Hello, this is Michelle. As the first phase of a ceasefire in Gaza takes hold, humanitarian groups call for much-needed aid for over two million Palestinians to be allowed to flow freely, my collegue Kasmira reports.
And two policy experts argue that for secretary general António Guterres's UN80 initiative to achieve meaningful reform beyond budget cuts, countries should leverage Geneva's main assets. |
Israeli tanks are positioned on the coastal road leading to Gaza City as displaced Palestinians gather near Wadi Gaza in the central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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🌅UNAids faces uncertain future amid UN reform push.
The board of the organisation leading the global HIV response doubled down on a downsizing plan for the cash-strapped body, defying the UN secretary general’s push to close it by next year.
Devex (EN)
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🏔️The Davos set in decline: can the World Economic Forum save itself?
Shaken by the ousting of its founder and historic leader, Klaus Schwab, the organisation faces an existential moment, with its next gathering in the Swiss Alps seen as critical to its survival.
Financial Times (EN)
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🪖UN to slash a quarter of peacekeepers globally over lack of funds.
The UN will have to repatriate between 13,000 and 14,000 troops and police across nine operations due to financial constraints, according to a UN anonymous source.
Reuters (EN)
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🧩Exclusive: World Bank president announces restructuring in staff email.
Ajay Banga laid out plans, set to kick in on 1 January 2026, to fuse several divisions from its public and private arms to centralise operations and improve efficiency.
Devex (EN)
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🏥The loopholes in the exceptions in international humanitarian law: The case of attacks on hospitals.
As attacks on health facilities in conflict zones increase, despite their protected status, experts discuss whether they are the result of the rules are simply being misinterpreted or purposely exploited.
Geneva Health Files (EN)
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