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80th anniversary of the United Nations

A brief overview of the work of some of the Geneva-based UN organisations and their achievements at the 80th anniversary of the United Nations on 22 September 2025

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Menschen auf der Flucht aus dem Sudan 2024 UNHCR, 2024, Nicolò Filippo Rosso
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Key insights from UNHCR’s new global trends report 2025

The new UNHCR report provides insights into global trends in 2024. With 123.3 mio. people, there were 6% more forcibly displaced than in 2023. Sudan is particularly hard-hit.

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Global Health at the Crossroads of Reform and Rivalry

The 78th World Health Assembly of the WHO 2025

Despite ongoing geopolitical tensions, the 78th World Health Assembly was able to adopt key health policy projects with potential for future generations.

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Opening a Window to Global Cooperation

The Pandemic Agreement

With the successful conclusion of negotiations on the WHO Pandemic Agreement, the international community has taken a decisive step toward a stronger global health architecture.

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Geneva Telegram

The 13th meeting of the INB - A crucial moment for the pandemic response

With only five official negotiation days left before the World Health Assembly (WHA) in May—where the agreement is set to be adopted—delegations are under immense time pressure.

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Trump 2.0 und Auswirkungen auf den Multilateralismus

Genfer Depesche

Was eine zweite Trump-Administration für den Multilateralismus per se und insbesondere das internationale Genf bedeuten könnte.

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Multipod: WHO macht Fortschritte bei internationalen Gesundheitsvorschriften

Die Covid-Pandemie hat auch auf internationaler Ebene Folgen. Erfahren Sie, wie die Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) und ihre Mitgliedstaaten sich besser für die Zukunft wappnen.

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Multipod: Wie können Frauenrechte im Gesundheitssektor gestärkt werden?

Erfahren Sie mehr über die Herausforderungen von Frauen, Ihr Recht auf Gesundheit einzufordern.

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Norbert Lammert on the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

"Human rights are not laws of nature. [...], they must be protected & defended by people who take the claim to the inviolability of human dignity seriously".

Multipod: Review of Germany in the UPR

Multipod: Human rights protection starts at home. Germany in the UPR

On 9th November 2023, the United Nation's Human Rights Council discussed the human rights situation in Germany

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Geneva Security Debate zum Krieg in der Ukraine

Prof. Dr. Lammert, Botschafter Dr. Heusgen und Botschafter Greminger zu den Auswirkungen des Krieges in der Ukraine auf den Multilateralismus und die Weltordnung

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Dialogprogramm des Arbeitskreises Globale Gesundheit der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Genf

Erfahren Sie mehr über die Delegationsreise zu aktuellen Herausforderungen im Bereich Globale Gesundheit vom 7-9. Juni

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Support for global initiative for international humanitarian law (IHL), to upholding humanity in war

Map of the Month 10/2025

In September 2024, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) together with six founding states, namely Brazil, France, China, Jordan, Kazakhstan and South Africa launched a global initiative to galvanise political commitment to international humanitarian law (IHL) which shall culminate with a High-Level Meeting to Uphold Humanity in War in 2026. Following several rounds of global and regional consultations over the past year in which more than 130 states have participated, the ICRC on 16 October 2025 launched the initiative’s progress report in Geneva which summarises concrete proposals from the states on how to strengthen the respect for IHL, including by updated military training, stronger national accountability mechanisms or by identifying risk factors that heighten the likelihood of violations. As of end-October, 93 states have joined the initiative, including the six founding members and the 27 co-chairs for thematic work streams. As one of the co-chairs, Germany is helping to explore how national IHL committees can be bolstered to further support their governments to fulfil their IHL obligations. 

Sarah Ultes
October 31, 2025
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Key results of the 60th UN Human Rights Council and new composition of the Council in 2026

Map of the Month 10/2025

During the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council that convened in Geneva from 8 September to 8 October 2025, a total of 37 texts were adopted, 30 of them (81%) by consensus. These included, for the first time, the establishment of an Independent Investigative Mechanism for Afghanistan, which many observers considered long overdue. The mechanism was tasked with collecting, consolidating, preserving and analysing evidence of international crimes and violations of international law committed in Afghanistan, including against women and girls, as well as identifying perpetrators. Further resolutions were adopted on the Russian Federation, Sudan and Burundi, among others. More than 95 reports were considered during the session, including the latest report by the UN Secretary-General on reprisals and intimidation against individuals who cooperate or have cooperated with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights. On 14 October, the UN General Assembly also elected 11 new members and re-elected 3 members to the Council for the 2026-2028 term. This year’s elections have been the fifth, totally uncompetitive elections since the first HRC elections took place in 2007. Thus, all regional groups pre-selected the exact number of states for the vacant seats. As a result, five candidates (Egypt, India, Iraq, Pakistan and Vietnam) made it onto the Council, all of which were also mentioned in the UN Secretary-General's latest report on reprisals.

Sarah Ultes
October 15, 2025
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Proliferation of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in WHO regions

Map of the Month 10/2025

The WHO Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report 2025 presents the most comprehensive global analysis to date of the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The report reveals that in 2023, one in six bacterial infections no longer responded to antibiotics, with resistance increasing in over 40% of monitored pathogen–antibiotic combinations since 2018. Resistance was most prevalent in urinary tract and bloodstream infections, while it occurred less frequently in gastrointestinal and urogenital infections. The South-East Asia, African, and Eastern Mediterranean regions were the most affected. To confront the growing threat of AMR, WHO urges all countries to strengthen laboratory capacity, produce reliable surveillance data, and report high-quality information on resistance and antibiotic use to GLASS by 2030.

Lindgard Buder
October 14, 2025
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Ratifications of the WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement

Map of the Month 09/2025

On 15 September 2025, the World Trade Organization's Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies entered into force after Brazil, Kenya, Tonga and Vietnam completed the decisive ratifications. The agreement, which came about after more than 20 years of negotiations, is considered a historic milestone for the WTO and is the first multilateral, legally binding pact on environmental sustainability. 111 ratifications (two-thirds of WTO membership) were required for it to enter into force. The total number of ratifications now stands at 112, with more in the pipeline. The agreement curtails harmful subsidies for illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (FISH1), while negotiations on subsidies regarding overcapacity and overfishing (FISH2) are still ongoing and must be concluded within four years. In addition, the entry into force of the Agreement also activate the WTO Fisheries Fund, which will support developing countries and least developed countries in implementing the Agreement.

Cedric Amon
September 30, 2025
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80th anniversary of the United Nations

A brief overview of the work of some of the Geneva-based UN organisations and their achievements at the 80th anniversary of the United Nations on 22 September 2025

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