Here’s what else is happening

• 🏛️Historic UN building in Geneva could be abandoned as Trump cuts loom. The UN’s Geneva office announced that its revised budget for 2026 includes an end to its lease of the historic Palais Wilson, previously used by the League of Nations and now housing the UN human rights branch
  Reuters (EN)
• 🚢UN trade agency says it faces ‘painful’ cuts as countries navigate tariffs. Rebeca Grynspan, secretary general of the UN trade and development agency, Unctad, said management has proposed to cut 70 jobs from its 500-strong staff due to donor cuts.
  Reuters (EN)
• 💥Conflicts killed 40 per cent more civilians in 2024. Volker Türk, the UN human rights chief, told the Human Rights Council that at least 48,300 people were killed last year, including 500 rights defenders.
  Tribune de Genève (FR)
• 🏡Will departures from international Geneva ease the housing market? A real estate expert estimated the number of available homes in Geneva – which is now tackling a housing deficit – if large numbers of staff employed in the ecosystem leave.
  RTS (FR)
• 🕊️Opinion: As the UN turns 80, Thant Myint-U argues it should be retooled for a less internationalist age. Former UN secretary general U Thant’s grandson writes that amid geopolitical tensions and budget cuts, the UN should focus on its founding purpose of preventing war.
  The Economist🔐 (EN)
• 💸US abandons Financing for Development conference. The Trump administration withdrew from a UN meeting on financing the Sustainable Development Goals, set to begin at the end of the month in Spain.
  Devex (EN)