Here’s what else is happening

• ✂️Opinion: International Geneva deserves more than budget cuts. Bern is having to tighten its belt and this requires a collective effort. However, sacrificing international Geneva, one of its greatest global assets, for financial reasons would be a mistake, writes PLR politician Cyril Aellen.
  Le Temps (FR)
• 💸Developing World Faces Multi-Billion Climate Adaptation Cash Gap, U.N. Report Says. International public adaptation finance flows to developing countries increased to $28bn in 2022. However, this meets only a fraction of the needs, the UN warned in a new report released ahead of Cop29 where countries are due to set new financial targets.
  Reuters via US News and World Report (EN)
• 🪓Red Cross museum threatened by closure from 2027. Bern will cut CHF 1.1 million in funding over next two years, putting at risk some 20 jobs and a large collection of collectibles.
  Tribune de Genève (FR)
• 🌌Mark Thomson, physicist: ‘We are going to open a new window onto the universe that we haven’t had before’. The British physicist, who will replace Fabiola Gianotti at the head of CERN, was chosen over two men, a veteran Greek researcher and a former Dutch minister.
  El País (EN)
• 🌡️As global temperatures surge, countries lack data to address climate change. Big gaps in climate data are making it more difficult for countries to make informed decisions to mitigate the effects of climate change, a new report by the World Meteorological Organization released Thursday finds.
  Health Policy Watch (EN)