UN-backed rights experts hear Palestinians’ allegations of abuse in Israeli custody during the war
Palestinians described alleged abuses by Israeli forces and settlers — punched in the genitals, held for days while naked, ...
UN sets date for extra session to finalize plastics treaty
The United Nations Environment Programme on Monday said a new round of negotiations toward a global plastics treaty will take ...
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UN: States squander vital opportunity to uphold international humanitarian law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Responding to Switzerland’s cancellation of a conference by the High Contracting Parties (HCP) to the Geneva Conventions, ...
UN rights chief laments ‘shift in direction’ in United States
The U.N. human rights chief has expressed concern about a “fundamental shift in direction” taking place in the United States ...
Switzerland cancels Geneva Conventions meeting on Palestinian areas, diplomats say
Switzerland has cancelled a conference on the application of the Geneva Conventions to the occupied Palestinian territories ...
US cuts force UN rights office to shut some work, including for Iraq torture victims
The U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday it has received termination notices from the U.S. government for five of its ...
Switzerland cancels Geneva Conventions meeting on Palestinian territories, sources say
The country had invited 196 parties to the conventions to participate in Geneva but then told them the gathering had been ...
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'A tsunami': Geneva demands government protects agencies facing US aid cuts
The Swiss government is not doing enough to defend Geneva-based international organisations and NGOs whose operations are ...
Sword Group: Sword Switzerland strengthens its position with UN agencies | 4th framework contract signed with the WHO
Objective of +50% growth in the UN market by 2025 Sword has reached a new milestone with the signing of its fourth framework contract with a major UN agency: the World Health Organisation (WHO). This ...
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UN and Switzerland against forced displacement of Palestinians
The voices of reason must prevail, said the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva on Wednesday ... Read more: Switzerland adopts wait-and-see approach to Trump Gaza plan Both Türk ...