3 March –
2024 Swiss referendums: Voters accept the initiative to increase monthly pensions, but reject raising the retirement age.[2]
11 March – Five
skiers are found dead after they went missing two days ago en route from the town of
Zermatt to the village of
Arolla. A sixth person is still missing.[3]
9 April – The
European Court of Human Rights rules that the Swiss government's efforts to tackle climate change are insufficient and violate fundamental human rights, in its first such verdict against a state on the issue, following a lawsuit filed by about 2,500 members of the group Senior Women for Climate Protection.[4]