Geneva Solutions • 26th October 2025

Cop of flop? Priced out of Belém, Geneva delegations keep it low-key

Less than two weeks out from the climate summit in Belem, Geneva-based UN agencies, NGOs and civil society regulars scale back their delegations – squeezed by budget constraints and sky-high hotel prices.

Geneva Solutions • 17th October 2025

What it takes to negotiate a successful ceasefire – and make it last

As hope flickers that the Gaza ceasefire will stick this time, veteran mediators who have been here before warn that peace brokered after any war won’t last unless political and military talks advance together.

Geneva Solutions • 5th October 2025

How Trump’s crusade against migration reverberates in Geneva

Nine months after launching his campaign promise to crack down on migration, Trump is taking a swing at the UN asylum system. As countries meet this week in Geneva to discuss funding for refugee protection, what will the US rhetoric mean for international agencies?

Geneva Solutions • 27th September 2025

Humanitarians are ready for reset – but what does it mean?

As the UN rushes to come up with ideas to reboot the multilateral system, humanitarian leaders say they are ready to put plans in action, beating other sectors to the start line.

Geneva Solutions • 23rd September 2025

At UN New York meet, diplomats shy away from reform talk

Delegations are mulling over the UN’s recent reform proposals as leaders gather in New York at a historic, albeit existential moment for the organisation.

Geneva Solutions • 21st September 2025

UN faces dark future if nations don’t act, says analyst ahead of high-level meet

A week after the UN secretary general proposed a new 2026 budget that would cut nearly a fifth of staff, experts warn that its financial crisis will still get a lot worse unless urgent and reasoned measures are taken. Ronny Patz, an academic specialising in UN finances, explains why.

Le Temps SA • 1st September 2025

Au Pérou, le défi colossal de la régularisation de la production d’or

Alors que le cours de l’or flambe, les enjeux liés à la traçabilité de ce dernier sont plus que jamais d’actualité. Une initiative suisse a renforcé sa surveillance à la suite d’un accident meurtrier au Pérou en 2023. Reportage dans ce pays, premier producteur d’or d’Amérique du Sud.

Chemical & Engineering News • 29th August 2025

As UK eyes copying foreign chemical approvals, questions persist

A public consultation on the UK government’s proposal to base some of its chemical approvals on the work done by “trusted foreign jurisdictions” closed earlier this month. But experts question how decisions will be made to avoid dangerous substances being imported, manufactured, and used domestically.  The Labour government has pr...

Geneva Solutions • 22nd August 2025

Donor crisis prompts a rethink on rules of collaboration for humanitarian data partnerships

Under pressure from aid cuts, humanitarian groups may be exposing themselves and people they serve to privacy risks as they seek support from the private sector to improve efficiency. As artificial intelligence gains ground, experts say the rules of the game are due for a rethink.

Geneva Solutions • 7th August 2025

Tedros says 400 WHO jobs phased out – half in Geneva

Amid a sweeping internal restructuring, the head of the global health organisation confirmed that 400 positions have been slashed through early retirement and non-renewal of contracts, half of which in headquarters in Geneva.

Geneva Solutions • 24th July 2025

Lost your job in international Geneva? Here’s what you need to know

As more staff at Geneva’s international organisations, missions and NGOs receive termination notices, the shock of losing their job has quickly given way to endless questions about how to plan ahead. Every situation will vary, but here are a few things to keep in mind, according to experts.

Geneva Solutions • 24th July 2025

‘It shattered my view of the organisation’s values’: How Geneva staff are coping with aid cuts

Disappointed by their agencies’ mishandling of the funding crisis, fearful of reprisals for speaking out or bracing for their next career move, staff facing sudden termination or relocation share how they are navigating international Geneva’s new reality.

Geneva Solutions • 29th June 2025

UN rights expert calls out world’s ‘carbon tunnel vision’

Midway between climate talks in Baku and Belém, the UN’s special rapporteur on climate accuses the fossil fuel industry of violating human rights while benefiting from the climate crisis. But as the UN grapples with existential problems of its own, she warns that the call for climate justice has just become more inaudible.

Geneva Solutions • 20th June 2025

Swiss relief packages announced for international Geneva

Public authorities in Geneva and Bern have made decisions that may provide international Geneva with over CHF 300 million in relief as the multilateral hub bleeds out financially.

Geneva Solutions • 20th June 2025

Experts say investing in disaster preparation pays off. But who’s listening?

As climate change turbocharges extreme weather events, disaster experts argue that anticipatory action provides a lot of bang for the buck, versus recovery costs. But, as donor countries reduce aid, it is unclear where critical funding for disaster risk reduction will come from.

Geneva Solutions • 11th June 2025

Data blackout: How aid cuts are leaving humanitarian response in the dark

Before humanitarian aid reaches emergency hotspots, a vast network of organisations works behind the scenes, sourcing and analysing data to inform relief operations on the ground. But recent US aid cuts have hit this key sub-sector hard, forcing the organisations to make difficult choices.

Chemical & Engineering News • 29th May 2025

World Health Assembly ends amid aid cuts and political divisions

US skips meeting for first time since 1948 as China is set to become World Health Organization’s biggest funder.

Geneva Solutions • 21st May 2025

Nations agree to raise their WHO fees in wake of US retreat

Countries at the World Health Assembly approved the UN health agency’s proposed budget and agreed to pitch in more, providing the embattled organisation with some financial breathing space, while gaps in its funding remain.

Chemical & Engineering News • 19th May 2025

Global pandemic treaty nears adoption, but key obstacle remains

Countries can’t agree on how to share and compensate for pathogen data Global pandemic treaty nears adoption, but key obstacle remains.

Geneva Solutions • 19th May 2025

Nations brace for tough choices at global health meet in Geneva amid funding gap

The World Health Assembly opens its annual session on Monday amid the WHO’s ongoing funding crisis and the anticipated adoption of the pandemic treaty – or at least the bulk of it that has been agreed.