Rachel Barbara Häubi

Warfare, humanitarian crises, climate change, health... Rachel covers geopolitical issues from international Geneva. As a former environmental journalist, she has developed a keen interest in raw materials and has reported on mining conflicts in the Arctic. She also coordinates the ‘Genève Vision’ editorial project, a joint venture between SWI Swissinfo.ch, Géopolitis RTS and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).

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Three Kenyan schools in a girl are looking at the image of a world map on an iPad.

How the UN plans to connect every school to the internet by 2030

This content was published on Jul 11, 2024 Two Geneva-based UN agencies have an ambitious plan to get all schools around the world online by 2030. Project leader Alex Wong explains how they hope to do this.

A Ukrainian soldier carries a drone close to the frontline near Avdiivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine.

‘We have a unique opportunity to regulate autonomous weapons’

This content was published on May 30, 2024 Georgia Hinds, a legal adviser at the Red Cross, stresses the urgent need for a binding treaty to prohibit and restrict autonomous weapons by 2026.

A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is tested as part of Russia's nuclear exercises from a launch site in Plesetsk, north-west Russia.

Threat of nuclear war paralyses International Geneva

This content was published on May 24, 2024 The risk of nuclear warfare is at its highest point in decades, warns the UN. Can diplomacy address such an existential threat?

Floods in Pakistan force families to evacuate their homes. Women are holding boxes with their belongings as they walk in muddy waters.

International law adapts as climate court cases add up

This content was published on May 1, 2024 The landmark ruling against Switzerland for climate inaction confirmed governments’ obligations to lower greenhouse gas emissions. But what about liability for climate-related damages?

In the European court on human rights, an assembly in gathered with elderly women in front of the judges of Strasbourg moments before the landmark ruling that condemned Switzerland for climate inaction.

UN Special Rapporteur urges Council of Europe to recognise the right to a healthy environment

This content was published on Apr 18, 2024 David R. Boyd explains what the recent ruling condemning Switzerland for climate inaction means for the UN and states' accountability.

‘In Gaza, humanitarian workers are not heroes, but victims’

This content was published on Apr 5, 2024 Just back from Gaza, emergency coordinator for Médecins Sans Frontières, Marie-Aure Perreaut Revial, condemns systematic attacks on humanitarian workers.

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Visletto bridge, Maggia Valley, Switzerland

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Mass tourism in Switzerland: beneficial or detrimental?

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Has food label Nutri-Score passed its expiry date in Switzerland?

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The Swiss ‘have always crossed borders’

Have you encountered “overtourism”? How should popular destinations deal with it?

Places like Venice or Barcelona, and destinations in the Swiss Alps, are struggling with an influx of tourists. What to do?

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May 17, 2024

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What do you think Switzerland’s Alain Berset can bring to the Council of Europe?

The former interior minister is to become the first Swiss Secretary General of the Council of Europe – which issues should his five-year term focus on?

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Jun 26, 2024

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How is your country dealing with the return of stolen artifacts?

Western nations like Switzerland often have to deal with the process of recovering or returning looted artifacts which have been illegally imported. What’s the situation like in your country?

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Jul 3, 2024

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