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Plastics treaty talks in Geneva are slipping back into stalemate. Can a Rodin-inspired sculpture outside the UN’s Palais des Nations jolt a faltering multilateralism to life? . ✍️@mi_langrand spoke with artist @thevonwong . ➡️
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Amid a sweeping internal restructuring, the @WHO chief @DrTedros confirmed that 400 positions have been slashed through early retirement and non-renewal of contracts, half of which in headquarters in Geneva. ✍️ @pauladdobias .
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As nations gather to finalise a global plastics treaty, no fewer than 307 plastics industry lobbyists and pressure groups have descended on Geneva to try to influence negotiations. @KylianMarcos (@LeTemps) looks at who's behind them.
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The sudden departure of the UN staff pension fund’s head of investment office, Pedro Guazo, to a firm contracted by the organisation has triggered concerns over potential violations of UN employment rules.
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@pauladdobias ➕Find the rest of our summer series on the world of international work: navigating uncertain times:
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The dismantling of international aid is having life-threatening consequences for people living in dire humanitarian emergencies and extreme poverty. It is also being acutely felt at NGOs and intern...
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Disappointed by their agencies’ mishandling of the funding crisis, fearful of reprisals for speaking out or bracing for their next career move, staff facing termination or relocation share their stories with @pauladdobias.
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As a minority threatens to block final negotiations in Geneva for a plastics treaty, countries should invoke their right to vote to ensure an ambitious agreement is reached, ✍️ MPs from the Interparliamentary Coalition to End Plastic Pollution.
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Mass layoffs at the Stop TB Partnership in Geneva reveal the human cost of an aid system under financial pressure, where workers can be cast aside with little warning and no safety net, despite efforts by organisations to ease the blow. ✍️@mi_langrand .➡️
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The global responses to Covid-19 and ISIL are telling examples of the unstated rules that govern aid – and how the aid sector can seize future opportunities for change, writes Erica Harper, head of research and policy studies at the @Geneva_Academy.
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Famine conditions have taken hold in Gaza, according to a UN-backed assessment, as humanitarian access collapses and child malnutrition soars. ➡️
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Nations will meet in Geneva next week to try to finalise a treaty to stem the global tide of plastic pollution. Will they hold the line on strict rules, or give ground on ambition to appease top plastic producers? ✍️@mi_langrand.
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