Geneva Solutions • 16th January 2026

‘Everyday is a rollercoaster’: Venezuelan aid groups gripped by uncertainty

After US pressure on Venezuela culminated in this month’s military operation, local aid groups say acute humanitarian and economic crises are yet to figure among global priorities.

Geneva Solutions • 9th January 2026

Venezuela opposition's María Alejandra Aristeguieta: Trump falling for old playbook

María Alejandra Aristeguieta is a member of the Venezuelan opposition, which has been sidelined by Donald Trump despite its role in helping prepare the US capture of president Nicolás Maduro. She shares her surprise at the US president’s choice to work with Maduro’s successors and warns that he may be falling for an old regime playbook.

Geneva Solutions • 8th January 2026

Trump’s withdrawal from dozens of organisations further isolates international Geneva

An overnight announcement by president Donald Trump to exit 66 international organisations – including Unctad and the IPCC in Geneva – may signal the US administration’s further diversion from multilateralism, but may be more symbolic than a funding catastrophe.

SWI swissinfo.ch • 7th January 2026

Swiss oil traders weigh opportunities following US intervention in Venezuela

The US military intervention in Venezuela and capture of president Nicolás Maduro has put the world’s largest oil reserves back on the global energy map. Switzerland’s oil traders are paying close attention.

Sky News • 2nd January 2026

Aftermath of Crans-Montana bar fire on New Years Eve

Production for Sky News reporting in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, following deadly fire in Le Constellation bar on New Year's Eve, from 01:26.

Geneva Solutions • 18th December 2025

Ex-MSF chief Christos Christou: ‘Humanitarians can’t operate in isolation'

After six hectic years as head of the medical aid charity Médecins Sans Frontières, Christos Christou shares how the organisation has changed amid recent global seismic shocks.

12th December 2025

EU plans to replace fossil fuels with biological matter

The European Commission last month announced a new bioeconomy strategy that aims to increasingly use organic matter that can grow back to replace fossil fuels in producing materials such as plastics and other chemicals.

Geneva Solutions • 12th December 2025

As US exit looms, WHO chief defends job cuts and scientific independence

Nearly a year after the United States announced it would leave the World Health Organization and donor support became scarce, the UN agency’s head said it had “no choice” but to slash jobs.

SWI swissinfo.ch • 28th November 2025

What the US pullback means for Switzerland’s climate priorities

The absence of the United States - the world’s largest economy and its second-largest polluter - casts a long shadow over international climate negotiations. For Switzerland, the US void has reinforced its position on climate finance, while hindering the possibility of a fossil fuel phase-out.

SWI swissinfo.ch • 22nd November 2025

COP 30: Switzerland reinvigorates its climate offsetting plan

As negotiations at the United Nations climate conference in Belém drew to a close, Switzerland announced the creation of an alliance of countries supporting a carbon offset scheme it pioneered.

SWI swissinfo.ch • 22nd November 2025

How a global plan to preserve forests launched a carbon offset debate

Efforts to preserve rainforests were high on the agenda at the latest United Nations climate conference, held at the edge of the Amazon. The journey of a UN-backed scheme to prevent deforestation through carbon payments and offsets exposes the challenges of influencing climate-related practices from afar.

SWI swissinfo.ch • 22nd November 2025

Drug trade, land grabs threaten Amazon communities on climate front lines

Against the backdrop of COP30 – the first United Nations climate conference held in the Amazon – Indigenous communities whose rainforest preservation efforts are key to climate solutions are facing new, violent threats as a UN carbon offset scheme struggles to take hold.

Geneva Solutions • 21st November 2025

Fossil fuels fight engulfs Cop30 as vulnerable states warn adaptation can’t wait

As Cop30 negotiations enter the final stretch and fossil fuel politics consume the talks, countries increasingly affected by climate change-driven disasters press for more focus on adaptation.

Geneva Solutions • 19th November 2025

Indigenous groups say big forest funds don’t cut it for them

The UN’s first Amazonian climate conference has put a spotlight on primary rainforests and the need to support their preservation. But Indigenous groups have their own proposals.

SWI swissinfo.ch • 6th November 2025

What to expect from Switzerland’s climate diplomacy at COP30

Ahead of the United Nations COP30 talks, which open in the Brazilian city of Belém next week, Switzerland is sending mixed signals about its engagement in climate diplomacy.

Le Temps SA • 3rd November 2025

Le mercure, poison de la ruée vers l’or, au cœur de discussions à haut niveau cette semaine à Genève

Alors que les cours de l’or atteignent des niveaux record, la convention protégeant humains et environnement contre les effets toxiques du mercure utilisé illégalement pour produire ce métal précieux est sous pression. A Genève, une réunion internationale discutera des moyens de freiner son commerce.

Geneva Solutions • 2nd November 2025

Mercury rising: gold rush highlights Minamata Convention gaps

As gold prices soar to record levels, a convention aimed at protecting people and the environment from the toxic effects of mercury, illegally used by small-scale miners to produce the precious metal, is under pressure. Countries meeting this week in Geneva will discuss how to curb its trade.

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?