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Imogen Foulkes reports from Geneva for SWI swissinfo.ch as well as the BBC.

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Challenges to press freedom

This content was published on Disinformation, misinformation, coercion and violence: around the world, journalists are coming under mounting pressure.

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Can the UN survive?

This content was published on The new UN Secretary‑General will face a daunting task: restoring legitimacy to an organisation that is in urgent need of serious reform.

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Inside Geneva: can the UN survive?

This content was published on On Inside Geneva this week, we ask: in a world of violent conflict, is the UN – which was founded to keep the peace – doing its job?

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Humanitarian aid

Who’s missing in the peace process?

This content was published on How do you create a sustainable peace when the people who have to live with its consequences are not involved?

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Myanmar – bringing justice to women

This content was published on UN human rights investigators talk to Inside Geneva about giving a voice to Rohingya women and how international law is not dead yet.

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Human rights

What justice for women in Afghanistan?

This content was published on Four years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, women's rights seem more threatened than ever. Will a new UN body change anything?

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The Board of Peace, War, and Impunity

This content was published on Could the new Board of Peace be a threat to the UN? Not really say experts. But it does point to lack of trust in international institutions.

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Inside Geneva: the Board of Peace, war and impunity

This content was published on On Inside Geneva this week, we take an in-depth look at US President Donald Trump’s new ‘Board of Peace’. Experts on conflict resolution are sceptical.

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The bonfire of international law

This content was published on Inside Geneva returns this week to unpack a series of events that have defined the start of the year.

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What’s in store in 2026?

This content was published on Gaza, Ukraine, COP and foreign aid cuts: Inside Geneva looks back at the main stories of 2025 and asks where this leaves us in 2026.

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Are we approaching humanitarian aid the wrong way?

What does the UN’s record $35 billion appeal for humanitarian funding tell us about the global order? Should we use the upheaval of the pandemic to create something different?

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