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Geneva Telegram - March 2026

PABS Annex to WHO Pandemic Agreement: Fifth Meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group in Februar...

With a view to the 79th World Health Assembly in May, differing views on the further development of the PABS Annex continued to emerge during the fifth round of negotiations.

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Geneva Telegram - February 2026

PABS Annex to WHO Pandemic Agreement: Resumed 4th Meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group

Following the formal suspension of the fourth round of negotiations in December 2025, WHO Member States resumed deliberations on the PABS Annex under heightened time constraints.

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Geneva Telegram - January 2026

3. and 4. meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the PABS Annex of the Pandemic Agreement

Despite a shared sense of responsibility in the context of geopolitical tensions, differences remained over the exchange of pathogen data in return for fair access to pandemic produ...

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When All Concerns Are Trumped

The Impact of US Policy on Global Health

US withdrawal jeopardises global health programmes and research – WHO faces billion-dollar shortfall and restructuring.

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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
Geneva Telegram

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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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".

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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

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Support for the 39th special session of the UN Human Rights Council on Iran and the vote on the corresponding resolution

Map of the Month 01/2026

On 23 January 2026, the UN Human Rights Council held its 39th Special Session focusing on the deteriorating human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran after nationwide protests that broke out on 28 December 2025 had been met with a significant escalation of violence. The holding of the Special Session was officially requested on 19 January 2026 by Iceland, Germany, North Macedonia, the Republic of Moldova, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It received the support of 21 Member States of the Human Rights Council and 30 Observer States. During the Session, a resolution was adopted with 25 States voting in favour, 7 against (China, Cuba, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Pakistan and Viet Nam) and 14 States abstaining. It strongly deplored the violent crackdown of peaceful protests resulting in the deaths of thousands of persons, including children. It extended the mandate of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) on Iran for two years, and the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran for one year. It also called for an urgent investigation by the FFM into allegations of recent and ongoing serious human rights violations and abuses and crimes perpetrated in relation to the protests that began on 28 December 2025, including for potential future legal proceedings.

Sarah Ultes
January 23, 2026
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Voting behaviour of the members of the UN Human Rights Council in line with Germany or China in 2025

Map of the Month 01/2026

The map of the month illustrates the voting behaviour of the members of the UN Human Rights Council in line with Germany or China in 2025. During the three regular sessions, 92 resolutions were adopted. Germany supported 13 of the 25 resolutions (52%) that were only adopted after a vote. Another resolution, which aimed to end the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Eritrea, was rejected by a vote. It is excluded from the overview. Bulgaria voted most often in line with Germany, closely followed by Albania, Czechia, North Macedonia and Romania. Algeria, Bangladesh, China, the DR Congo, Indonesia, Kuwait and Sudan voted with Germany only once. Of all the Central and South American Council members, Chile, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and Mexico voted with Germany most often; of the African states, Malawi, Ghana, Gambia and Morocco did so.

Sarah Ultes
January 12, 2026
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Humanitarian aid contributions and recipients worldwide in 2025

Map of the Month 12/2025

The year 2025 was a defining year for humanitarian aid worldwide. A total of only USD 25.89 billion in funds was received. Although the United States remained the largest donor with nearly USD 3.7 billion (14.2% of all funds), it gave USD 10.5 billion less than at the same time last year. The other top 10 donors included the European Commission (12.3%), Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Germany, Japan, Sweden and Canada. The 10 largest donors together contributed approximately USD 19 billion, which corresponds to almost 72% of the total amount. In addition to the US, other traditional top donor countries also cut their funding, including France, Germany, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The drastic cuts forced humanitarian organisations to significantly reduce their aid to people in crisis situations. Programmes were suspended, offices closed and thousands of employees laid off. The majority of the funds went to the occupied Palestinian territories. Nevertheless, this only covered 61% of the corresponding needs, despite the officially declared famine. Other recipient countries in the top 10 included Syria, Sudan, Ukraine, Yemen, Afghanistan, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia and Lebanon. The biggest humanitarian crisis in 2025 was in Sudan, where 30.4 million people (out of a total population of 46.8 million) needed humanitarian aid. Here too, famine was declared in parts of the country last year. However, due to funding cuts, only 39% of the humanitarian aid plan was covered.  

Sarah Ultes
December 31, 2025
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States supporting the holding of the 38th Special Session on the situation around El Fasher in Sudan

Map of the Month 11/2025

On 5 November, the United Kingdom, on behalf of 23 member states of the UN Human Rights Council and 31 observer states, requested a special session to discuss the human rights situation in and around El Fasher in connection with the ongoing conflict in Sudan. The map shows the countries that supported the special session either as members or as observers. During the 38th special session, held on 14 November, the Council adopted a resolution without a vote in which it strongly condemned the reports of atrocities, expressed alarm at the presence of famine conditions and requested the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) for the Sudan to conduct an urgent inquiry into the recent alleged violations of international law committed in and around El Fasher. In addition, the FFM was tasked to identify, where possible, all those for whom there are reasonable grounds to believe that they are responsible. The resolution also condemned all forms of external interference and reminded to respect the existing arms embargo to Darfur.

Sarah Ultes
November 14, 2025
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Geneva Telegram - March 2026

PABS Annex to WHO Pandemic Agreement: Fifth Meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group in February 2026

With a view to the 79th World Health Assembly in May, differing views on the further development of the PABS Annex continued to emerge during the fifth round of negotiations.

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