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UNHCR
Buying and Spending in a Country at War: How Has the UNHCR Been Performing in Ukraine? “Okay, but...” UN Auditors Say, Flagging a Few Problems
In an effort at accountability and transparency, the UN decided to audit its own refugee agency, UNHCR. More specifically, it sought to determine whether the agency, while responding to one of its largest and most difficult missions, had put all the necessary safeguards in place to control how the massive
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Antoine Pécoud: "As the current migrant crisis illustrates, states alone seem unable to solve the problem"
"The current migrant crisis illustrates that states alone seem unable to solve the problem"
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International Geneva’s continued love affair with FIFA
“The leadership of football does not answer to the court of public opinion; it responds to its own constituency. Its leaders depend for their survival on those whom they ought to reform; power in FIFA is a political cartel."
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The great US-China rivalry might explain why Washington is trying to (re)claim the IOM
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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
#116 The G|O Briefing, November 3, 2022
Moving International Geneva to Ukraine | Brazil back on the world stage | UN human rights chief speaks, as does ILO boss | Happy Birthday G|O!
Two firsts in a week
On Wednesday (November 2), the newly-installed United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk held his first briefing before the press. And on Monday (October 31), Gilbert Houngbo, the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) new boss, gave his first speech to the organization’s governing body, during which Houngbo
The UN and the war: New York is paralyzed; Geneva is overwhelmed
On February 24, faced with the threat of an imminent attack on Ukraine, the Security Council convened an emergency meeting, hoping to stop Russia from starting a war in Europe. But as speeches were being made, the first Russian bombs were dropped on Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin warned that any
#93 The G|O Briefing, April 7, 2022
The UN: paralyzed in New York, overwhelmed in Geneva — The G|O: live on Zoom tomorrow