Robert Petit, chair of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism on Syria, in Geneva, 10 February 2025. (Nora Teylouni/Le Temps)

🇸🇾Robert Petit: ‘Damascus says it is ready to cooperate with international justice’. The head of a UN mechanism set up to investigate the worst crimes committed in Syria since 2011 said while it has received positive signals, it is still waiting for the green light from the new authorities.

❄️Nathalie Fontanet: Switzerland’s reputation is at stake in this multilateralism crisis. The president of Geneva’s state council urges Switzerland to defend the humanitarian values ​​that make up its identity.

🚫Israel's halt to food and aid deliveries worsens Gaza conditions. Palestinian authorities said the suspension is endangering civilians and cutting off their access to water and electricity, while sending prices of essential food items higher.

📈Exclusive: number of WHO senior directors nearly doubled since 2017. The cost of WHO’s top-level echelon have grown even faster, with roughly $92m spent on just 215 directors, the director general and his 11 member senior team, analysis of data shows.

🗣Only a functioning Palestinian state could replace UNRWA: agency chief. The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees on Monday rejected Israel's assertion that other organisations could replace it in Gaza, insisting that only a Palestinian state "institution" could take over.