Geneva

Senior Iranian UN diplomat in Geneva seeks asylum in Switzerland - report

Alireza Jeyrani Hokmabad asked for asylum in Swiss territory not only for himself but also for his family after leaving his workplace.

A protester waves the pre-Islamic Revolution Iranian flag outside UN headquarters during a United Nations Security Council meeting on Iran in New York on January 15, 2026.
 Members of the United Nations peacekeepers (UNIFIL) look at the Lebanese-Israeli border, as they stand on the roof of a watch tower ‏in the town of Marwahin, in southern Lebanon, October 12, 2023.

UN spends approximately $100 million in funding to target Israel yearly, new report shows

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at Quirinale Palace, in Rome, Italy, July 9, 2025.

Zelensky says Ukrainian delegation on its way to US for talks

A coffin is carried by the crowd, as Hezbollah members and supporters of the Iran-backed Shiite militia conduct a funeral for their assassinated military chief, the largest open-air Hezbollah event in months, to avoid targeting by Israel, on November 24, 2025 in Beirut, Lebanon.

UN claims 'increasing' Israeli attacks on Lebanese civilians, 127 killed since ceasefire


Israel's first female ambassador to UNHRC starts 'challenging' post

Her portfolio includes one of the more contentious postings for an Israeli diplomat.

Aviva Raz Shechter, the new Israeli ambassador to the UN and Michael Møller, Director-General of the UN Office at Geneva.

Nazi-looted painting sequestered after owner outed in Panama Papers

"Seated Man with a Cane," a highly valuable painting by Amedeo Modigliani, was revealed to be owned as an offshore asset.

Amedeo Modigliani, Seated Man with a Cane (1918).

Syrian opposition says not optimistic about peace talks

Fighting has slowed considerably since a fragile "cessation of hostilities agreement" brokered by the United States and Russia came into force almost two weeks ago.

A general view shows the besieged city of Douma from Wafideen Camp, which is controlled by Syrian government forces, in Damascus suburbs, Syria February 13, 2016.

Syrian regime gaining upper hand at peace talks in Geneva

The Syrian army overran a key town in the northern province of Aleppo on Tuesday.

A Russian pilot gives the thumbs-up sign on an airbase in Syria

Members of UNHRC ‘don’t care about human rights,’ say protestors in Geneva

At Geneva UN protest, World Jewish Congress CEO Robert Singer says members on the council "point fingers at Israel to deflect attention from their own disturbing human rights record back home."

Pro Israel rally outside UNHRC in Geneva‏

Swiss investigating house of suspected Iran nuclear talks hackers

Authorities confirm computers were seized days after investigation first launched.

Cyber hackers [illustrative]

US admits at UN: We crossed line on interrogating detainees

US representatives say country should do better in police treatment of minorities.

The name sign for the United States is positioned on the podium before the start of the Universal Periodic Review of the US at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, May 11

Israelis testify in Geneva before UNHRC's Schabas commission on Gaza

The government of Israel has refused to cooperate with the three-member panel, headed by Canadian legal expert William Schabas.

The United Nations in Geneva

Analysis: ‘One-handed economist’ needed to end Iran’s nuclear weapons program

The key takeaway for the P5 plus 1, based on the new economic data, is to internalize the plummeting oil price as a lever of pressure to secure massive concessions from Iran.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in Tehran

Israel blasts Switzerland for acceding to Palestinians with Geneva Convention meeting

French Senate narrowly recommends recognizing 'Palestine;' Denmark likely to be first European country to buck trend.

A session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva underway