Palestinian territories, Geneva and Switzerland

Switzerland cancels Geneva Conventions meeting on Palestinian areas
Switzerland has cancelled a conference on the application of the Geneva Conventions to the occupied Palestinian territories for want of participants, its Foreign Affairs Ministry confirmed on Thursday,
Switzerland says cancellation of conference on occupied Palestinian territories not a 'failure,' positions too far apart
There was 'no desire from the other contracting parties to postpone or continue,' says Franz Perrez, head of directorate of international law at Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs - Anadolu A
‘Profound differences’ thwart Geneva meeting on protecting civilians in Palestinian areas
Switzerland says it has decided to cancel a planned meeting of diplomats to discuss the protection of civilians in Palestinian territories, citing “profound differences” among countries.
Switzerland cancels Geneva Conventions meeting on occupied Palestinian territories, sources say
Switzerland has informed states that it has cancelled a conference on the application of the Geneva Conventions to the occupied Palestinian territories for want of participants, three diplomatic sources told Reuters on Thursday.
Israel hails last-minute cancellation of planned Geneva Conventions talks on Palestinian territories
The Palestinian Authority ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, Ibrahim Khraishi, tells Reuters that his delegation did not plan to attend the event, criticizing a draft declaration circulated among participants.
Switzerland cancels Geneva Conventions conference on Palestinian territories
Switzerland has cancelled a conference on the Geneva Conventions and the occupied Palestinian territories, Bern said Thursday. The country cited a lack of consensus after some countries expressed dissatisfaction with a draft declaration circulated among members.
Switzerland cancels Geneva Conventions meeting on Palestinian areas, diplomats say
Switzerland has cancelled a conference on the application of the Geneva Conventions to the occupied Palestinian territories for want of participants, four diplomatic sources told Reuters on Thursday,
'Profound differences' thwart Geneva meeting on protecting civilians in Palestinian areas
GENEVA — Switzerland said Thursday it decided to cancel a planned meeting of diplomats to discuss the protection of civilians in Palestinian territories, citing “profound differences” among ...
Swiss conference on occupied Palestinian territories cancelled due to lack of participants
Event due to start on Friday would have brought together representatives from 196 signatories of Geneva Conventions to discuss plight of civilians in West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem
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Mass relocation of Palestinians ‘will violate’ int’l law
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing, Balakrishnan Rajagopal has said that the idea of mass ...
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The international conference that Switzerland doesn’t want but must organise
Six months ago, the United Nations General Assembly asked Switzerland to organise a conference on the fourth Geneva Convention, which offers protection to civilians in armed conflicts, to address the ...
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States squander vital opportunity to uphold international humanitarian law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Responding to Switzerland’s cancellation of a conference by the High Contracting Parties (HCP) to the Geneva Conventions, ...