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Inside Geneva goes to New York
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This week, our Inside Geneva podcast visits New York to gather perspectives from the political heart of the UN, which some in Geneva doubt is still beating.
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Inside Geneva goes to New York: what really happens at the UN?
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With conflicts raging in Ukraine, the Middle East and Sudan, our Inside Geneva podcast this week goes to New York – and to the United Nations headquarters.
Afghan women ‘very afraid’ of new Taliban law, says NGO worker
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Back from Afghanistan, an NGO worker gives a rare insight into life under the Taliban. She spoke to men and women on the ground about torture and covering faces, hands and feet.
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Are women and girls in Afghanistan being sacrificed by the international community as a bargaining chip to engage with the Taliban?
US election: is America drifting away from International Geneva?
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As president, Donald Trump gave Geneva’s international organisations a rough time. Kamala Harris will likely not deviate too much from Joe Biden’s policy.
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In this podcast episode, we interview the editors of Daybreak in Gaza, a book that celebrates the history, culture, cuisine, music and daily life in Gaza.
Almost 3,000 people demonstrate for Palestine in Geneva
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Almost 3,000 people took part in a solidarity rally for Palestine in Geneva on Saturday. The rally was organised by the BDS movement (Boycott – Divestment – Sanctions).
Inside Geneva: does it matter to the UN who’s in the White House?
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With the US elections just weeks away, we ask our Inside Geneva podcast guests how important the US is for international law and human rights.
Putting the fight against HIV back on the UN agenda
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In sub-Saharan Africa, 3,100 teenage girls and women are still infected with the virus every week. More needs to be done say UN organisations.
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In the last decade, the number of multinationals in Geneva has doubled, while the number of NGOs has also increased considerably.
The United Nations’ Pact for the Future: from negotiation to action?
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In a situation plagued by conflicts and global risks on the planet and in the outer space, one could feed in skepticism about the UN.
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One year ago, Israel suffered a terrorist attack carried out by Hamas, from Gaza. The shock, suffering, and trauma were immense and Israel responded.
Inside Geneva special: a year of war in the Middle East
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A year after the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel and the violent conflict that has ensued, we look back at our coverage of the Middle East crisis.
How the internet is reshaping global postal services
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On the eve of the Universal Postal Union (UPU)’s 150th anniversary, SWI swissinfo.ch spoke to its director general, Masahiko Metoki, about competition and how public and private postal services must work hand-in-hand.
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Over 300 million girls and women worldwide menstruate every day, yet in West Africa the topic remains taboo. Some NGOs are trying to change local attitudes to periods.
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Forty years after the convention against torture was voted at the UN, experts warn it still struggles to be fully implemented.