Here's what else is happening

• 🇨🇭Two-thirds of Swiss value role of international Geneva. A survey by the Yougov opinion research institute found that support was highest in Ticino and French-speaking Switzerland, where 74 and 72 per cent of residents respectively said it played an important role. That compared with 63 per cent in German-speaking Switzerland.
  Swissinfo (EN)
• 🏭New trade war deadline prolongs instability, UN trade agency says. Pamela Coke-Hamilton, executive director of the International Trade Centre, told reporters that the extension undermines long-term investment as businesses are unable to make plans.
  Reuters (EN)
• 🦠Next phase of pandemic talks resumes, tackling tricky issue of sharing pathogen information. Politically fraught talks to finalise the WHO pandemic agreement kick off today, as countries begin negotiating a contentious annex on how pathogen data is shared and how resulting medical benefits are distributed.
  Health Policy Watch (EN)
• 🇨🇭ICRC budget cuts draw muted political response from Bern to Geneva The International Committee of the Red Cross is set to cut 300 million Swiss francs from its budget starting in 2026, sparking fears of layoffs and a scaling back of field operations. Yet the political reaction so far has been noticeably subdued.
  Le Temps🔐 (FR)
• 💂The UN's changing of the guard. Campaigning is already well underway to find a successor for incumbent secretary-general António Guterres, who steps down next year.
  Devex (EN)