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UN in Geneva sets up investigative mechanism on Afghanistan

International Fact-Finding Mechanism on Afghanistan launched in Geneva

This content was published on Oct 6, 2025 The UN Human Rights Council launched an international investigations mechanism for Afghanistan in Geneva on Monday.

Nearly 5,000 people have lost their jobs at the HCR

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UNHCR cuts close to 5,000 jobs amid funding shortfall

This content was published on Oct 6, 2025 The Geneva-based UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) needs an injection of at least $300 million by the end of the year to avoid a deficit, said agency head Filippo Grandi.

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Newsletter Summer profile: Rieke Hayes, ICRC Physiotherapist

This content was published on Sep 30, 2025 Rieke Hayes is an ICRC physiotherapist. She speaks to Inside Geneva on working in North Korea and Gaza.

On the night of August 31, Afghanistan was hit by a destructive earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale. More than 6,700 houses were destroyed.

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Aid workers race against clock after earthquake in Afghanistan

This content was published on Sep 17, 2025 With winter approaching, humanitarian workers in Afghanistan are short of resources and are struggling to reach victims of a deadly earthquake, especially women.

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Human Rights Council meets in Geneva amid budget crisis

This content was published on Sep 9, 2025 The UN’s main human rights body has begun its final session of the year in a context of budgetary woes and geopolitical tensions.

Russia has been increasing its isolation in technology, culture and education.

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Russia bans International Baccalaureate over ‘Russophobia’

This content was published on Aug 29, 2025 Russia bans International Baccalaureate: Students lose access to global diplomas as Kremlin tightens educational isolation.

Geneva hosts some 1,350 foundations, many of which receive public funding from Switzerland and other countries.

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A Geneva-based global health foundation in turmoil. Where were regulators?   

This content was published on Aug 28, 2025 Swissinfo investigates how Swiss regulators failed to avert a crisis which upended operations at a prominent Geneva-based diagnostics non-profit.

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Ripple effect of aid freeze becomes real in Geneva

This content was published on Aug 26, 2025 Geneva is reckoning with fewer funds, fewer people and competition from cheaper countries vying for an international role.

The Place des Nations square opposite the UN headquarters in Geneva often hosts events and political demos. In this photo, Russians protest against the war in Ukraine, March 2025.

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Egyptian, Chinese and Russian dissidents tracked and threatened in Switzerland

This content was published on Aug 19, 2025 Repression by autocratic states abroad is also happening in Switzerland, and the human rights hub Geneva is particularly exposed to this threat.

Rösti "hopes to the end" for an agreement on plastics

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Swiss environment minister ‘hopeful’ plastic pollution treaty within reach

This content was published on Aug 14, 2025 Swiss Environment Minister Albert Rösti said he's "hopeful until the end" that an ambitious agreement against plastic pollution can be negotiated by the end of the year.

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