World Health Organization flag outside its Geneva headquarters. (Flickr/US Mission)

🇦🇷Argentina says it will withdraw from the WHO. Presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni said Argentines “will not allow an international organisation to intervene in our sovereignty, much less in our health”.

🌟Rebeca Grynspan: ‘This is Latin America’s moment, it’s the region’s turn to lead the UN Secretariat’. The veteran Costa Rican politician and head of UN Trade and Development is considered one of the potential candidates to succeed António Guterres. She shares her views on the future of the region amid tariff tensions and Trump’s threats.

✂️Trump effect: NGO jobs under threat in Geneva. The organisation Impact, which employs 300 people, including 100 at its headquarters in Geneva, is among those affected by the US funding freeze. Given the size of the US contribution, two-thirds of its staff are potentially affected.

💄Has Geneva lost its allure? The exit of multinationals SGS and Firmenich, the cancelling of the Geneva Motor Show. Eurovision’s preference for Basel and now funding cuts to international Geneva all raise questions about the city’s ability to attract economic, cultural and diplomatic activity.

❤︎The Aga Khan, Geneva-born spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, dies. The billionaire philanthropist, who died in Lisbon aged 88, was the 49th hereditary imam of the Ismaili Shia Muslim community. His main philanthropic organisation, the Aga Khan Development Network, is based in Geneva.