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❝Sudan and the selective condemnation of double standards
07/02/2025

❝Sudan and the selective condemnation of double standards

Despite Sudan being the deadliest ongoing conflict, no banners have gone up on balconies and no sit-ins have been staged to call for an end to the war. This selective outrage, including by civil society, has eclipsed some of the world’s greatest suffering, writes Nicolas Agostini, human rights adv...

WHO staffer launches crowdfunding campaign amid US exit
07/02/2025

WHO staffer launches crowdfunding campaign amid US exit

Trump’s rebuke of the World Health Organization and other UN organisations has multilateralism in dire straits. A staffer who firmly believes in the critical work of the organisation has launched a crowd-funding campaign to invite people to show their support.

Terre des Hommes lays off 440 staff amid US aid freeze
06/02/2025

Terre des Hommes lays off 440 staff amid US aid freeze

Terres des Hommes has been forced to cut or freeze 440 jobs in nine countries in the wake of United States president Donald Trump’s sweeping review of foreign assistance that has thrown the aid industry worldwide into turmoil.

Nathalie Fontanet: ‘International Geneva is entering a period of turbulence’
05/02/2025

Nathalie Fontanet: ‘International Geneva is entering a period of turbulence’

Donald Trump’s foreign aid freeze and retreat from several major organisations and treaties have spread fear and confusion through international Geneva. Politician Nathalie Fontanet, in charge of Geneva’s host state relations, says the crisis is an opportunity for the sector to wean itself off a...

Mediation: the key to lasting peace in Gaza
04/02/2025

Mediation: the key to lasting peace in Gaza

For the ceasefire to transition into lasting peace, despite both sides maintaining irreconcilable objectives, we must trust and support the mediators, writes Martin Griffiths, former UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs.

⚖️As Bern prepares to a host a conference on the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel in March in Geneva, it will ...
03/02/2025

⚖️As Bern prepares to a host a conference on the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel in March in Geneva, it will have to balance the demands of Palestine and its allies for strong condemnation with Israel 's dismissal of the meeting as a show of support for "diplomatic terrorism".

By Le Temps translated by Geneva Solutions.

Bern has said it will hold an international conference on the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel in March in Geneva, a responsibility bestowed upon it as the depository state of the Geneva Conventions. It will also have to make sure the meeting doesn’t backfire.

Switzerland walks diplomatic tightrope over conference on occupied Palestine
02/02/2025

Switzerland walks diplomatic tightrope over conference on occupied Palestine

Bern has said it will hold an international conference on the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel in March in Geneva, a responsibility bestowed upon it as the depository state of the Geneva Conventions. It will also have to make sure the meeting doesn’t backfire.

Trump’s foreign aid freeze throws international Geneva organisations into disarray
30/01/2025

Trump’s foreign aid freeze throws international Geneva organisations into disarray

The pause on US foreign assistance has thrown the aid sector into turmoil, with thousands of jobs in Geneva and beyond potentially at risk.

Switzerland to slash funding for UN agencies
29/01/2025

Switzerland to slash funding for UN agencies

The Swiss government is pulling the plug on funding for several UN agencies while cutting back on others in 2025, with UNAids and Unesco among the biggest losers. The move comes just days after the US began a 90-day freeze on foreign aid.

Fear of widespread atrocities as Rwanda-backed rebels seize Goma
28/01/2025

Fear of widespread atrocities as Rwanda-backed rebels seize Goma

The M23 armed group has declared to be in control of DR Congo’s Goma, home to a million residents and hundreds of thousands of refugees – a deadly scenario made possible by the international community’s wilful indifference.

Trump Paris deal exit – what it means for climate finance
26/01/2025

Trump Paris deal exit – what it means for climate finance

In the days since Donald Trump U-turned US climate policy, global leaders and experts are trying to gauge where climate finance will come from after one of the world’s largest donors exits the Paris agreement.

Syria’s long, winding road towards transitional justice
24/01/2025

Syria’s long, winding road towards transitional justice

With Bashar al-Assad gone, Syria begins an uphill battle to account for numerous violations committed during its nearly 14-year civil war.

UN expert Olivier de Frouville: Enforced disappearances are a global issue
22/01/2025

UN expert Olivier de Frouville: Enforced disappearances are a global issue

While often perceived as a relic of far-gone authoritarian regimes, enforced disappearances remain a widespread global practice, whether as a tactic to suppress dissent or deter migration, explains Olivier de Frouville, chair of the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearance.

⚕️Four years after concluding his first term as president of the United States, Donald Trump returns to the White House ...
20/01/2025

⚕️Four years after concluding his first term as president of the United States, Donald Trump returns to the White House on Monday after spreading a trail of messaging suggesting major implications for global health spending. But given the leader’s reputation for unpredictability, Geneva experts are left guessing his game plan.

As Donald Trump is sworn in for the second time as US president, international health organisations in Geneva and millions of the world’s neediest risk being left out in the cold.

Global health groups brace for funding fallout ahead of Trump’s comeback
19/01/2025

Global health groups brace for funding fallout ahead of Trump’s comeback

As Donald Trump is sworn in for the second time as US president, international health organisations in Geneva and millions of the world’s neediest risk being left out in the cold.

Wildlife’s impact on our everyday lives is vastly underestimated, says WWF. Here’s how to fix it
17/01/2025

Wildlife’s impact on our everyday lives is vastly underestimated, says WWF. Here’s how to fix it

While nature’s contributions to people’s lives are increasingly recognised in science and conservation policies, wildlife’s role is still poorly understood, putting efforts to meet global biodiversity goals at risk.

ILO warns of climate strains on workers as corporations drop ESG goals
16/01/2025

ILO warns of climate strains on workers as corporations drop ESG goals

Days before the business elite descends on Davos, the United Nations labour agency says climate change presents both threats and opportunities as corporations lose their appetite for sustainability goals.

Multilateralism under Trump 2.0? Not unless there’s something to be gained for the US
15/01/2025

Multilateralism under Trump 2.0? Not unless there’s something to be gained for the US

During his first term in office, Donald Trump supported some multilateral initiatives where they suited his own agenda. This time around, however, his transactional approach to multilateralism could have more far-reaching consequences, writes Patrick Wall, a lawyer and co-founder of international af...

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#InternationalGeneva Weekly Round-up 🌐 What’s on the incoming WTO #MC12 agenda? 🌳 Trade and environment protection talks at WTO 💊 Pfizer #covid treatment available to poorer nations 🥇 2021 Graduate Institute's Geneva Challenge winner 💡 Young activists presented their solutions at #YAS21

#InternationalGeneva Weekly Round-up 🕊️ Ilwad Elman: peace processes need a rethink 🐟 WTO fisheries subsidies talks moved forward 🤝 Interpeace's Hiba Qasas talks about inclusive peace 🤕 International Campaign to Ban Landmines latest report ™️ WIPO: #covid drives growth in trademark applications

#InternationalGeneva Weekly Round-up 🕊️ Ilwad Elman: peace processes need a rethink 🐟 WTO fisheries subsidies talks moved forward 🤝 Interpeace's Hiba Qasas talks about inclusive peace 🤕 International Campaign to Ban Landmines latest report ™️ WIPO: #covid drives growth in trademark applications

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#InternationalGeneva Weekly Round-up 🌍 Talks on treaty against transnational corporations' abuses resumed 💼 International Labour Organization report on covid's impact on people's livelihood 🌳 2019 Right Livelihood Award laureate came to Geneva to warn international community against illegal gold mining's impact on the #Amazon 💊 Geneva organisation backs #covid treatment for poorer countries 🇻🇪s Women's opposition leaders seek support from International Geneva

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