International Geneva

Geneva is known as a hub for dozens of international organisations, the United Nations and over 380 non-governmental agencies.

Bridging climate action and conflict areas: a new hope from COP29

This content was published on Nov 29, 2024 Climate policy specialist Annika Erickson-Pearson explains why a set of principles adopted at COP29 aimed at enhancing climate action in conflict-areas looks set to make a difference.

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Proposed Swiss cuts to international aid mean less for the needy

This content was published on Nov 27, 2024 The Swiss government’s major savings project is giving international cooperation organisations cold sweats.

Europe, the UN and the fight for human rights

This content was published on Nov 26, 2024 This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Council of Europe. Is the world still committed to human rights?

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Inside Geneva: Europe, the UN and the battle for human rights

This content was published on Nov 26, 2024 This week’s Inside Geneva podcast, from the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, tackles the latest challenges to human rights and international law.

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War in Ukraine erodes European support for humanitarian disarmament

This content was published on Nov 25, 2024 The withdrawal of Lithuania from the convention banning cluster munitions has raised concerns among NGOs that this decision will encourage other states, worried about their own security, to disassociate themselves from treaties designed to protect civilians in wartime.

What does the Israeli parliament’s ban on UNRWA mean?

This content was published on Nov 21, 2024 The Israeli Parliament’s decision will prevent the UN agency for Palestinian refugees from delivering aid in Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem. It has been met with strong reactions and is raising many questions. Here are some answers.

Red Cross Museum: its head proposes nationalization to save it

Nationalisation suggested to save Red Cross Museum

This content was published on Nov 16, 2024 The director of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum in Geneva is calling for a national debate on the institution’s future.

Global firearm count surpasses one billion

This content was published on Nov 14, 2024 As armed conflicts intensify worldwide, the global arms trade is surging. Small-calibre weapons are increasingly funnelled into criminal networks.

Inside Geneva goes to New York

This content was published on Nov 12, 2024 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?

This content was published on Nov 12, 2024 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 girls attend a class at the primary school after returning from the summer holidays.

Afghan women ‘very afraid’ of new Taliban law, says NGO worker

This content was published on Nov 10, 2024 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.

Afghan burqa-clad women walk along a street on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif on October 13, 2024.

Are women’s rights in Afghanistan negotiable?

This content was published on Nov 9, 2024 Are women and girls in Afghanistan being sacrificed by the international community as a bargaining chip to engage with the Taliban?

Switzerland loans funds for renovating IOM building in Geneva

This content was published on Nov 6, 2024 The governing Federal Council approved a loan of CHF 44.7 million (about $51.1 million) for the purpose.

US election: is America drifting away from International Geneva?

This content was published on Nov 4, 2024 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.

Love for life in Gaza – and human rights at COP29

This content was published on Oct 29, 2024 Inside Geneva this week looks at life in Gaza and asks whether Azerbaijan should really be hosting COP29 next month.

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Inside Geneva: life in Gaza and COP29

This content was published on Oct 29, 2024 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.

NATO fixes an "anomaly" in Geneva without violating neutrality

NATO Geneva office ‘will not violate Swiss neutrality’

This content was published on Oct 25, 2024 NATO’s new Geneva office is aimed at NGOs and international bodies rather than direct links to Bern.

ICRC president: humanitarian law is violated ‘every day around the world’

This content was published on Oct 23, 2024 The Geneva Conventions celebrate their 75th anniversary against a backdrop of multiple armed conflicts.

Almost 3,000 people demonstrate for Palestine in Geneva

This content was published on Oct 20, 2024 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).

What the US presidential elections mean for Geneva

This content was published on Oct 15, 2024 The US elections are around the corner. Will they actually change anything for Geneva and its institutions?

Inside Geneva: does it matter to the UN who’s in the White House?

This content was published on Oct 15, 2024 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.

The "Broken Chair" sculpture after was restored for the delight of tourists on the Place des Nations in front of the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday 08 august 2024. The "Broken Chair" sculpture, by Swiss artist Daniel Berset, is a symbol for victims of the anti-person mines created in 1997 for Handicap International. (KEYSTONE/Martial Trezzini)

Key facts and figures on International Geneva

This content was published on Oct 15, 2024 In the last decade, the number of multinationals in Geneva has doubled, while the number of NGOs has also increased considerably.