ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric, at the organisation’s headquarters in Geneva in June, 2023 (David Wagnières)

⚖️ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric: ‘We have two years to reaffirm humanitarian law’. Last Friday in New York, the ICRC joined forces with six major players in global geopolitics to launch a groundbreaking platform aimed at putting the Geneva Conventions back at the centre of political priorities. In an exclusive interview with Le Temps, president Mirjana Spoljaric explains the reasons behind it.

🌌Why Cern wants to build a giant particle collider. While Cern celebrates its 70th this week, new discoveries at the particle physics laboratory are rarer celebrations – something a new, and much larger collider could change. But at an estimated cost of $17bn, is it worth it?

⛑️Russian Red Cross cleared in internal audit, despite allegations of misconduct. The branch, which had been accused of being involved in the “reeducation” of deported Ukrainian children, has been cleared and allowed to participate in the movement’s 34th International Conference at the end of October.

🇭🇹UN: Tougher measures needed to stem gang violence in Haiti. The latest UN figures show that more than 3,660 people have been killed since January. The organisation’s Human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday warned that personnel and equipment on the ground were not sufficient to counter the gangs and end the violence.

💼Unions file ILO complaint over Israel's treatment of Palestinian workers. The complaint, filed by a group of 10 global trade unions on Friday, alleges that Israel’s treatment of Palestinian workers since the Gaza war began had breached a global treaty.