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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
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The UN’s Liquidity Crisis Should Not Obscure the Organization’s Value
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UN Liquidity Crisis Prompts Debate About the Organization Itself | Both US and Israel in Need of Demythologizing | AI: Backchannel Diplomacy and Systems of Oppression
The UN in Geneva: Please Leave the Lights Off
The UN is politically embattled these days. It is also seriously cash-strapped. The Palais des Nations will shut down from December 20 and reopen on January 7 in a cost-saving effort to offset increased electricity costs unaccounted for in its regular budget for 2023. “During that period, staff members will
To Stop the Fighting in Gaza, the Street May Be the Only Place Left to Go
Daniel Warner | While we search in vain for some organization, individual, or country to stop the fighting, it may be that regular street demonstrations are the only answer left
The Inside Story of a Senior UN Human Rights Official’s Resignation.
The G|O talks to Craig Mokhiber
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Riccardo Bocco, on Humanitarian Despair and the Future of the Palestinian People
Riccardo Bocco, on Humanitarian Despair and the Future of the Palestinian People
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UN Paralysed in Gaza as War Crimes Mount and Children Go Hungry
UN Paralysed in Gaza as War Crimes Mount and Children Go Hungry
Exclusive: Moscow Accuses Swiss Diplomats of “Blackmail,” and Says It Will “Closely Monitor Anti-Russian Tendencies in Switzerland’s Actions as a Host Country for Many UN Organizations”
The Russian Federation’s criticism of Switzerland is not new—it has been a constant feature ever since Bern decided to adopt the EU’s sanctions of Russia following the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. But the latest attack on the Swiss Government’s policy—and the form it