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Hi, this is Paula. A month after beginning food distribution operations that have left hundreds of Gazans dead, the Geneva-registered Gaza Humanitarian Foundation risks dissolution as Swiss authorities step in, citing legal shortcomings.

The Swiss culture ministry comes to the rescue of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum, while the World Food Programme says that aid to Sudanese refugees will be cut unless funding is found.

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Paula Dupraz-Dobias

03.07.2025


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Palestinians carry aid supplies received from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation through the Netzarim Corridor, central Gaza Strip, 29 May 2025. (Keystone/EPA/Haitham Imad)

📦Swiss move to dissolve Gaza aid delivery group's Geneva branch. Switzerland on Wednesday began proceedings to shut down the Geneva branch of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, after an inquiry found it failed to meet several legal requirements.

Reuters (EN)

🇨🇭Switzerland comes to the aid of Red Cross museum. After its abrupt decision to cut funding last year, the museum has secured new grants from the Swiss culture and foreign ministries, though slightly below what it previously received.

Barron's via AFP (EN)

⛑️UN: lacking funds, WFP threatens to close in Sudanese refugee camps. The countries affected are Egypt, Libya, the Central African Republic, and Ethiopia, which together host nearly two million Sudanese refugees.

RFI via Info Migrants (FR)

🌡️Extreme temps grip Europe as heat islands increase risks for millions. The World Meteorological Organization warned on Tuesday that the extreme heat is a "silent killer," urging coordinated heat-health action plans be put in place to protect the public.

Arete News (EN)

🎂UN Charter turns 80 – but does it still matter? Ongoing wars give the impression that the UN Charter is less respected today than in the past. But scholars argue that less visible successes, such as in the field of technical cooperation, are also important.

Swissinfo (EN)

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