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28/05/2024

Let's talk: E-Voting: “Die Finanzierung wird zur Hürde”

Für Auslandschweizer:innen verspricht E-Voting den Zugang zur Demokratie. Doch das Projekt weckt wiederum Skepsis – und kostet enorme Summen. Bei der Digitalisierung hinkt die Schweiz hinterher. Jetzt will sie aufholen. Geplant ist eine elektronische Identität sowie elektronisches Abstimmen und Wählen auf breiterer Basis. E-ID und E-Voting: Was sind die Vorteile für Sie als Auslandschweizer:in? Wird es Ihr Leben erleichtern? Mehr für Swiss Abroad von SWI swissinfo.ch

28/05/2024

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34 min
16/11/2021

Do we need to decolonize aid?

Send a text Decolonization has become a buzzword of late, especially in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement and the toppling of statues of figures tied to a nation's colonial past. Humanitarian work is also being more closely scrutinized. What does it tell us about our colonial history? Imogen Foulkes is joined in this episode by policy experts and aid workers. "If we were to think of aid as a form of reparation, as a form of social justice for historical and continuing harm," says Lata Narayanaswamy of the Politics of Global Development faculty at Leeds University. "Headquarters trusted me to come out and within 72 hours produce a document that will decide the expenditure of several million dollars. But never asked any of the people who have been day in, day out in that hospital," adds Tammam Aloudat of the Global Health Centre at the Graduate Institute Geneva. Get in touch! Email us at insidegeneva@swissinfo.ch Twitter: @ImogenFoulkes and @swissinfo_en Thank 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

16/11/2021

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36 min
27/06/2023

Let’s Talk: What next after the Credit Suisse debacle?

The emergency takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS has redrawn the Swiss banking map and raised doubts about the reliability of the financial centre. The Let’s Talk webcast debate examines the implications for Switzerland. more on the Credit Suisse Stories please go to SWI swissinfo.chFintech stories on SWI swissinfo.ch

27/06/2023

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32 min
22/06/2023

Let's Talk: Neutralität – hat der Schweizer Weg ausgedient? Neutrality – is the Swiss way obsolete?

Ist das Modell der Schweiz noch haltbar? Wir haben darüber diskutiert.More on Neutrality in Switzerland.

22/06/2023

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31 min
27/06/2023

Let’s Talk: Armut in der reichen Schweiz

Schweizerinnen und Schweizer kämpfen mit hohen Preisen. Was bedeutet die Teuerung für Armutsbetroffene? Darüber sprachen wir mit unseren Gästen in Let's talk. Poverty in Switzerland

27/06/2023

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31 min
13/07/2023

Let's Talk: "Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz": Wird die SVP-Initiative ein Erfolg?

Migrationsforscherin Denise Efionayi von der Universität Neuenburg zieht in Bezug auf die Initiative der SVP bei "Let's Talk" eine Parallele zur Ecopop-Initiative von 2014 und sagt: "Ja, das könnte vielleicht verleiten." Die am 1. Juli 2023 lancierte Volksinitiative mit dem Titel "Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz" der SVP heisst alternativ auch "Nachhaltigkeits-Initiative". Es ist nicht das erste Mal, dass die SVP mit Migration und Bevölkerungswachstum das Stimmvolk zu aktivieren versucht. Bereits 2014 waren gleich zwei ähnliche Initiativen auf dem Tisch, die Ecopop- und die Masseneinwanderungsinitiative. Es könne sein, dass die Kombination mit ökologischen Argumenten durchkomme, sagt Efionayi, auch wenn die Ecopop-Initiative 2014 mit 74% Nein-Anteil klar abgelehnt wurde. Denise Efionayi ist auch Co-Leiterin des Thinktanks Schweizerischen Forum für Migrations- und Bevölkerungsstudien SFM. Sie diskutierte in "Let's Talk", dem Debattenformat von swissinfo.ch, mit Sandro Cattacin über die Fragen: "Welche Zuwanderung braucht die Schweiz – und wie viel verträgt es?" More stories about Swiss Politics and Democracy on SWI swissinfo.ch

13/07/2023

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47 min
09/01/2024

Israel, Gaza and the challenge to humanitarianism

Send a text The bitter conflict in Gaza has polarised opinions. Aid agencies are caught in the middle. Fabrizio Carboni, Regional Director of the Near and Middle East division of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC): “People tend to believe we can do things that actually we can’t. I mean we have no army, we have no weapons.” Some say the ICRC hasn’t done enough to help Israeli hostages. “If we could release them all we would do it as soon as possible. If we could visit them we would visit them. And at the same time it takes place in an environment which is Gaza,” says Carboni. Other aid agencies have described their shock at the destruction in Gaza. James Elder, a spokesperson for UNICEF said: “The level of bombardments, and the deprivation of food and water and medicines, that’s made that situation as desperate as I’ve ever seen.” This has fuelled anger on the ground. “I could objectively see that many attacks were indiscriminate, and safe zones had nothing to do with legal or moral safety. Those things created anger,” continues Elder. How can aid agencies persuade the warring parties that the only side they take is humanity? “I care about the families of the people who are taken hostages. I care about the civilians in Israel who regularly have to go in the basement, and I also care about the Palestinians. One does not exclude the other. We're not doing accounting,” concludes Carboni. Listen to the latest episode of our Inside Geneva podcast and join host Imogen Foulkes to find out more about the situation in Gaza. Get in touch! Email us at insidegeneva@swissinfo.ch Twitter: @ImogenFoulkes and @swissinfo_en Thank 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

09/01/2024

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29 min
03/11/2020

Special episode: The future of the United Nations

Send a text The United Nations: fit for another 75 years, or extinct in 5? Host Imogen Foulkes joins guests Mallika Goel, Mohamed-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou and Daniel Warner for a special live edition of Inside Geneva to mark 75 years of the UN. Get in touch! Email us at insidegeneva@swissinfo.ch Twitter: @ImogenFoulkes and @swissinfo_en Thank 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

03/11/2020

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53 min
09/07/2020

World trade at a crossroads

Send a text Every country has to trade: to sell goods, and to import others that aren’t produced at home. But who makes the rules around trade? A look at the role of the World Trade Organization as chooses a new leader amid challenging times. Host Imogen Foulkes joins former WTO official Peter Ungphakorn, former Reuters correspondent and trade journalist Tom Miles, and analyst Daniel Warner, to look at what the WTO can do, and what it can’t. Get in touch! Email us at insidegeneva@swissinfo.ch Twitter: @ImogenFoulkes and @swissinfo_en Thank 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

09/07/2020

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35 min
10/08/2021

Chocolate, gold, human rights: what’s the Swiss Connection?

Send a text In this episode Imogen Foulkes is joined by Susan Misicka, host of sister podcast The Swiss Connection. We take a deep dive into what one country – Switzerland – is doing to honour the United Nations principles on business respecting human rights. How much child labour is used to produce Swiss chocolate? Why is so much gold refined in Switzerland? And what happens to that gold before it ends up on your finger? Get in touch! Email us at insidegeneva@swissinfo.ch Twitter: @ImogenFoulkes and @swissinfo_en Thank 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

10/08/2021

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27 min

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