Canton Geneva is to give CHF 40m to the Red Cross.
The ICRC is facing serious financial difficulties. The Council of State says the organisation is an essential part of the canton’s identity.
The canton hopes others will follow its lead.
The Red Cross is running out of cash due to the impact of covid - and then the war in Ukraine.
Already job cuts have been made and offices around the world have been closed.
Bern is already considering cancelling a CHF 200m loan.
Geneva students join protest
Student demonstrations in support of Gaza are spreading.
TPG stike averted
A strike threatened by public transport workers in Geneva has been averted after unions and management struck an agreement.
Fraudsters face charges after tip-off
Quick thinking by an elderly man in canton Zurich has netted a group of fraudsters and police have recovered half a million francs in cash.
Locals rally round bakery after fire
Owners of an historic bakery in canton Appenzell Innerhoden are hailing the support of the local community to get their business back up and running.
Valais attracts business from other cantons
Inter-cantonal competition for businesses can be a cut throat operation.
Could women join the Swiss Guards?
For the first time in 500 years, women may be allowed to join the Swiss Guards charged with protecting the Pope at the Vatican.
