Imogen Foulkes

Switzerland

Geneva Correspondent at BBC

Geneva Correspondent at SwissInfo.ch

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Articles

When aid to Gaza turns deadly

2 weeks ago | swissinfo.ch | Imogen Foulkes

Does anyone disagree that the two million-plus people of Gaza, half of them children, are suffering? An independent report has warned that the entire population risks famine. This content was published on June 10, 2025 - 17:00 9 minutes Imogen Foulkes Imogen Foulkes reports from Geneva for SWI swissinfo.ch as well as the BBC.
Inside Geneva: the failed militarization of humanitarian relief in Gaza

2 weeks ago | swissinfo.ch | Imogen Foulkes

Getting humanitarian aid in Gaza is chaotic and dangerous Keystone Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Share Israel blocked aid into Gaza for 10 weeks. Then the US and Israel came up with a new plan – without the United Nations. Established aid agencies had doubts. Inside Geneva finds out why.
Swiss glacier collapse: How the village of Blatten was wiped off the map

4 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Imogen Foulkes

Permafrost is often called the glue that holds the mountains together. When it thaws, the mountains crumble, and they start to break apart. At the same time, the glaciers are shrinking and, as they do, they uncover mountainsides that are unstable without their thick coat of ice. These hazards are not entirely new. Glaciers do grow, retreat, and then grow again over centuries. Seasonal avalanches and landslides tend to have their regular paths down the mountains.
Glacier collapse buries most of Swiss village

4 weeks ago | envirolink.org | Imogen Foulkes

From BBC The Swiss village of Blatten has been partially destroyed after a huge chunk of glacier crashed down into the valley. Although the village had been evacuated some days ago because of fears the Birch glacier was disintegrating, one person has been reported missing, and many homes have been completely flattened. Blatten’s mayor, Matthias Bellwald, said “the unimaginable has happened” but promised the village still had a future.
Swiss glacier collapse buries most of village of Blatten

1 month ago | bbc.com | Imogen Foulkes

Glacier collapse buries most of Swiss villageImogen FoulkesWatch: Glacier collapse swallows part BlattenThe Swiss village of Blatten has been partially destroyed after a huge chunk of glacier crashed down into the valley. Although the village had been evacuated some days ago because of fears the Birch glacier was disintegrating, one person has been reported missing, and many homes have been completely flattened.
Glacier collapse buries most of Swiss village

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Imogen Foulkes

2 hours agoYou have probably heard the phrase “out of Africa” before, referring to humanity’s predecessors leaving the continent and spreading across the globe.While this is the de facto theory about our species’ origins, there’s still a question about why they left and experts have a new theory.
From pandemics to climate change, can we work together?

1 month ago | swissinfo.ch | Imogen Foulkes

Last week, member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) rose to their feet for an extended standing ovation. The long awaited, and much negotiated, pandemic accord had been passed. This content was published on May 27, 2025 - 17:00 7 minutes Imogen Foulkes Imogen Foulkes reports from Geneva for SWI swissinfo.ch as well as the BBC.
Inside Geneva: pandemics and climate change, can multilateralism still work?

1 month ago | swissinfo.ch | Imogen Foulkes

What is the future of global climate cooperation without the US? Keystone Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Share The world just agreed a pandemic treaty. But without the United States. Is it really a milestone?
Toxic masculinity and the rollback of women’s rights

1 month ago | swissinfo.ch | Imogen Foulkes

Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Share This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing declaration on women. I remember that year; post cold war, there was a sense of optimism, of the world coming together to right some wrongs, and end some injustices.
Inside Geneva: toxic masculinity and the rollback of gender equality

1 month ago | swissinfo.ch | Imogen Foulkes

AP Photo/ A.M. Ahad Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Share It’s been 30 years since the Beijing Declaration on Women, a landmark agreement to empower women and girls.