Geneva
Swiss queer film festival removes award-winning Israeli movie from lineup after boycott threats
The Geneva-based festival, which opens on October 9, had previously included Tell Me Everything, a drama about a boy who discovers his father is gay at the height of the AIDS epidemic, in its lineup.
UN Syria commission warns Israeli military activity may amount to war crimes
UN rights chief warns AI could pose ‘existential’ risk to humanity, urges companies to reduce risks
UN refugee agency scales back posts and budget for 2027, documents show
Israel: Impunity for UN officials speaking of ‘Jewish Lobby’ must end
Israel's mission to the UN in Geneva spoke out after a report on Francesca Albanese used the phrase “the Jewish Lobby.”
Iran protests flare again as UN voices concern at detainees' treatment
Many protesters that were in critical condition in hospitals have been secretly moved to detention centers.
Qatari delegate to Geneva UN deletes Twitter after watchdog exposes antisemitic, homophobic tweets
Qatar's delegate to the UN in Geneva paid a price after antisemitic, homophobic tweets were revealed.
Israeli exhibition about violence against women premiers at Geneva UN office
The new exhibition presents the clothes of women who were murdered by their partners and is designed to raise awareness of violence against women.
Bachelet's anti-Israel bias and China breakdown
DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Looking back at the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights' tenure.
Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz's corruption appeal to begin in Geneva
The court found Steinmetz guilty of involvement in paying bribes to one of the wives of former Guinea president Lansana Conte.
UNHRC President: Jewish Lobby remark is reasonably considered antisemitic
Since Kothari’s interview, a number of countries have spoken out against his remarks including the United States, the Czech Republic, Germany, Great Britain, France and Canada.
‘Iran got much more than it expected’ in nuclear talks, Russian envoy says
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a potential nuclear deal with Iran was still close, but cautioned that "a couple of very challenging remaining issues" were still unresolved.
Blinken: World must unite to condemn Russia's attack on Ukraine
"People in Ukraine and around the world are looking to us to stand up and stand together. We must not let them down," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said to the UN Human Rights Council.
Davos World Economic Forum called off due to COVID
"Current pandemic conditions make it extremely difficult to deliver a global in-person meeting."
