Preparing for the next global catastrophe
Sep 26,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Jose Manuel Barroso GENEVA — After two-and-a-half years of lockdowns, quarantines, and mask mandates, billions of people around the world have returned to their […]
WTO is falling into the growing chasm between rich and poor nations
RANVIR S. NAYAR June 18, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/jfqnf As expected, the 12th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization, which took place at its headquarters in Geneva last week, […]
UN Rapporteur warns of Islamophobia but acknowledges right to criticise Islam
8 October 2021 Ahmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, has raised concerns about the growth of Islamophobia, arguing that since the 11 September terrorist […]
Kurdish office in Geneva causes diplomatic headache
Switzerland has come under pressure from Syria and Turkey after Syrian Kurds opened a “representation office” in Geneva. Damascus has sent a letter of protest to Bern, and in Ankara […]
Human Rights Council: Fundamental or fundamentally flawed?
The Human Rights Council is convening in Geneva until July 13. This session is mired in US-China rivalry, while the Council also faces criticism from developing countries who feel they are […]
How Geneva is preparing for Biden and Putin
Play Video https://media.swissinfo.ch/media/video/0737c4aa-157f-46e6-b374-bb3f5382df8a/rendition/79210cbc-8f61-4fd4-910d-44e8108035bc.mp4 Geneva will be hosting the first presidential meeting between the American president Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Preparations are underway.This content was published on […]
100 years of Multilateralism, Geneva exhibition examines human struggle between war and peace
By Frédéric Burnand in Geneva Nov 13, 2019 – swissinfo.ch Is war the future of man? This philosophical question is at the centre of an exhibition on war and […]
Inside Geneva: Can the city of peace stop the arms race?
By Imogen Foulkes in Geneva This content was published on February 11, 2019 Last week on the train to Geneva, I heard the tell-tale wail of sirens. That time of […]
PEACE POLICY: Syrian civil society meets in Geneva to discuss peace
By Kathrin Ammann THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2018 A Syrian girl walks past a hospital in Jarablus, northern Syria, in May. The three red […]
Inside Geneva : Who’s in charge in today’s wars?
By Imogen Foulkes This content was published on June 25, 2018 It is key for humanitarian organisations to be able to talk to ‘non-state’ armed groups to try to […]
Papal explainer: Pope Francis’ Geneva trip in a nutshell
By Simon Bradley This content was published on June 20, 2018 Pope Francis waves to a crowd at the Vatican on June 2, 2018 (Keystone) The pope is flying into Geneva […]
New technologies : AI has ‘enormous’ potential to transform health sector
By Simon Bradley This content was published on May 16, 2018 The role of the physician may change dramatically in the future thanks to new technologies (ITU) Big data […]
Geneva Declaration : Saving the spirit of communities through cultural heritage
By Frédéric Burnand in Geneva This content was published on April 17, 2018 11:00 AMApr 17, 2018 – 11:00 Outgoing UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad al-Hussein signs […]
Operation Papyrus: A new life for 1,000 illegal immigrants in Geneva
By Patricia Islas and Simon Bradley This content was published on February 28, 2018 Around 70% of undocumented migrants regularised under Geneva’s Papyrus scheme are female domestic workers(Getty Images) […]
Inside Geneva – Syria: what will it take to make peace?
By Imogen Foulkes This content was published on December 11, 2017 Patient diplomacy: UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura speaks at a meeting with the Syrian Negotiation Commission (SNC) in […]
Geneva hosts global Muslim World League gathering
Arab News | Published — Sunday 12 November 2017 GENEVA: Prominent thinkers, authors, diplomats and other personalities gathered to see the Muslim World League (MWL) launch the “Role of Religions […]
Nobel peace prize: Ican award sends nuclear message
Jonathan Marcus Diplomatic correspondent The Nobel Committee’s decision to honour the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as Ican, provides a powerful and timely reinforcement of the opprobrium and concern that should be attached to nuclear weapons. It comes at a moment when North Korea is actively developing […]
EXPLAINER: Syrian peace talks in Geneva: what’s going on?
By Simon Bradley May 15, 2017 Children stand among destroyed homes in Autaya in eastern al-Ghouta, Syria, on May 11, 2017(Keystone) Round six of United Nations-brokered talks aimed at ending […]
Obama, UN envoy voice alarm at ‘fraying’ Syria truce
Syria has been rocked by fighting in recent weeks, particularly around the city of Aleppo. Photo: AFP Obama, UN envoy voice alarm at ‘fraying’ Syria truce Published: 24 Apr 2016 08:57 GMT+02:00 Syria’s fragile ceasefire is in grave peril, US President Barack Obama and the UN’s special envoy warned, as […]
Opposition arrives for peace talks as more Syrians starve
By AFP – Jan 30,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Abu Mahmoud, a 52-year-old rebel fighter, speaks with a fellow fighter next to gas masks inside a tunnel, used as a base, in the rebel-controlled area of Arbeen, on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, on Friday (AFP photo) […]