Good morning, today, as we continue to follow the Taliban’s visit to Geneva, we report on the WHO chief meeting with its health leader.

We also get word that space diplomacy talks in Geneva have been postponed and harassment claims continue to cause a stir at the Geneva Centre for Humanitarian Demining.

Geneva Solutions

10.02.2022

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization, addresses the high-level ministerial meeting on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan held in Geneva. (Credit: UN Photo/Violaine Martin)

🤝 WHO meets the Taliban. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), held talks with the Taliban’s health leader in Geneva on Tuesday on Afghanistan’s “dire” health situation. Tedros said in a tweet on Wednesday that he had met with Qalandar Ebad to discuss “the health needs in the country”. A delegation of the Taliban arrived in Geneva on Sunday to meet with NGOs and institutions in an effort to unblock access to humanitarian aid, as first reported by Geneva Solutions. The visit was organised by Geneva Call, a humanitarian organisation that engages with non-state armed groups on the protection of civilians.

Geneva Solutions (EN)

Here's what else is happening

🚀 UN postpones space diplomacy talks after Russia asks for more time. Initially scheduled to take place next week in Geneva, the meeting aimed to prevent an arms race in space. Politico
Politico (EN)
🔥 Crisis deepens at Geneva Centre for Humanitarian Demining, as staff complain of harassment and mismanagement.
Le Temps (FR)
💰 UN panel wraps up after Iraq pays $52.4bn for Kuwait invasion. The commission received 2.7 million compensation demands, for a total of $352bn, since its creation in 1991.
France24 (EN)
🇺🇳 UN Sudan mission to wrap up consultations aimed at resolving crisis. After an initial round of meetings, the body will publish its findings next week.
Reuters (EN)
🇨🇭 Swiss president pays tribute to ICRC during visit to Niger. Ignazio Cassis visited various Swiss aid projects including a rehabilitation centre funded by the ICRC.
Swissinfo (EN)

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