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Three years later, is COVID-19 still a public health emergency of international concern?

Last year, WHO’s chief Tedros Ghebreyesus said he hoped to see an end to the crisis in 2023, but his early optimism has recently been dampened by rising infection and death rates.

#124 The G|O Briefing, January 26, 2023

A certification for Geneva school Swiss UMEF | Is the pandemic over? | Data comes to the SDGs' aid| Europe transformed

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Qatar has long targeted International Geneva in efforts to burnish its image

Partnerships with FIFA, one of the world’s most powerful and wealthy sport organizations, may undoubtedly seem alluring; but is it worth the risk of associating with what critics claim is a system riddled with corruption, now also tainted by Qatar’s influence buying?

#122, The G|O Briefing, December 15, 2022

Before Brussels, Geneva has long been Qatar’s target in efforts to burnish its reputation | FIFA's World Cup Follies

UN puts a price on media access

“The UN is telling us that only money can allow coverage of UN and UN agencies activities,” one reporter observes. “This runs completely against the UN General Assembly’s resolutions.”

#119 The G|O Briefing, November 24, 2022

Human rights defenders cheer UN vote | Stop bothering us, UN tells the press | Alaa Abd El-Fattah is still in jail. His sister talks to The G|O |

#117 The G|O Briefing, November 10, 2022

A GOOD WEEK FOR INTERNATIONAL GENEVA | HOW DO YOU SPELL DEADLOCK? T-R-I-P-S | IN DEFENSE OF NON-ALIGNMENT

How do you spell deadlock? T-R-I-P-S

In a meeting last week in Geneva, the chair of the TRIPS Council, Ambassador Lansana Gberie of Sierra Leone, said that the absence, at this late stage, of concrete, text-based proposals on the issue of the extension is “very concerning” and urged delegations to explore all options to make progress.

#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

#110 The G|O Briefing, September 22, 2022

AT ITU, THE ELECTION THAT MIGHT DECIDE THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNET - POST COVID, WILL THE PALAIS EVER GO BACK TO NORMAL? - BACKSTAGE WITH THE UN PRESS

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