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States will stare down a funding cliff and a legal limbo caused by Washington’s messy departure at the World Health Organization’s executive board meeting this week in Geneva.
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February 2, 2026 at 8:45 AM
States will stare down a funding cliff and a legal limbo caused by Washington’s messy departure at the World Health Organization’s executive board meeting this week in Geneva.
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Diplomats in Geneva heard faith leaders rally round the first US pope’s call for “unarmed and disarming peace”, as Leo mulls an invitation to join Trump’s Board of Peace.
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January 30, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Diplomats in Geneva heard faith leaders rally round the first US pope’s call for “unarmed and disarming peace”, as Leo mulls an invitation to join Trump’s Board of Peace.
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The University of Geneva has set up a foundation to raise private money for research, chiefly from the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation. It insists the support won’t replace public funding – even as federal budget cuts threaten research and education.
Hans Wilsdorf Foundation funnels millions into Geneva university research - Geneva Solutions
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January 29, 2026 at 9:05 AM
The University of Geneva has set up a foundation to raise private money for research, chiefly from the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation. It insists the support won’t replace public funding – even as federal budget cuts threaten research and education.
Countries greenlighted on Friday a UN-backed investigation into Iran’s crackdown on protests that have left scores dead, despite Tehran’s objections.
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January 26, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Countries greenlighted on Friday a UN-backed investigation into Iran’s crackdown on protests that have left scores dead, despite Tehran’s objections.
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As the World Economic Forum wound down one of its highest-level and arguably most raucous sessions yet, Geneva experts are welcoming straight-talking calls for a new global order.
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January 26, 2026 at 8:42 AM
As the World Economic Forum wound down one of its highest-level and arguably most raucous sessions yet, Geneva experts are welcoming straight-talking calls for a new global order.
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Faster forecasts on cheaper hardware sound promising. A Norway-Malawi pilot, backed by the @wmo-global.bsky.social shows how AI could reshape weather prediction – and why caution still matters.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Faster forecasts on cheaper hardware sound promising. A Norway-Malawi pilot, backed by the @wmo-global.bsky.social shows how AI could reshape weather prediction – and why caution still matters.
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The Human Rights Council will hold an emergency session on Iran on Friday to address reports of widespread violence and scores killed during recent protests. Ali Bahreini, the Islamic republic’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva, lays out Tehran’s position.
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January 23, 2026 at 8:45 AM
The Human Rights Council will hold an emergency session on Iran on Friday to address reports of widespread violence and scores killed during recent protests. Ali Bahreini, the Islamic republic’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva, lays out Tehran’s position.
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Despite exiting a host of global and UN entities, the Trump administration is sharpening its focus elsewhere, including in Geneva’s quiet but powerful rules and standards machinery.
Why – and where – Washington isn’t quite done with Geneva
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January 22, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Despite exiting a host of global and UN entities, the Trump administration is sharpening its focus elsewhere, including in Geneva’s quiet but powerful rules and standards machinery.
From scarcity-driven capitalism to techno-feudalism, today’s economic model has moved far away from the veneer of sustainability that the World Economic Forum, gathering this week in Davos, wrapped itself in in recent years.
Davos lays bare a world drifting towards predatory capitalism
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January 21, 2026 at 8:48 AM
From scarcity-driven capitalism to techno-feudalism, today’s economic model has moved far away from the veneer of sustainability that the World Economic Forum, gathering this week in Davos, wrapped itself in in recent years.
After US pressure on Venezuela culminated in this month’s military operation, local aid groups say acute humanitarian and economic crises are yet to figure among global priorities.
‘Everyday is a rollercoaster’: Venezuelan aid groups gripped by uncertainty - Geneva Solutions
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January 19, 2026 at 2:30 PM
After US pressure on Venezuela culminated in this month’s military operation, local aid groups say acute humanitarian and economic crises are yet to figure among global priorities.
Fifty years after young diplomats launched the Geneva Diplomatic Club as an informal networking space where formalities can be put aside, president Raymond Loretan says it still offers a vital forum for dialogue and ideas on rebooting international Geneva.
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January 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Fifty years after young diplomats launched the Geneva Diplomatic Club as an informal networking space where formalities can be put aside, president Raymond Loretan says it still offers a vital forum for dialogue and ideas on rebooting international Geneva.
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European states are moving to haul Tehran before the UN rights council amid reports of scores killed in Iran’s protest crackdown and lingering fears of military escalation.
European states press for urgent UN rights council session over Iran protest killings - Geneva Solutions
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January 19, 2026 at 8:39 AM
European states are moving to haul Tehran before the UN rights council amid reports of scores killed in Iran’s protest crackdown and lingering fears of military escalation.
In 2022, a major digitisation effort reached completion: the entire archive of the League of Nations was placed online. Long mainly consulted by western scholars, the collection is now open to historians worldwide — a shift that could gradually reshape how the institution is studied and understood.
The League of Nations archives go online, reopening history to the world - Geneva Solutions
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January 14, 2026 at 2:30 PM
In 2022, a major digitisation effort reached completion: the entire archive of the League of Nations was placed online. Long mainly consulted by western scholars, the collection is now open to historians worldwide — a shift that could gradually reshape how the institution is studied and understood.
Indonesia’s top Geneva diplomat has been tapped to lead the UN Human Rights Council as the body braces for one of its toughest years yet. He will have to navigate political divisions and contend with constrained resources, with his own country’s human rights record also under a brighter spotlight.
Indonesia to steer UN Rights Council in make-or-break year - Geneva Solutions
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January 14, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Indonesia’s top Geneva diplomat has been tapped to lead the UN Human Rights Council as the body braces for one of its toughest years yet. He will have to navigate political divisions and contend with constrained resources, with his own country’s human rights record also under a brighter spotlight.
María Alejandra Aristeguieta, a Venezuelan opposition figure, says she was stunned by Trump’s decision to sideline the opposition after helping prepare Maduro’s capture. Working with Maduro’s successors, she warns, risks repeating an old and dangerous playbook.
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January 12, 2026 at 11:05 AM
María Alejandra Aristeguieta, a Venezuelan opposition figure, says she was stunned by Trump’s decision to sideline the opposition after helping prepare Maduro’s capture. Working with Maduro’s successors, she warns, risks repeating an old and dangerous playbook.
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The US abduction of Venezuela’s head of state is the latest blow to international law. A system already bruised by years of selective disregard is now struggling to react.
US intervention in Venezuela: is the international system powerless? - Geneva Solutions
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January 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
The US abduction of Venezuela’s head of state is the latest blow to international law. A system already bruised by years of selective disregard is now struggling to react.
US president Donald Trump has decided to pull out of several international entities critical for protecting the environment and the climate, including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, a cornerstone of the global fight against temperature rise.
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January 9, 2026 at 10:07 AM
US president Donald Trump has decided to pull out of several international entities critical for protecting the environment and the climate, including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, a cornerstone of the global fight against temperature rise.
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Funding shocks, political U-turns and weakened institutions have laid bare the flaws in a global health architecture long overdue for reform – and the need for courageous leadership to stop it from unravelling, writes global health journalist Priti Patnaik.
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January 9, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Funding shocks, political U-turns and weakened institutions have laid bare the flaws in a global health architecture long overdue for reform – and the need for courageous leadership to stop it from unravelling, writes global health journalist Priti Patnaik.
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An overnight announcement by president Donald Trump to exit 66 international organisations – including Unctad and the IPCC in Geneva – may signal the US administration’s further diversion from multilateralism, but may be more symbolic than a funding catastrophe.
Trump’s withdrawal from dozens of organisations further isolates international Geneva - Geneva Solutions
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January 9, 2026 at 9:04 AM
An overnight announcement by president Donald Trump to exit 66 international organisations – including Unctad and the IPCC in Geneva – may signal the US administration’s further diversion from multilateralism, but may be more symbolic than a funding catastrophe.
As satellite launches surge toward 1.7 million by 2030, astronomers and space companies are turning to multilateralism to mitigate satellite brightness and radio interference and keep astronomy alive.
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January 7, 2026 at 12:50 PM
As satellite launches surge toward 1.7 million by 2030, astronomers and space companies are turning to multilateralism to mitigate satellite brightness and radio interference and keep astronomy alive.
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As Barham Salih prepares to take over as UN refugee chief in January 2026, Patrick Wall, a consultant who has worked closely with UNHCR staff through the funding crisis, sets out what an exhausted workforce – and a strained humanitarian sector – urgently need from their next leader.
❝What those on the front lines of displacement need from the next UN refugee chief
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December 22, 2025 at 8:50 AM
As Barham Salih prepares to take over as UN refugee chief in January 2026, Patrick Wall, a consultant who has worked closely with UNHCR staff through the funding crisis, sets out what an exhausted workforce – and a strained humanitarian sector – urgently need from their next leader.
As governments meet in Geneva to review progress on the Global Compact on Refugees, two refugee leaders from Uganda and Turkey warn that host countries and local actors are shouldering most of the burden – at the risk of breaking.
Refugee pact faces harsh reality check as refugee actors warn of system under strain - Geneva Solutions
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December 18, 2025 at 8:59 AM
As governments meet in Geneva to review progress on the Global Compact on Refugees, two refugee leaders from Uganda and Turkey warn that host countries and local actors are shouldering most of the burden – at the risk of breaking.
Climate change and population growth have added urgency to a deadly legacy that has haunted the Pacific for 80 years. The @thegichd.bsky.social, which brought experts from several Pacific Island nations to the city last month, hopes to turn the tide.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Climate change and population growth have added urgency to a deadly legacy that has haunted the Pacific for 80 years. The @thegichd.bsky.social, which brought experts from several Pacific Island nations to the city last month, hopes to turn the tide.
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As a leading voice for climate and biodiversity, @wwf.panda.org will mark its 65th anniversary next year. Back in Gland from Belém, its head, Kirsten Schuijt, takes stock of lagging efforts to tackle global warming – and explains why she still remains optimistic.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
As a leading voice for climate and biodiversity, @wwf.panda.org will mark its 65th anniversary next year. Back in Gland from Belém, its head, Kirsten Schuijt, takes stock of lagging efforts to tackle global warming – and explains why she still remains optimistic.
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Nearly a year after the United States announced it would leave the World Health Organization and donor support became scarce, the UN agency’s head said it had “no choice” but to slash jobs.
As US exit looms, WHO chief defends job cuts and scientific independence - Geneva Solutions
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December 15, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Nearly a year after the United States announced it would leave the World Health Organization and donor support became scarce, the UN agency’s head said it had “no choice” but to slash jobs.