Journalist covering UN, humanitarian, human rights, climate and more for @GenevaSolutions & others
Joined August 2011
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Ivonne A-Baki, a new candidate for UN boss, is scheduled to take part in a General Assembly public dialogue on Thursday, Aug 20, 10 AM in the Trusteeship Council, per @UN_PGA office
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OPINION. On 30 June 1936, Negus Haile Selassie appealed to the League of Nations to defend Ethiopia against Italy’s chemical attacks. Its failure to back a member state that day foreshadowed the League’s eventual collapse, writes Antoine Fleury, profess… l.genevasolutions.news/3L
My latest from the G7 summit as it wraps up
The leaders of Brazil, India and Kenya met with the G7 in Evian as the western bloc seeks to counter China’s sprawling economic influence and presents its new narrative on development aid. l.genevasolutions.news/Pk
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Amid the sharp aid decline, the elite club of powerful western economies, and still the world’s top aid donors, wants to swap the traditional handout model for investment and partnerships. l.genevasolutions.news/c2
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BREAKING: Pakistan's prime minister says Iran and the U.S. have reached a peace deal. apnews.com/article/iran-us-w…
Iran was dealt a double blow this week at WHA where states condemned its strikes on the Gulf and the ripple effects on global aid operations while rejecting Tehran’s rebuke of US-Israeli attacks on its health facilities – a sign for many that politics trump health concerns.
World Health Assembly condemns Iran's strikes on Gulf nations and Hormuz blockade as concerns grow over food, energy and medical supply disruptions. l.genevasolutions.news/7A
My latest on how the hantavirus stands to reignite debate on Argentina's and the US's WHO exit. While unlikely to change their minds, it raises questions about how states should handle recognition of withdrawals and what health cooperation looks like behind the political noise.
As the World Health Assembly this week marks the WHO exits of the United States and Argentina, a deadly outbreak at sea raises questions about whether international health cooperation can hold despite political fractures. l.genevasolutions.news/Jn
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María Fernanda Espinosa has emerged as the fifth contender for the world’s top diplomatic job – and to be the first woman in the role. l.genevasolutions.news/7d
In Santa Marta, covering the first-ever conference dedicated to ending reliance on fossil fuels. I'll be closely watching whether countries can finally thaw years of glacial diplomacy (the weather here can certainly help🏖️)
Colombia's Caribbean port city is hosting an experiment in climate diplomacy this week – excluding the nations most responsible for holding it back.
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States will stare down a funding cliff and a legal limbo caused by Washington’s messy departure at the World Health Organization’s executive board meeting this week in Geneva. l.genevasolutions.news/VK
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As plastics treaty negotiations hover in limbo, will UNEA in Nairobi provide some political direction and a blessing for a new leader or turn into another stalling game?✍️ @mi_langrand
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Amid soaring military spending and intensifying conflicts, Nathalie Chuard, the head of @DCAF_Geneva, warns that countries, from Europe to the Middle East, cannot militarise their way to stability and must invest in human security.
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As the Human Rights Council hold an emergency debate on El Fasher, @RishmawiMona, UN-backed expert documenting Sudan’s war, explains the scale and nature of the atrocities she says could’ve been averted.✍️@mi_langrand
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As @FilippoGrandi prepares to step down after ten years at the helm, a high-stakes battle begins to lead the UNHCR (@Refugees) through financial turmoil, growing political tensions and soaring global displacement. ✍️@mi_langrand
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European Union nations have asked the UN’s top rights body, @UN_HRC to investigate international crimes and other serious violations in Afghanistan, answering a longstanding call from civil society. ✍️@mi_langrand
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The @TheGCSP, marking its 30th anniversary this year, has emerged as a hub for efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Its broad network enables dialogue across political divides – but the chances of a breakthrough remain slim. ✍️@StephaneBussard & @mi_langrand
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Plastics treaty talks in Geneva are slipping back into stalemate. Can a Rodin-inspired sculpture outside the UN’s Palais des Nations jolt a faltering multilateralism to life?
✍️@mi_langrand spoke with artist @thevonwong
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The sudden departure of the UN staff pension fund’s head of investment office, Pedro Guazo, to a firm contracted by the organisation has triggered concerns over potential violations of UN employment rules.
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Mass layoffs at the Stop TB Partnership in Geneva reveal the human cost of an aid system under financial pressure, where workers can be cast aside with little warning and no safety net, despite efforts by organisations to ease the blow. ✍️@mi_langrand
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Nations will meet in Geneva next week to try to finalise a treaty to stem the global tide of plastic pollution. Will they hold the line on strict rules, or give ground on ambition to appease top plastic producers? ✍️@mi_langrand
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