The Latest Breaking News from Geneva

Latest Ukraine updates: UNGA votes to demand Russian withdrawal

Russia-Ukraine news from March 2: UN General Assembly resolution condemns Russia for the invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Mar 1, 2022

UN Says Some 660,000 Fled Ukraine So Far

The UN refugee agency says that about 660,000 people have fled Ukraine for neighboring countries since the Russian invasion began. The number, given on Tuesday, was up from a count of more than 500,000 a day earlier. Shabia Mantoo, a spokeswoman for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 1, 2022

Western envoys, allies walk out on Lavrov speech to UN rights forum

More than 100 diplomats from some 40 Western countries and allies including Japan walked out of a speech by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to the top U.N. human rights forum on Tuesday in protest over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters · Mar 1, 2022

Russia's Lavrov cancels Geneva trip because of EU airspace ban -RIA

Russian Foreign Minster Sergei Lavrov has cancelled a trip to Geneva for disarmament talks because his plane would not be able to pass through airspace that the European Union has closed to Russian aviation as part of sanctions against Moscow, RIA news agency quoted a diplomatic source as saying on…

Reuters · Feb 28, 2022

Ukraine seeks UN investigation into alleged Russia war crimes

Ukraine and its allies on Monday called for a United Nations inquiry into possible war crimes committed by Russia during its military actions in Ukraine.

Reuters · Feb 28, 2022

Sanctions vs. neutrality: Swiss fine-tune response to Russia

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put Switzerland’s much-vaunted neutrality to the test — and along with it, the country’s traditional role as international intermediary and reputation as a safe haven for the assets of Russia’s richest and most powerful

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2022

‘Misleading narrative’: India rejects UN’s allegations of ‘judicial harassment’ of Rana Ayyub

India has slammed the United Nations allegations of judicial harassment of journalist Rana Ayyub, calling them “baseless and unwarranted”. A tweet from India’s permanent representative at Geneva and other international organisations reiterated that the UN was “advancing a misleading narrative”.

Newslaundry · Feb 22, 2022

India rejects allegations of harassment of journalist Rana Ayyub as 'baseless, unwarranted'

Official sources in New Delhi said the matter will be followed up by a note verbale from the Indian mission in Geneva

The Hindu · Feb 21, 2022

In Elgin mural, CJ Hungerman is OK if you think he was painting the coronavirus

The Geneva artist says the work at the Hemmens Culural Center is ‘based on a painting I did in 2018. It does kind of mimic the coronavirus.’

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 18, 2022

Russia touts Finland or Geneva as hosts for Lavrov-Blinken meeting - Ifax

Russia's ambassador to Britain touted Finland or Geneva as potential hosts for a meeting between Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken next week, Interfax news agency reported.

Reuters · Feb 18, 2022