How Europe can include Ukrainian refugees in society
Hrishabh Sandilya and Zhivka Deleva | Perhaps the unexpectedly solidary response of the EU’s Eastern bloc can show the rest how to respond to all refugees in the future.
RUSSIA
A new momentum to expel Russia from the HRC
As the war in Ukraine rages on with increased violence, the idea of excluding Russia from the Human Rights Council (HRC) is gaining momentum. But for some large member states, such a drastic move might weaken the body—and the UN itself.
The idea of expelling Russia was publicly floated
The big Davos meet survived COVID-19, but will it recover from cutting ties with Russia?
The list of participants for the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting in Davos has suddenly shrunk. The WEF has frozen all relations with Russian entities and sanctioned individuals: “Our full solidarity is with Ukraine’s people and all those who are suffering innocently from this totally unacceptable war,
#89 The G|O Briefing, March 10, 2022
For the WEF & Russia, a long friendship is coming to an end – Momentum is gaining to exclude Russia from the HRC – UN HR chief under pressure
Putin's war has given birth to geopolitical Europe
Josep Borrell | With Russia’s naked act of aggression against Ukraine, the tragedy of war has erupted in Europe once again. The European Union has sprung into action. While some expected us to dither, disagree, and delay, we have acted at record speed to support Ukraine.
The war in Ukraine is transforming the dynamics of International Geneva
On Tuesday, March 1, as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was about to deliver his video message to the Human Rights Council (HRC), an entire contingent of more than one hundred diplomats representing forty countries, European and others, bolted out of their seats and left the room. They gathered in
#88 The G|O Briefing, March 3, 2022
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Our thoughts are with the brave people of Ukraine.
Today in The Geneva Observer, a few reflections from Geneva on the changing dynamics in the global political and moral landscapes created by Russia’s naked aggression
Ukraine and the future of Europe
Joschka Fischer | Did Russian President Vladimir Putin know what he was doing when he ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine last February 24? That decision was a turning point for Europe.
#84, The G|O Briefing, February 3, 2022
Audit warns of overrunning costs in Geneva UN renovation - Ukraine crisis forces Europe into introspection - Geneva's global digital footprint
#83, The G|O Briefing, January 27, 2022
Sanctions on Putin could cripple International Geneva - A new European push to move forward on a IP waiver for Covid-19 vaccines - The ECOSOC decoded!