Geneva Solutions

As the UN’s telecom agency kicks off its four-yearly summit, a last-minute shake-up hits the race to lead its radio and satellite sector, while Russia attempts a return to the organisation’s Council. ➡️ l.genevasolutions.news/Oc

OPINION Geneva’s answer to the funding crisis may lie less in finding new money than in better connecting the organisations, skills and capital already on its doorstep, writes Thomas Egli, founder and chief executive of the Geneva Forum. l.genevasolutions.news/EP

With 258 million children affected by war and other crises, a UN-backed global fund said Thursday that its latest funding round will help millions of learners return to classrooms, amid a tough funding environment. ➡️ l.genevasolutions.news/gO

The planned dissolution of the UN aid agency would threaten not only Gaza and the West Bank, but also countries hosting Palestinian refugees, prompting fears of regional destabilisation. l.genevasolutions.news/wK

As funding cuts, conflict and digital decay threaten decades of humanitarian knowledge, a coalition wants to make sure the archives of international organisations and NGOs do not disappear. l.genevasolutions.news/dd

OPINION As financial pressures push the United Nations to reform, independent oversight must accompany those efforts to deliver a stronger, more accountable United Nations, writes Conrod Hunte, who chairs the Joint Inspection Unit in 2026, as it marks 60… l.genevasolutions.news/zN

In Geneva this week, government experts will present practical recommendations to strengthen the implementation of international humanitarian law ahead of leaders meeting next month in Amman to support the Geneva Conventions. l.genevasolutions.news/RS

With two months to go before António Guterres steps down, none of the six remaining candidates has won over the Security Council’s permanent members. The late entrants fuel fears that the next secretary-general will simply do the bidding of the great pow… l.genevasolutions.news/7x

For nearly two years, restaurants, hotels, and other parts of the local economy have grappled with the effects of international Geneva job and budget cuts, particularly around the Nations quarter. Two publicly backed studies are now seeking to quantify t… l.genevasolutions.news/iV

As Russian missile and drone strikes intensify, Ukrainian relief organisations in Geneva last week for aid talks say funding cuts have hindered commitments within the aid sector to empower local actors. ➡️ l.genevasolutions.news/h1