Here's what else is happening

• 📃Pandemic agreement talks still stuck on ‘technology transfer’. In an eleventh-hour move, the European Union and some of its member states proposed qualifying every mention of “technology transfer” in the agreement with the phrase “mutually agreed” as nations rushed to finalise a final text by the end of Tuesday.
  Health Policy Watch (EN)
• ✂️White House proposes drastic cuts to state department and funding for UN, NATO and other groups. The proposal, which still has to go through several reviews and is likely to face opposition in Congress, includes halving the state department's budget, including eliminating nearly all contributions to the United Nations.
  Associated Press (EN)
• 🔮Multilateralism, the global south and the future. Analysts interviewed on this week’s Inside Geneva podcast share their views on the future of the United Nations and the inherent flaws it needs to fix to survive.
  Swissinfo (EN)
• 💥UN human rights office concerned about Israeli strikes on civilians in Lebanon. At least 71 civilians have been killed by Israeli forces in Lebanon, since the ceasefire came into effect on 27 November last year, a spokesperson for the rights commissioner told reporters in Geneva.
  Reuters (EN)
• 💵EU and Britain boost aid for Sudan at London conference. A one-day international conference took place in London yesterday, with officials working to raise funds to ease the humanitarian crisis as the conflict enters its third year.
  Reuters (EN)
• 🌡️Europe is world’s fastest warming continent with record temperatures in 2024. On a positive note, the World Meteorological Organization report also revealed that a record 45 per cent of electricity generated in Europe came from renewable sources in 2024.
  Health Policy Watch (EN)