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WHO chief asks China to share requested data to probe origins of Covid-19

GENEVA: World Health Organization (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday called on China to share the requested data concerning Covid-19 in a bid to understand the origins of the virus.

The Times of India

Aid Staves off Somalia Famine, for Now, Says UN

Humanitarian aid and support from local communities have helped avert a dreaded famine declaration in Somalia this year, but the situation remains "catastrophic," the UN said on Tuesday. The United Nations humanitarian agency OCHA said the latest assessment found that, technically, Somalia was not yet in the grip of full-blown…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Asylum seekers take to the UN to reclaim inalienable human rights

On Human Rights Day, a sit-in at the UN refugee agency in Geneva gives voice to people detained in Libya.

Al Jazeera

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New UN human rights chief Volker Turk condemns 'war crimes' in Ukraine

The new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Austria's Volker Türk, granted a wide-ranging interview to FRANCE 24 from Geneva. This week, the High Commissioner travelled to Ukraine to observe first-hand the consequences of Russia's invasion on the Ukrainian people. During his visit, Türk had to take cover in an…

France 24

UN seeks record $51.5bn aid 'lifeline'

GENEVA: The United Nations and partners on Thursday launched an appeal for a record US$51.5 billion in aid money for 2023, with tens of millions of additional people expected to need humanitarian assistance.

Bangkok Post

Germany Urges UN Rights Council to 'Raise Voice' for Iranians

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock urged the UN Human Rights Council to "raise its voice" for Iranians, during a special session Thursday about the deadly crackdown on protests in the country. "The Iranian demonstrators have no seat at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, they have no voice at the…

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Iran Situation ‘Critical’ with More than 300 Killed, Says UN Rights Chief

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday that the situation in Iran was "critical", describing a hardening of the authorities' response to protests that have resulted in more than 300 deaths in the past two months. "The rising number of deaths from protests in Iran, including those…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Swiss-based trust fund for frozen Afghan assets meets in Geneva

The board of a Swiss-based trust fund managing some $3.5 billion in frozen assets seized after the Taliban took power last year is meeting in Geneva for the first time on Monday, a Swiss government spokesperson confirmed.

Reuters

Rights under threat from emerging tech

A key challenge facing human rights globally today is the advent of emerging technologies that mutate rapidly and potentially beyond human control. The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva has thus singled out for special study during the next couple of years four areas of concern: autonomous weaponry, neurotechnology, cyberbullying,…

Bangkok Post

Pro-Israel Watchdog Alleges ‘sham Hearings’ By UN Commission

The U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva created the three-person commission last year to investigate activities in Gaza.

Zenger

Russia says no agreement yet to extend Black Sea grain deal

Russia said on Saturday there was no agreement yet to extend a deal allowing Ukraine to export grain via the Black Sea, repeating its insistence on unhindered access to world markets for its own food and fertiliser exports.

Reuters

UN, Russia Grain, Fertilizer Exports Talks End without Breakthrough

United Nations chiefs held talks with Russian officials Friday on the Black Sea agreements on exporting grain and fertilizers, eight days before one of the deals is set to expire. The discussions took place behind closed doors at the UN Palais des Nations headquarters in Geneva and wrapped up mid-afternoon,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.N., Russian officials met to discuss Black Sea grains deal

Senior United Nations officials met with a Russian delegation in Geneva on Friday to discuss Moscow's grievances about the Black Sea grains export initiative and address the need for unimpeded food and fertilizer exports, a U.N. spokesperson said.

Reuters

UK human rights record and Rwanda deportation plan attacked at UN review

Treatment of asylum seekers and shredding of Human Rights Act come under fire in Geneva

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Daily Mirror

Michael Schumacher's legendary title-winning Ferrari sold for record price at auction

Michael Schumacher made history in 2003 as he secured his sixth world championship and the famous car he drove to victory has been sold at an auction in Geneva

Bangkok Post

Fortune Pink diamond sells for more than B1bn

GENEVA: The Fortune Pink diamond, an exceptionally rare giant gemstone, sold for more than 1 billion baht at auction in Geneva on Tuesday to a private Asian collector.

Al Jazeera

UN hearings probing alleged Israeli rights abuses open in Geneva

The outlawing of Palestinian rights groups and killing of Al Jazeera journalist will be in focus during the hearings.

Reuters

Palestinian rights group accuses Israel of 'mafia methods' as U.N. hearings open

A Palestinian human rights group told a U.N. panel on Monday it had been subject to threats and "mafia methods" during a campaign of harassment organised by Israel to silence groups documenting alleged Israeli rights violations.

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Michael Schumacher's title-winning Ferrari car tipped to fetch up to £8m at auction

Michael Schumacher starred in a number of iconic Ferrari cars throughout his remarkable career and one of them is going up for auction for a hefty price in Geneva.

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Michael Schumacher’s Winning Ferrari up for Auction in Geneva

The Ferrari driven to five race victories by Michael Schumacher during his World Championship-winning 2003 Formula 1 season is being auctioned next week in Geneva, auction house Sotheby's said on Friday. The red "Chassis 229" Ferrari raced by German world champion driver Schumacher nine times could fetch up to $9.4…

Chicago Sun-Times

The thinking behind Spence Petros catching his biggest Geneva Lake muskie

Some insight into how Spence Petros thinks about fishing in how he caught his biggest Geneva Lake muskie.

Reuters

WHO suspends senior manager after sexual assault complaint-sources

The World Health Organization (WHO) has suspended a senior manager at its Geneva headquarters after a British doctor publicly alleged she was sexually assaulted at a health conference last month, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Radio France Internationale

Tigray peace talks to be held after WHO warns of genocide risk

Ethiopian has announced that peace talks on the two-year war in Tigray are to start in South Africa next week. The news comes a day after the WHO warned that urgent "action" was needed to prevent "genocide" in the region.

Reuters

As many as 23 children killed during Iran protests, UN rights office says

As many as 23 children have been killed in ongoing mass protests in Iran, a spokesperson for the United Nations human rights office told a briefing in Geneva on Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

UN rights chief 'deeply troubled' by escalation of the war in Ukraine

Recently appointed United Nations rights chief, Volker Turk, voiced alarm at the escalating conflict in Ukraine when he arrived at his post in the Swiss capital Geneva on Monday, insisting that civilians must be protected.

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