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When disaster strikes: Bangladesh project shows how inclusion leads to empowerment - Geneva Solutions

2 days ago | genevasolutions.news | Kasmira Jefford

Floods and other disasters have forced over 260 million people globally to become internally displaced within their own countries over the past decade, with people with disabilities especially at risk. Historically excluded from disaster management processes, a community-led training scheme in Bangladesh shows how inclusion leads to empowerment.
Nations approve UN labour budget, sidestepping LGBTQ rights clash

4 days ago | genevasolutions.news | Michelle Langrand

Delegates gathered in Geneva for the International Labour Conference cleared the budget after an initial delay prompted by ideological divisions. Nations narrowly approved the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) programme and budget for the next two years on Wednesday, sidestepping yet another collapse in negotiations at its annual conference in Geneva.
UN Geneva, the quiet battleground in Washington’s anti-DEI crusade

1 week ago | genevasolutions.news | Michelle Langrand

An ideological battle is afoot to purge the United Nations of its progressive language and policies on gender, diversity and climate change. The United States is leading it, though with limited success. Gender equality and inclusion have long been contentious issues at the United Nations. Despite hard-won advances on women’s rights – from protection against discrimination to access to sexual and reproductive health –, progress remains fragile.
Global health prize winner Helen Rees: from activist to policy pioneer

2 weeks ago | genevasolutions.news | Michelle Langrand

This Friday, the World Health Assembly will award the British-born doctor with the Dr. Lee Jong-wook prize, honouring a life spent shaping public health – from the defiant clinics of apartheid-era Johannesburg to the influential policy halls of Geneva. As the world’s health architecture falters, Rees draws from an unscripted career forged in crisis and an unwavering conviction in human rights.
Nations agree to raise their WHO fees in wake of US retreat

2 weeks ago | genevasolutions.news | Paula Dupraz-Dobias

Countries at the World Health Assembly approved the UN health agency’s proposed budget and agreed to pitch in more, providing the embattled organisation with some financial breathing space, while gaps in its funding remain.
Geneva and Hans Wilsdorf Foundation launch CHF50m plan for international Geneva

2 weeks ago | genevasolutions.news | Kasmira Jefford

Geneva’s State Council is partnering with the foundation behind Swiss luxury watchmaker Rolex to help NGOs cope with funding cuts. Despite the blow from the Trump administration’s decision to slash foreign aid, international Geneva is not giving up.
Countries adopted a pandemic agreement – now what? - Geneva Solutions

2 weeks ago | genevasolutions.news | Michelle Langrand

States have finally adopted a global agreement that should help the world avert, prepare for and tackle future global health emergencies. There is still a long road ahead before it can be fully put into practice. On a rainy Tuesday morning, ministers huddled inside Geneva’s Palais des Nations for the World Health Assembly formally endorsed the pandemic agreement, marking the culmination of three years of intense negotiations launched as the Covid-19 pandemic brought the world to a grinding halt.
Nations brace for tough choices at global health meet in Geneva amid funding gap

3 weeks ago | genevasolutions.news | Paula Dupraz-Dobias

The World Health Assembly opens its annual session on Monday amid the WHO’s ongoing funding crisis and the anticipated adoption of the pandemic treaty – or at least the bulk of it that has been agreed. The World Health Organization (WHO) will be in the spotlight this week as global health leaders converge on Geneva for the World Health Assembly (WHA), with questions looming over how the UN agency will weather its latest budgetary storm after losing its biggest donor.
Half of women’s rights NGOs brace for closure over aid cuts: UN survey

3 weeks ago | genevasolutions.news | Michelle Langrand

A year of drastic foreign aid cuts is pushing hundreds of organisations advocating for women and girls’ rights “to the brink”, UN Women warns. Steep cuts to foreign aid budgets have dealt a heavy blow to organisations advocating for women’s rights. A survey conducted by UN Women in March found that nearly half of 411 organisations surveyed were expecting to shut down within six months due to aid budget cuts, while 90 per cent had been financially impacted by the funding reductions.
Beijing and Washington break ice on first day of trade talks in Geneva

4 weeks ago | genevasolutions.news | Michelle Langrand

In a bid to ease mounting trade tensions, American and Chinese delegations met at the Swiss ambassador’s residence in Cologny, Geneva, for extended discussions aimed at paving the way toward real negotiations over the steep tariffs the economic superpowers have been trading. As the US and China remain locked in an escalating trade war, all eyes have turned to Geneva this weekend. On Saturday, delegations from both powers held a first round of discussions, with another round slated for Sunday.