Geneva

UN Syria commission warns Israeli military activity may amount to war crimes

The Israeli mission in Geneva accused the Commission of conducting an "Israel-bashing session" and said Israel had no territorial aspirations in Syria.

 IDF troops operate within Syria in early March.
The future of AI software development may not be about who can generate the most code, but who can decide which code is worth trusting.

UN rights chief warns AI could pose ‘existential’ risk to humanity, urges companies to reduce risks

A closed registration centre of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) at the Zero Point Islam Qala border crossing between Afghanistan and Iran, in Herat province, on November 5, 2025.

UN refugee agency scales back posts and budget for 2027, documents show

FILE PHOTO: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, in Mexico City, Mexico April 22, 2026.

UN human rights chief Volker Turk faces pushback in bid for second term


U.S. could quit U.N. Human Rights Council 'imminently' over anti-Israel bias

Nikki Haley publicly told the Council a year ago that Washington might leave the body unless a "chronic anti-Israel bias" were removed.

Overview of the United Nations Human Rights Council is seen in Geneva, Switzerland June 6, 2017.

U.S. walks out of disarmament conference to protest Syrian presidency

“The US is outraged at Syria’s actions, its disregard for international obligations and its temerity in assuming the presidency of a body committed to advancing disarmament and nonproliferation.”

US Embassador Robert Wood and members of his delegation walk out of a plenum debate at the UN in Geneva yesterday, in protest of Syria’s presidency of the Conference on Disarmament.

What an ICC 'war crimes' probe could mean for Israel

Experts weigh in on the Palestinian leadership's push for investigation by the International Criminal Court.

The International Criminal Court in The Hague

Anti-Israel action approved at Inter-Parliamentary Union in Geneva

Haim Jelin becomes first Israeli on international security panel

A general view of Jerusalem shows the Dome of the Rock, located in Jerusalem's Old City on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount December 6, 2017.

UN Human Rights Council approves call for arms embargo against Israel

The council approved five anti-Israel resolutions during the Geneva body's 37th session.

Overview of the United Nations Human Rights Council is seen in Geneva, Switzerland June 6, 2017.

Thousands of African migrants protest deportation at Rwandan embassy in Israel

"Don't sell me to Rwanda."

African migrants painted in white hold signs during a protest against the Israeli government's plan to deport part of their community, in front of the Rwandan embassy in Herzliya, Israel

Can Russia broker a Syrian peace deal?

The Jerusalem Post

'UNHRC focuses on Israel, ignores companies operating in other occupied areas'

A new report points out that the UN's Human Rights Council has been turning a blind eye to the activity of 40 European companies that operate in some of the world's occupied territories.

UNHRC 370

Europe skips UN Human Rights Council anti-Israel debate

Thirty-four countries stood up to speak during the debate on Monday at the 35th session in Geneva, but none of them represented Western countries, save for South Africa.

Overview of a Human Rights Council special session at the United Nations in Geneva

Dance: Swiss movement

Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève performs in Tel Aviv.

Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève