Several healthcare workers will begin a hunger strike on 8 September 2025, in front of the Swiss Parliament in Bern. The strike will continue throughout the autumn parliamentary session.
The initiative calls on the Swiss government to open humanitarian corridors to Gaza, impose targeted sanctions until international humanitarian law is upheld, and recognize the State of Palestine as a step toward a political solution.
Please sign the appeal and Call to Action from Medecins Sans Frontières Switzerland.
We sent an open letter to the Federal Council and Federal Parliament on the 30th of June 2025.
This is the response of the Swiss Government to our letter.
Our colleagues from Ticino collected over 270 signatures for an appeal,
which was sent to the Federal Council, the President of the National Council, and the President of the Council of States in June 2025.