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Human Rights Council adopts Swiss resolution on peaceful protests
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At the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, a Swiss resolution to protect human rights during peaceful demonstrations was accepted.
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Humanitarian law: bleak headlines, but not all bad news
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Dire reports from Ukraine and Gaza make it clear: international humanitarian law is often ignored. But in many less mediatised cases, warring parties continue to respect it.
How the UN plans to connect every school to the internet by 2030
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Two Geneva-based UN agencies have an ambitious plan to get all schools around the world online by 2030. Project leader Alex Wong explains how they hope to do this.
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From war-torn Sudan to Somalia and, finally, Gaza, these are some of the places Chris Lockyear, Secretary General of MSF, has visited during his career.
Summer profiles: challenges in humanitarian aid with MSF’s Secretary General
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In the second episode of our new series on the Inside Geneva podcast, we talk to Chris Lockyear, Secretary General of Médecins Sans Frontières.
Silence, threats, burnout – challenges for human rights defenders in times of war
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Warring parties do everything possible to avoid reports of rights violations becoming public. Activists from Ukraine and Israel talk about how they operate in tough contexts.
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Today, on Inside Geneva we’re kicking off a summer series of interviews with people who live and work in Geneva, but whose influence stretches worldwide.
Summer profiles: women defending other women around the world
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In the first episode of the new series of our Inside Geneva podcast, we talk to international human rights lawyer Antonia Mulvey, who defends women.
I spy: political snooping around International Geneva
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Geneva is fertile ground for spies in search of state secrets. We visited four places that have left their mark on the history of espionage.
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Swiss Solidarity, the humanitarian arm of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, is calling for donations to step up its aid in Sudan. Click here to donate.
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Europe has been marking 80 years since D-Day. International law, frequently discussed in Geneva, is often portrayed by politicians as an inconvenience.
Geneva Conventions turn 75: are they still effective?
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This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. But how relevant are these, and international law, especially for younger generations?
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Geneva is the home of international law, the rules that are supposed to stop the worst violations in war. But does anyone respect it anymore?
UN activities in Geneva hampered by financial constraints
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Facing an unprecedented budget crisis, the United Nations in Geneva has been forced to implement drastic cost-saving measures.
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Talks aimed at reaching a global agreement on how to better fight pandemics will be concluded by 2025 or earlier if possible, the Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday.
The challenges of decentralising vaccine production to Africa
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A Geneva-based vaccine alliance Gavi aims to bring more justice and promote vaccine production in Africa. It’s a good start, but is it enough?
05. June 2024, Live Podcast Event
Join us for a thought-provoking discussion on the question: Is international law dead? Featuring distinguished speakers: Andrew Clapham, Graduate Institute Professor, Laurent Gisel, Chief Legal Officer and Head of the Legal Division at the International Committee of the Red Cross, Cristina Figueira Shah, Graduate Institute Student
Please join us for a live podcast recording of Inside Geneva
Our host Imogen Foulkes will be hosting this live podcast recording about role of the Geneva Conventions and international law on 5th June 12.30-13.30.
What do you think Switzerland’s Alain Berset can bring to the Council of Europe?
The former interior minister is to become the first Swiss Secretary General of the Council of Europe – which issues should his five-year term focus on?
How is your country dealing with the return of stolen artifacts?
Western nations like Switzerland often have to deal with the process of recovering or returning looted artifacts which have been illegally imported. What’s the situation like in your country?
