Noel Curran, European Broadcasting Union director-general speaking at the opening ceremony of the International Press Institute world congress, at the United Nations in Geneva, 4 June 2019. (Keystone/Salvatore Di Nolfi)

Meet the organisation behind Eurovision and its fight for trusted journalism. Ahead of the annual Eurovision song contest, the head of its organising body, Noel Curran, unpacks the politics that often accompany the event while defending fact-based journalism as governments and big tech feed the rise of disinformation.

Switzerland fails to organise Gaza conference in Geneva. Switzerland cancelled the UN-mandated conference after several states rejected the draft proposal they said failed to reflect “the gravity of the situation on the ground”. Israel praised the cancellation, commending itself for its work behind the scenes to foil the event.

💣FUNDING MINE ACTION. On Tuesday, state parties to the anti-personnel mines ban convention are set to gather for their annual pledging conference, where they will seek financial support to rid the world of the deadly explosives and fund the activities of the 1999 treaty.

The convention’s 164 signatories have committed to never use anti-personnel mines, nor to “develop, produce, otherwise acquire, stockpile, retain or transfer” them.

🍿FRAME FORWARD. Seats at Geneva’s human rights festival that continues this week are getting filled up fast. Here are our highlights.

A world of extremes. On Monday, the rise of far-right extremism will take centre stage with the screening of The Last Republican, the story of a politician on Washington’s political frontlines denouncing Donald Trump after the 2021 Capitol attack, followed by a discussion with the director.

What tomorrow holds. The balance of power has shifted dramatically in Ukraine over the past 10 days. After screening Flowers of Ukraine on Tuesday, a former Ukrainian negotiator from the failed Minsk talks and Nobel prize winner Oleksandra Matviichuk, who has been working to document violations in the Donbas, will consider how peace may be achieved in Ukraine and how the country could be rebuilt.

Called into question. Thursday, the world premier of a documentary on the embattled UN agency for Palestinian refugees and its little-known 75 years of history will be screened in the presence of UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini, who has repeatedly denounced Israeli efforts to dismantle the UN organisation.

– Michelle Langrand