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.

|ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF
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

Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon told The Jerusalem Post that the figure reflects a network of UN bodies, committees, and mechanisms structurally embedded in the organization’s budget.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
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

Zelensky said he expected that the results of previous meetings with the US in Geneva would now be "hammered out" on Sunday.

|ByREUTERS
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

The UN human rights office said that at least 127 civilians had been killed in Lebanon in strikes by the Israeli military since the ceasefire's implementation.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

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.

JUNE 15, 2018ByREUTERS
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.”

MAY 30, 2018ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
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.

MAY 25, 2018ByMAYA MARGIT/THE MEDIA LINE
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

MARCH 25, 2018ByLAHAV HARKOV
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.

MARCH 23, 2018ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
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."

FEBRUARY 7, 2018ByDANIEL K. EISENBUD
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?

JANUARY 21, 2018ByNEVILLE TELLER
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.

JULY 11, 2017ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
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.

JUNE 20, 2017ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
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.

DECEMBER 8, 2016ByORI J. LENKINSKI
Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève