More Inside Geneva: World trade at a crossroads Jul 9, 2020 Who makes the rules around trade? This episode of the Inside Geneva podcast looks at what the World Trade Organization can do, and what it can’t.
More New Geneva platform to ‘anticipate societal changes’ Jul 8, 2020 A new international platform is to be launched in Geneva to anticipate the effects of societal changes amidst the Covid-19 crisis.
More Countries ‘have to cooperate’, says top Swiss diplomat Jul 8, 2020 Valentin Zellweger, head of Switzerland’s mission to the UN in Geneva, is leaving at the end of July to take up a new post as Ambassador to Kenya.
A global wake-up call Jul 5, 2020 World leaders must heed this wake-up call and come together to address global fragilities, says UN Secretary-General.
More ‘I will resign if I am convicted’, declares Geneva minister Jul 2, 2020 The embattled Geneva minister Pierre Maudet looks set to face a trial for allegedly accepting unauthorised benefits - charges he denies. The...
Humanitarian work in the time of Covid-19 Jul 2, 2020 Even in Geneva, the world’s humanitarian capital, we are starting to lose sight of the fact that solidarity is needed during this global crisis.
More Inside Geneva: Why can’t we unite in the face of a global health crisis? Jun 30, 2020 In this episode: Pandemics plus politics. If the United States leaves the World Health Organization, who might fill the gap?
More Warning from Geneva: perpetrators of Libyan atrocities will be held accountable Jun 30, 2020 Geneva-based political scientist Hasni Abidi discusses the recent UN Human Rights Council resolution on the Libyan conflict.
Is it the toughest job at the UN? Jun 27, 2020 Imogen Foulkes reflects on her recent interview with Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, who was UN High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2014-2018.
More Switzerland merits seat on UN Security Council, says minister Jun 26, 2020 Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis says Switzerland deserves a non-permanent seat on the Security Council in 2023-2024.
More Swiss could lead WHO coronavirus inquiry, suggests top official Jun 19, 2020 The investigation into the WHO response to coronavirus should be led by a national of a country like Switzerland, says a top official.
More Geneva hotel sector feels devastating impact of Covid-19 Jun 18, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc in Geneva’s hotel sector, which relies heavily on international visitors and conferences.
More Inside Geneva: In charge at the UN in trying times Jun 16, 2020 With questions swirling about the role of the United Nations and its agencies in today’s world, what’s it like to be in charge of one?
More Outgoing Swiss ambassador praises WHO role during pandemic Jun 15, 2020 The impact of the coronavirus pandemic could have been much worse without the WHO, according to Swiss ambassador Valentin Zellweger.
More Rights Council in Geneva to debate racism and police violence Jun 15, 2020 The UN Human Rights Council is to hold a debate about racism and following worldwide outrage about police violence in the US.
More Government agrees Swiss soldiers can support UN humanitarian demining Jun 12, 2020 A group of four Swiss army officers is set to help a United Nations agency in Geneva with its humanitarian demining activities.
More Swiss-Egyptian lawyer in contention for the top post at the WTO Jun 9, 2020 Hamid Mamdouh, a Geneva-based Swiss-Egyptian lawyer, has been officially nominated by Egypt to become the next WTO director general.
More US withdrawal from the WHO ‘hasn’t been fully thought through’ Jun 8, 2020 Global health specialist Ilona Kickbusch explains the implications of the Donald Trump's decision to end the US relationship with the WHO.
More Geneva water jet, stopped by Covid-19, to spout again with ceremony Jun 5, 2020 Geneva’s famous “jet d’eau” is to start up again next Thursday, after being shut down since March 20 to protect its maintenance workers from Covid-19.
Will the United Nations soon be obsolete? Is the international order capable of meeting the enormous challenges facing states and societies around the world?
China flexes its muscles at the United Nations Flaunting its role as a great power, China is wielding expanding influence in a UN weakened by the battering from the Trump administration.
The changing face of International Geneva Geneva, the original globalist city, remains a magnet for new organisations and initiatives.
How China is filling America's shoes at the United Nations Jun 2, 2020 China appears to be filling the political vacuum left by the US, as it withdraws its leadership from the multilateral system.
Geneva's United Nations HQ a ghost town under lockdown May 30, 2020 Photographer Mark Henley ventured into the historic UN building in Geneva to capture the deserted atmosphere.
More Geneva NGOs face uncertain future due to Covid-19 funding impact May 28, 2020 NGOs in Geneva may have been relatively spared by the pandemic in the short term but the funding outlook is bleak, according to a survey.
More How flying in and out of Switzerland will look post-Covid May 28, 2020 Face masks and more patience will be essential for people taking flights after the coronavirus pandemic.
More WHO launches fundraising foundation in Geneva May 28, 2020 The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched an independent grant-making entity that will raise private funds to meet global health challenges.
More What’s the point of multilateralism? May 26, 2020 This special episode of the Inside Geneva podcast looks at the role of the United Nations, 75 years after its founding.
The UN at 75: What’s different, what’s the same? May 26, 2020 Is there hope for the United Nations in its 75th year? A look at what people think of the organisation and whether it needs change.
More China flexes its muscles at the UN May 23, 2020 Flaunting its role as a great power, China is wielding expanding influence in a weakened United Nations.
More UN Geneva offices to start opening again May 22, 2020 United Nations staff can start returning in early June to their Geneva offices, which have been deserted because of the coronavirus.
More EU pandemic resolution adopted at World Health Assembly May 19, 2020 WHO member states have backed a resolution seeking fair access to coronavirus vaccines and treatments, and a review of the pandemic response.
More Pandemic should not mean impunity for rights offenders, UN says May 18, 2020 As Covid-19 prompts prisons to take sanitary measures, the United Nations maintains that those convicted of rights abuses must serve their sentences.
More Covid-19 to dominate ‘unprecedented’ virtual World Health Assembly May 18, 2020 Fair access to vaccines and treatments, and an evaluation of WHO's response to the pandemic are set to dominate the World Health Assembly on Monday.
More How Geneva Airport helped the international city take off May 16, 2020 A photo essay looks back at the key phases of Geneva Airport's development over the past 100 years.
The World Trade Organization and the demise of multilateralism May 15, 2020 The resignation of the WTO director-general does not bode well for the international trading system, multilateralism and International Geneva.
More UN interns feel ‘left behind’ amid coronavirus pandemic May 1, 2020 Interns at United Nations agencies say their precarious work situation has been exacerbated with the outbreak of the virus.
More Pandemics and power Apr 28, 2020 The latest episode of Inside Geneva looks at how the relationship between leader and citizen has changed amid the threat from Covid-19.
How world leaders and citizens are handling coronavirus Apr 28, 2020 Who would want to be a leader during a pandemic?
Beyond Multilateralism: The Pauli Principle Apr 20, 2020 There is a lot of talk about the threat to multilateralism, but do we really understand what multilateralism means?
