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Seeking common ground to battle future pandemics The 194 members of the World Health Organisation will meet for the annual World Health Assembly from May 24. This content was published on May 18, 2021 - 10:00 May 18, 2021 - 10:00 Imogen Foulkes External Content Her guests are Suerie Moon of Geneva’s Global Health Centre, Maria Guevara of Medecins sans Frontieres and Thomas Cueni of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers. External Content Email address International Geneva For more insights and discussions from Switzerland's international city, subscribe to Inside Gen...

The World Health Assembly will be meeting from May 24 in Geneva. This could be a defining moment to outline a better response to future pandemics.

Global treaty: Defending the disappeared Not knowing the fate of a loved one causes unimaginable heartbreak and anxiety for families. People go missing in wars and natural disasters, but they are also forcibly disappeared. What can families do? This content was published on May 4, 2021 - 10:00 May 4, 2021 - 10:00 Imogen Foulkes In this episode of Inside Geneva host Imogen Foulkes looks at the United Nations Convention on Enforced Disappearances. How does it work? Does it help prevent disappearances? And why are so many countries reluctant to ratify it? Imogen is joined by Cordula Droege of ...

The people fighting to prevent enforced disappearances Way back in 2006, not long after I had first started working as a journalist in Geneva, I met an elderly woman, who had traveled all the way from Argentina, to attend the UN Human Rights Council. Her wish, to persuade member states to back a proposed convention against enforced disappearances, by telling them her own story.  This content was published on May 4, 2021 - 16:30 May 4, 2021 - 16:30 Imogen Foulkes She had brought photographs with her, of her beautiful daughter, who disappeared, along with thousands of others, during the notor...

Is the United Nations’ top job for men only? Published on Share The United Nations is 75 years old – but there has never been a woman Secretary General. Now Antonio Guterres is standing for a second term, so it will likely be another five years before a woman candidate can have a chance at the UN’s top job. Why is it taking so long? Does Guterres’ record even merit a second term? And why are some senior UN positions traditionally reserved for certain countries? In this episode host Imogen Foulkes talks to Heather Barr, co-director of the Women’s Righ...