Good morning, this is Michelle. As most donors return to UNRWA's side, the head of the UN aid agency for Palestinians seemed confident before the press yesterday. So it lives to fight another day but just for how long?
And join us on 15 May at the Geneva Press Club to discuss the implications of the UN’s liquidity crisis, with our guests, International Crisis Group’s Maya Ungar and veteran UN civil servant, Michael Møller. We hope to see you there! |
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Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA commissioner eneral, speaks to the press in Geneva, 0 April 2024. (Geneva olutions/Michelle Langrand)
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Can UNRWA weather the storm?
The fate of the UN Palestinian aid agency continues to be mired in uncertainty. In a little over six months, serious allegations against its staff cost it the support of its main donors, all this while an unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Gaza unfolds. Even as an independent review commissioned by the United Nations last week largely cleared its name against Israeli accusations, and most states resumed their funding, the blow to the agency’s reputation has left a mark.
Geneva Solutions
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Here's what else is happening
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💣New wars, new weapons and the Geneva Conventions.
In the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, new, autonomous weapons are being used. Are losing the race to control them – and the artificial intelligence systems that run them?, this episode of the Inside Geneva podcast asks.
Swissinfo (EN)
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🛠️Where global governance went wrong – and how to fix it.
International agreements have not balanced our freedoms in the way that they should, Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz writes in this analysis of the asymmetries in the rules-based trading system and the WTO.
Foreign Policy (paywall) (EN)
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🇰🇵UN experts say North Korea missile landed in Ukraine's Kharkiv.
The debris from a missile that landed in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on 2 January was from a North Korean Hwasong-11 series ballistic missile, UN sanctions monitors told a Security Council committee in a report seen by Reuters on Monday.
Reuters (EN)
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🎙️The many talents André Scheider, Geneva airport’s outgoing CEO.
From professional musician to PhD physicist at CERN, to chief operating officer at the World Economic Forum, André Scheider’s life has taken many remarkable turns. As he prepares to retire as head of Geneva Airport later this year, Scheider looks back on his career.
World Radio Switzerland (EN)
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🐄Risk of bird flu spreading to cows outside the US, WHO expert warns.
A World Health Organization official, speaking at a news briefing in Geneva on Tuesday, said there was a risk of H5N1 bird flu virus spreading to cows in other countries beyond the United States through migratory birds.
Reuters (EN)
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© Mana Neyestani (Iran)
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Cartooning for Peace, an exhibition that celebrates press freedom.
An exhibition showcasing the perspectives of editorial cartoonists on women’s rights, war, and artificial intelligence, opened Tuesday in Geneva. Organised by the City of Geneva, in collaboration with Paris-based association Cartooning for Peace, the 60 drawings by cartoonists from around the world "aim to provoke thought and inspire political reflection".
The exhibition, on display along the Quai Wilson until 2 June, comes ahead of World Press Freedom on Friday, when the Geneva-based Freedom Cartoonists Foundation, and the city of Geneva will award its biennial editorial cartooning prize to two new laureates at a ceremony attended by Iranian lawyer and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi, at the Maison de la Paix.
Le Temps (FR)
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Join us at our next event
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💰The United Nations has been facing its worst liquidity crunch, forcing it to adopt several aggressive cost-saving measures. At this event, Geneva Solutions with guest speakers Michael Møller, former director general at the UN in Geneva, and Maya Ungar, UN analyst at the International Crisis Group, will discuss its latest reporting on the UN’s money woes and the wider implications for the multilateral system. Register to attend in person at the Domaine de Penthes, where an apéritif will follow the event, or to participate online.
Geneva Press Club (EN)
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