopted in 1945, 50 countries were present at the table, and today there are 193 member states. So almost three‑quarters of the UN’s membership have not had a say in the rules of the game that they are now bound by, and they are very frustrated by that lack of voice and representation,” says Heba Aly, director of Article 109. Can a new, reformed UN restore some peace in the world before it’s too late? “History shows that after every severe crisis we come together and try to create a better system, which is what happened after the two world wars. First we had the not‑so‑successful attempt of the League of Nations, but then the much more successful UN, learning from what had gone wrong with the League of Nations. I hope we don’t need to relearn this through a third world war or anything like that,” says Eide. “For the UN overall, I think it’s going to go through a very difficult and dark period. You know, sometimes you just have to hit rock bottom. I hope that, coming out of that, we can emerge with a new global social contract. And if that difficult period leads us to something better, then that is something worth fighting for,” says Aly. Join host Imogen Foulkes on Inside Geneva. Get in touch! Email us at insidegeneva@swissinfo.chTwitter: @ImogenFoulkes and @swissinfo_enThank you for listening! If you like what we do, please leave a review or subscribe to our newsletter. For more stories on the international Geneva please visit www.swissinfo.ch/ Host: Imogen Foulkes Production assitant: Claire-Marie Germain Distribution: Sara Pasino Marketing: Xin Zhang

14. Apr.

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39 Min.
26. Mai

Is aid failing?

Send us Fan Mail On this week's Inside Geneva podcast episode, we take stock of aid cuts and what they mean for new crises such as Ebola. “It is a catastrophe. It is not an opportunity. But now we have an obligation to transform the system: there’s no other way the humanitarian system can survive this crisis without any change,” says Professor Karl Blanchet from the University of Geneva. A new report says aid delivery must change, but huge cuts are not the way. “The suspension of funding by major donors, not only the United States but also the UK, Germany and others, [means that] there are going to be excess deaths. Millions of people are going to die who should not have died because of these funding cuts,” says Professor Esperanza Martinez from the Australian National University. What happens in a crisis like Ebola if aid funding is driven by ‘anti-diversity’ ideology? “Every process in society follows a gendered pattern, so it is often going to be women who are the caretakers of the sick. It is going to be women who are washing the bodies of the dead and preparing them for burial,” says Hannah Reinl from the Geneva Gender Champions organisation. Who stands to lose the most from the world’s only superpower withdrawing from aid organisations such as the World Health Organization (WHO)? “If the US had not withdrawn from the WHO, then we would have been part of the WHO’s response. Which means that when the WHO learned about this, the US government would have learned about it as well. Instead, [US Secretary of State] Marco Rubio is saying that he did not find out about this until ten days later. Well, maybe we should not have pulled out of the WHO, and we would have found out about it earlier,” says Nicholas Enrich, a former USAID official and author of Into the Wood Chipper. Join Imogen Foulkes on Inside Geneva to listen to the full interviews. Get in touch! Email us at insidegeneva@swissinfo.chTwitter: @ImogenFoulkes and @swissinfo_enThank you for listening! If you like what we do, please leave a review or subscribe to our newsletter. For more stories on the international Geneva please visit www.swissinfo.ch/ Host: Imogen Foulkes Production assitant: Claire-Marie Germain Distribution: Sara Pasino Marketing: Xin Zhang

26. Mai

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36 Min.
24. März

Building a Swiss FabLab: the future of Switzerland’s semiconductor strategy

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Swiss Connection science podcast, we're digging into the push to create a Swiss FabLab, a shared chip fabrication laboratory that brings public research and private industry together under the Swiss Chip Alliance. Our host Jo Fahy is joined by swissinfo.ch's business and tech specialist Matthew Allen to unpack what’s being proposed near Zurich, why it’s still at the conceptual phase, and what it could mean for Switzerland's semiconductor industry as global investment surges. You can read more about the Swiss semiconductor industry here. Journalist: Matthew Allen Host: Jo Fahy Audio editor: Michele Andina Distribution and Marketing: Xin Zhang SWI swissinfo.ch is a public service media company based in Bern, Switzerland.

24. März

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17 Min.
31. März

Inside Geneva: women in peace

Send us Fan Mail On Inside Geneva this week: who are the peacemakers? “Women are completely absent in high-level politics and from high-level peacemaking at the moment. However, this is only the visible part. Our focus has been so much on US President Donald Trump,” says Sara Hellmüller, professor of International Relations at the Geneva Graduate Institute. Two peace experts, both women, give us their take. “Traditionally, we have seen a low representation of women as mediators. There is a systemic issue inherent in how we understand peace processes, in which women are excluded,” says Hiba Qasas, executive director of the Principles for Peace organisation. Can a few men in suits create real sustainable peace? Is there a role for women? “Women are still working for peace every day in different conflict contexts. They are still involved in peace processes. Maybenot at the kind of transactional, deal‑making level that Trump is engaged in, and that the media mostly focuses on, but these activities have not simply stopped,” says Hellmüller. So is there a recipe for peacemaking? “It is very hard to say there is a blueprint. I don’t believe in blueprints. I don’t believe in toolboxes. I believe that peace is a much broader concept than political peace, and that it needs to be felt and experienced by people,” says Qasas. Join host Imogen Foulkes on Inside Geneva to listen to the full interview. Get in touch! Email us at insidegeneva@swissinfo.chTwitter: @ImogenFoulkes and @swissinfo_enThank you for listening! If you like what we do, please leave a review or subscribe to our newsletter. For more stories on the international Geneva please visit www.swissinfo.ch/ Host: Imogen Foulkes Production assitant: Claire-Marie Germain Distribution: Sara Pasino Marketing: Xin Zhang

31. März

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24 Min.
20.11.2025

Ade merci, Schweiz - Auswandern und Leben im Ausland

«Ade merci, Schweiz» ist ein Original-Podcast von Swissinfo über das Auswandern und Leben im Ausland und ab dem 25. November überall, wo es Podcasts gibt. Was bedeutet ein Umzug ins Ausland für die psychische Gesundheit? Wie meistert man berufliche und persönliche Herausforderungen in einer fremden Sprache und Kultur? Was erleichtert die Integration – und worauf sollten Familien achten, damit das Auswandern mit Kindern gelingt? Im Gespräch mit Auslandschweizer:innen und Fachexpert:innen tauschen sich unsere Journalistinnen über deren Erfahrungen aus, ziehen die Wissenschaft hinzu und sammeln praktische Ratschläge für alle, die bereits im Ausland leben oder eine Auswanderung planen. «Ade merci, Schweiz» bietet eine einzigartige Mischung aus persönlichen Geschichten, Emotionen und fundierten Fakten rund um das Thema Auswandern und Leben im Ausland. Moderiert wird der Audio- und Video-Podcast auf Schweizerdeutsch von den Journalistinnen Claire Micallef und Camille Kündig, auf Französisch von Emilie Ridard und Camille Kündig.

20.11.2025

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1 Min.
23.12.2025

«Ich plane Besuche weit im Voraus – so ist es beim Abschied kein auf Nimmerwiedersehen»

Auswandern heisst Abschied nehmen – aber nicht zwingend loslassen. In dieser Folge von «Ade merci, Schweiz» geht es um Familie, Freundschaften und das Gefühl von Zuhause fern der Schweiz. Wie verändern sich Beziehungen über Distanz? Warum wird Nähe plötzlich bewusster? Und weshalb zeigt sich Heimat oft erst dann, wenn man sie verlassen hat? Persönliche Erfahrungen und fachliche Einordnung zeigen, warum geplante Besuche, Rituale und ein Anruf nach Hause mehr Halt geben können als gedacht – und weshalb Auswandern kein Entweder-oder sein muss. Sie finden alle Episoden dieses Podcasts auch in unserer kostenlosen App SWIplus sowie auf allen gängigen Podcast-Plattformen.

23.12.2025

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43 Min.

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