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Offsided, Switzerland evaluates options for its good offices in Iran
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (151+ words) We and our partners process data for the following purposes: AB Testing, Audience Measurement, Collecte des donn'es de trafic, Marketing, Personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development, Precise geolocation data, and identification through device…...
Targeting bridges, power plants in Iran puts Washington at risk of committing war crimes
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (149+ words) In Washington, some senior military officials are trying to find ways to avoid classifying US strikes against civilian infrastructure as war crimes. But international humanitarian law leaves little room for the Trump administration's interpretation. An international law expert agrees: "Authorities…...
The obscure UN committee in New York that can freeze out NGOs
1+ week, 2+ day ago (615+ words) An obscure body in New York holds outsized power over which NGOs can enter the United Nations. Campaigners say states hostile to scrutiny have turned it into a tool to keep critics out. The UN Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations grants…...
Ukraine decision to put mine ban treaty on hold draws backlash at Geneva meeting
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (519+ words) Ukraine's decision to park its obligations under an international treaty banning anti-personnel landmines as it battles Russia's invasion has triggered pushback from its European allies and NGOs, which warn that it deals a blow to international law. European countries, including…...
UNRWA's future hinges on Gaza peace plan implementation, outgoing chief says
2+ week, 1+ day ago (535+ words) Warning of the risks of a collapse of the UN Palestinian refugee agency, its outgoing chief, Philippe Lazzarini, says the organisation needs to be part of a political solution for the population that it has long provided services to. In…...
In survival mode, UNRWA awaits outcome of leadership change
2+ week, 4+ day ago (304+ words) As Philippe Lazzarini steps down as UNRWA chief, he warns the embattled organisation may be on its last straw. What happens next with the agency is anyone's guess, but some say better management skills at the top would be needed....
Former UN chief runner-up and Argentine minister Susana Malcorra: "A woman secretary general would capture the imagination of the world
2+ week, 6+ day ago (425+ words) We and our partners process data for the following purposes: AB Testing, Audience Measurement, Collecte des donn'es de trafic, Marketing, Personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development, Precise geolocation data, and identification through device…...
Rival debates on Iran war raise concerns of "selective outrage" at UN rights council
3+ week, 1+ day ago (662+ words) Gulf countries are set to condemn Iran's wave of attacks while Tehran, backed by China and Cuba, seeks to haul the US before the UN body for its school strike. But NGOs warn that both debates risk entrenching political narratives…...
EU split in race against India to lead UN tech agency's spectrum office
3+ week, 2+ day ago (460+ words) Two European candidates are running to lead the UN's spectrum body, and neither will step aside. If they don't resolve their standoff before the November ITU plenipotentiary in Doha, they risk handing the post to India. Candidates from France and…...
At rights council, Venezuela rights abuses struggle for attention as international focus shifts elsewhere
4+ week, 6+ hour ago (554+ words) As the US-Israeli war with Iran stifles public attention from other humanitarian crises, a general debate at the UN rights council Monday suggested that Venezuela's long-running rights violations are slipping from the spotlight. Two and a half months after a…...