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genevasolutions.news @genevasolutions.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

OPINION The Council of Europe is the only regional human rights system yet to explicitly recognise the right to a healthy environment in a binding treaty. With climate and environmental crises worsening, it’s time to act. — Francesca Mingrone & Sébastien Duyck ➡️ l.genevasolutions.news/IK

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genevasolutions.news @genevasolutions.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

As civil society faces AI-powered cyberthreats, NGOs are asking donors to help the sector prepare. Geneva-based cyber expert Stéphane Duguin warns that that window is rapidly closing. ➡️ l.genevasolutions.news/bX

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genevasolutions.news @genevasolutions.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

As Ebola continues to spread in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the burning question at recent UN pandemic preparedness meetings at the UN General Assembly was: Is the world willing and able to pay for readiness?

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Ebola outbreak shows that the world is not ready for the next pandemic - Geneva Solutions

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genevasolutions.news @genevasolutions.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Since stepping down from his role as head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency earlier this year, Philippe Lazzarini has published a candid account of his tenure, denouncing disinformation campaigns and western hypocrisy over Gaza. ➡️ l.genevasolutions.news/Qp

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genevasolutions.news @genevasolutions.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

As Geneva’s annual sustainable finance summit prepares to open its doors on Tuesday, its co-founder, Swiss banker Patrick Odier, argues that sustainability must remain a long-term priority despite global conflicts, energy and security threats diverting political attention.

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Building Bridges chairman Patrick Odier: ‘Sustainability issues have become over-politicised’ - Geneva Solutions

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genevasolutions.news @genevasolutions.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Almost two years after Trump’s axing of aid, compounded by other donor cuts, Swiss authorities say the impact on the workforce in international Geneva is less than feared. But staff describe a grim job market and increasingly precarious contracts. ➡️ l.genevasolutions.news/co

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genevasolutions.news @genevasolutions.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

With just three months remaining before António Guterres’ term ends, Costa Rican Rebeca Grynspan has again topped a fourth informal straw poll at the Security Council, ahead of Guyana’s Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, with Argentina’s Rafael Grossi slightly behind. ➡️ l.genevasolutions.news/oc

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genevasolutions.news @genevasolutions.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

OPINION Same-sex intimacy bans in most countries are a colonial legacy. Yet a UN draft resolution on decriminalisation omits that history, risking the false idea that LGBTIQ rights are a western imposition, write Outright International’s Venus Aves and André du Plessis.

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❝The UN rights council can't address anti-gay laws without condemning their colonial roots - Geneva Solutions

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genevasolutions.news @genevasolutions.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A tide of anti-gay laws and rhetoric is sweeping across regions, putting already stigmatised communities at greater risk, UN LGBT rights expert Graeme Reid tells Geneva Solutions in an interview. ➡️ l.genevasolutions.news/t6

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genevasolutions.news @genevasolutions.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The proliferation of mammoth, resource-intensive data centres needed to power the artificial intelligence frenzy is putting grids under strain and provoking resistance from communities. The UN’s regional group for Europe wants countries to plan ahead.

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The energy problem of the AI data centre boom - Geneva Solutions

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genevasolutions.news @genevasolutions.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Three candidates vying for the top job pitched their plans on Wednesday to haul the ailing UN labour agency out of crisis-mode. ➡️ l.genevasolutions.news/5i

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genevasolutions.news @genevasolutions.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

As New York buzzes with UNGA week diplomacy, a looming leadership race and questions about an ongoing reform process underlie uncertainties about the future of the global organisation, with Geneva also at risk. ➡️ l.genevasolutions.news/zJ

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genevasolutions.news @genevasolutions.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

OPINION The “fog of war”, “special operation”, a ministry of “war” replacing the ministry of “defense”: words speak volumes – and their absence too, writes international law professor Andrew Clapham, who asks why “pacifism” is no longer discussed.

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❝Waging war with words: how language normalises violence - Geneva Solutions

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genevasolutions.news @genevasolutions.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Reporting to the Human Rights Council this week on the Kremlin’s widening crackdown on Russian critics overseas, Maria Katzarova urged states to create a binding international instrument to put a stop to authoritarian governments reaching across borders.

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UN rights expert calls out Moscow’s intensified repression of opponents outside Russia - Geneva Solutions

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genevasolutions.news @genevasolutions.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

OPINION. Competition for scarce resources, widening inequalities, mounting demographic pressures – with tech weapons increasingly accessible, the world is growing ever more dangerous, writes Keith Krause, Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding director. ➡️https://l.genevasolutions.news/k5

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genevasolutions.news @genevasolutions.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It’s that time of year again when world leaders descend on New York for the UN General Assembly. In this special podcast episode, PassBlue's Dulcie Leimbach and Geneva Solution's Paula Dupraz-Dobias sit down to discuss some of the critical issues at stake. ➡️ l.genevasolutions.news/oR

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genevasolutions.news @genevasolutions.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

OPINION. As the boundaries between war and peace blur and rapid advances in artificial intelligence give way to new “narrative wars”, contextualising what is happening is becoming even more critical to the future of our world order, writes Geneva Graduate Institute director Marie-Laure Salles.

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❝Reflecting on war to better reinvent peace - Geneva Solutions

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genevasolutions.news @genevasolutions.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The ICRC president calls for a paradigm shift as the organisation must now engage directly with heads of state. She deplores the the international community’s moral failure in addressing the crisis in Gaza.

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Mirjana Spoljaric Egger: ‘Switzerland and the ICRC shouldn’t mix their distinct forms of neutrality’ - Geneva Solutions

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genevasolutions.news @genevasolutions.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The ongoing search for the next leader of the United Nations continues after a third straw poll failed to yield a candidate seemingly capable of braving veto-wielding opposition in the Security Council. ➡️ l.genevasolutions.news/xM

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genevasolutions.news @genevasolutions.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

As the nomination deadline nears for the global health body, some candidates may be better placed than others to win support from key member states amid the agency’s geopolitical realignment.

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Who wants to lead the WHO? Four candidates jostle for top job as deadline nears - Geneva Solutions

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genevasolutions.news @genevasolutions.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Helping investors see which companies are resilient enough to withstand climate change is Emmanuel Faber’s driving principle. The chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board, which plans to set up shop in Geneva next year, talks about the move and why ESG has fallen out of fashion.

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ISSB chair Emmanuel Faber: ‘There’s global demand for a unified accounting language’ - Geneva Solutions

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genevasolutions.news @genevasolutions.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Freshly appointed by the Human Rights Council to monitor the human rights impacts of hazardous substances and waste, ecotoxicologist Bethanie Carney Almroth calls on states to prevent chemical pollution before it causes irreversible damage.

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UN expert on toxic chemicals: ‘We shouldn’t allow exposure of entire populations and the planet before acting’ - Geneva Solutions

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genevasolutions.news @genevasolutions.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Nations will gather in Laos this week to assess progress on a convention banning cluster munitions, just as new figures show that 2025 counted one of the highest annual numbers of casualties on record. Campaigners are calling for renewed international condemnation of the weapons.

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Cluster munitions treaty put to the test as 2025 casualties hit near-record high - Geneva Solutions

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genevasolutions.news @genevasolutions.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The UN Human Rights Council condemned the role of external support in fueling hostilities in Sudan after a UN-backed inquiry named, for the first time, parts of the vast, complex network behind it. ➡️ l.genevasolutions.news/Kb

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genevasolutions.news @genevasolutions.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The International Labour Organization has approved further job cuts expected to save $22 million amid a deepening liquidity crisis. ➡️ l.genevasolutions.news/ZI

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