Switzerland has called off a conference on applying the Geneva Conventions in the Middle East following protests from several countries.
This content was published onMarch 7, 2025 – 08:58
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Too few participants supported the draft final declaration that was to be the centrepiece of the conference on Friday.
+ Failed Middle East conference exposes international divisions
The event, to which 196 states parties were invited, was intended to lead to a reconfirmation of international humanitarian law. However, tensions rose in the weeks leading up to the meeting.
+ Israel critcises Swiss-hosted Middle East conference
Israel, which accused Switzerland of pursuing a “revisionist” approach that would lead to new obligations, and the United States, decided to boycott the meeting. According to Arab media reports, the Palestinians were about to do the same.
+ Read about the Middle East conference that Switzerland was reluctant to host
Switzerland had received a mandate from the UN General Assembly in September to organise the conference within six months.
Translated from German by DeepL/mga
Categories: Israel, Switzerland, United Nations
Clearly the Geneva Convention only applies to loser states… Might is Right.
see also https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/foreign-affairs/israel-criticises-swiss-decision-to-host-middle-east-conference-in-geneva-on-friday/88954370