By Michelle Langrand
Student allegations of exclusion from decision-making processes, mishandling of sexual harassment claims and of being silenced when they speak up are shaking Geneva’s Graduate Institute. The director rebukes the claims and says all the issues are already being addressed.
A group of students has been occupying the…
By Kasmira Jefford
An Africa-wide free-trade pact that came into force this year could be a “game-changer” in realising the continent’s development ambitions if measures to reduce poverty and inequality are properly addressed, according to a UN report released on Wednesday.
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) officially opened…
By Tooba Neda Safi
The BBC on Tuesday revealed its list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2021, with half who are from or work in Afghanistan.
The annual list is based on those women who have contributed to reinventing society, culture, and the world…
By Michelle Langrand
The Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley won the UN’s highest environmental award on Tuesday for drawing attention to the plight of small islands against climate change.
Awarded every year by the UN Environment Programme, the Earth Champions Award honours activists, politicians, organisations and business actors who…
By Kasmira Jefford
Argentina’s permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, Federico Villegas, was elected on Monday as president of the Human Rights Council, in a move rights experts said boded well for reinforcing its strengths in areas such as promoting dialogue and prevention.
Villegas will take over the reins…
By Kasmira Jefford
United Nations delegates met in New York for talks on Friday ahead of a major high-level meeting next June to address how to reduce the huge annual death toll from road traffic accidents. …
By Michelle Langrand
The convention on air pollution is due to issue voluntary measures this week to curb black carbon emissions.
The convention on air pollution will be meeting from 6 to 8 December in Geneva, where it will adopt guidelines on how to reduce emissions from agricultural waste burning…
By Tooba Neda Safi
Afghan women have always lived in two spaces — the public world outside the home and the private domestic world. Traditionally, public spaces have been dominated by men, with women only tolerated when they are less visible. …
By Kasmira Jefford
Hackathons have become an increasingly popular way of finding new solutions to old problems. However, they are still a relatively new concept in approaching sustainable finance. A Geneva initiative takes on the challenge of proving their worth to companies.
By Kasmira Jefford
Switzerland is making a bigger foray into impact investing. The government on Wednesday launched a public-private partnership to drive $1bn towards projects with a social and environmental impact in developing countries.
The scheme, named the SDG Swiss Impact Finance Initiative, will seek to raise CHF 100 million…
