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Exclusive: “Without Aggressive Cash Conservation Measures,” UN Could “Default on Its Legal Obligations,” Warns Antonio Guterres

The severity of the liquidity crisis of the UN, first revealed by The Geneva Observer and outlined in a December 28, 2023, interoffice memorandum by the organization’s controller, has now been confirmed by a subsequent letter from the UN Secretary-General himself, dated January 25, 2024. Antonio Guterres’ note, obtained

International Geneva's irreplaceable role on the humanitarian front

This is an onsite edited excerpt of the G|O Briefing newsletter Once again, and in spite of extraordinarily difficult conditions, the humanitarians are rising to the challenge of responding to the devastating earthquake that struck the border region between Türkiye and Syria. The UN announced this morning that it

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#126 The G|O Briefing, February 9, 2023

International Geneva's irreplaceable role on the humanitarian front | Putin is stealing Russia

Lingering challenges for UN Geneva’s H Building one year on

Amongst issues with the SHP project, The Geneva Observer revealed in early 2020 a severe litigation opposing Implenia, the company mandated for the new construction, and one of its subcontractors.

#113 The G|O Briefing, October 13, 2022

GESDA: SCIENCE AT THE MULTILATERAL TABLE | HAITI 'S TOTAL COLLAPSE | LATEST ADDITION TO UN GVA CAMPUS STILL PLAGUED BY PROBLEMS | MUSICAL CHAIRS

Haiti's near collapse exposes the fragility and collective failure of the humanitarian response

“It is tragic that the UN has engaged in Haiti so often but is still trying to sort out many of the same problems with law and order that it first addressed in the 1990s”

#51 The G|O Briefing, April 22, 2021

With America back, Geneva is back! - Horror stories told in UN New York, heard here

New Atrocities in Tigray region of Ethiopia

“Very, Very Dire”: Reports Emerge of New Atrocities in Tigray region of Ethiopia Humanitarian agencies and ICRC alarmed At a closed session in New York of the UN Security Council on April 15, the UN's top humanitarian official delivered a chilling account of new atrocities and gross violations—

Difficult times ahead for Humanitarian Geneva

This is an onsite edited excerpt of the G|O Briefing newsletter One in thirty-three people in the world today needs financial help. That’s 12 more than the previous years. The upward trend will most likely endure, and their potential helpers are in dire financial straits themselves because of

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