Senior Correspondent for Reuters Geneva digging into whatever is worth covering or uncovering in Geneva and Switzerland. Ex Dakar, London, Bermuda
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A former senior #UN food agency official has said he has launched an appeal against his dismissal, alleging it was motivated by his stance on hunger in #Gaza, in a case that has exposed tensions #FAO reuters.com/world/china/ex-u…
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A senior member of Congo's ruling party was beaten to death after taking part in a radio programme to raise awareness about the Ebola outbreak, a party representative said on Monday. reuters.com/world/africa/con…
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UN committee says countries must consider reparations for slave trade reut.rs/4zT0Pjw reut.rs/4zT0Pjw
UN refugee agency plans smaller 2027 budget. On paper, it has cut its workforce in half since #Trump. reuters.com/world/europe/un-… #UNHCR
An informal poll on Friday placed Guyana's Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett narrowly ahead in a contest to become the next U.N. Secretary-General, three sources close to the process said.
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Informal poll shows Costa Rica's Grynspan ahead in race to be next UN chief - reuters.com/world/americas/i…
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United Nations Human Rights chief Volker Turk, an outspoken critic of Russia's war in Ukraine and Israel's conduct in Gaza, faces opposition from both countries to a second four-year term ahead of a potentially contentious vote on July 24, diplomats told Reuters reut.rs/4fhAdQR
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EXCLUSIVE: Diplomatic efforts seek to avert Trump split with UN refugee agency, sources say reut.rs/4fmvThR reut.rs/4fmvThR
Scoop: Aid group says seven Americans quarantining at Kenya #Ebola facility after US travel ban reuters.com/business/healthc…
UN budget set to stay stable next year after a significant cut in 2026 reuters.com/legal/government….
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Rebel Catholic group in Switzerland unrepentant over excommunication reut.rs/4asDGt6 reut.rs/4asDGt6
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🔊 More than 30 people are reported dead with Ebola symptoms at a camp for displaced people in northeastern Congo. @REUTERSFARGE explains how living conditions could be spreading the virus reut.rs/4eFcCrO
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At least 30 people have died since the start of May in one camp for displaced civilians in northeastern Congo, a death rate that camp officials said was unprecedented, and, because of the symptoms, could indicate Ebola is spreading fast there. reuters.com/business/healthc…
The silly season is no longer confined to August! When it's hot, 'Donald Trump' buffalo gets clicks! reuters.com/world/asia-pacif…
'Breakneck' #Ebola epidemic in Congo outpaces world's response. 7% follow up on #Ebola contacts is far from ideal....reuters.com/business/healthc…
Are #Palestinians being killed for just approaching the #Gaza armistice line? UN raises the alarm. reuters.com/world/middle-eas…
Don't underestimate #Ebola risk, WHO's Africa head told me in an interview today at the headquarters in Geneva reuters.com/business/healthc…
CONFIRMED: Ecuador's Espinosa joins battle to lead #UnitedNations. Women candidates now outnumber Men. reuters.com/world/americas/e…
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Prosthetic limbs are in scarce supply for Gaza's nearly 5,000 war amputees — a quarter of whom are children — because of Israeli restrictions on materials like plaster of Paris, seven aid and medical sources told Reuters reut.rs/4cqoUmG
Proud of this feature on the heartbreaking story of Gaza's war amputees who are fast becoming the symbol of the unfulfilled promises of the ceasefire and Trump's plan reuters.com/world/middle-eas… #Gaza