A rainbow is seen over the Broken Chair on the Place des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, December 23, 2019. (Keystone/Salvatore Di Nolfi)

🇨🇭International Geneva not always a cherished asset of Swiss foreign policy. Although federal budgets for international Geneva usually pass through parliament without raising questions, its role remains little known in Switzerland.

🔐Nato Geneva office ‘will not violate Swiss neutrality’. Joachin Molina, the head of the military alliance’s new office in Geneva, says his role is to work with international organisations and NGOs, and has nothing to do with bilateral affairs.

💊How big pharma fought the TRIPs waiver. An investigation by American nonprofit Public Citizen reveals the extensive lobbying efforts by US private actors around the TRIPS waiver discussions in Geneva and the ongoing pandemic agreement talks.

💥Ukraine war erodes Europe's support for humanitarian disarmament. In July, Lithuania withdrew from an international convention banning cluster munitions – a move that NGOs warn could set a precedent among other countries concerned about their security.

🇺🇦Swiss president backs lifting re-export ban on arms to Ukraine. Viola Amherd on Monday said she was in favour of revising a ban that currently prevents the re-export of Swiss-made weapons to Ukraine, arguing the embargo was harming the country’s industry.