March 7, 2025|
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|9 months agoSwitzerland Cancels Geneva Conventions Conference Amid International Discord
Lack of consensus forces Switzerland to cancel conference on Palestinian territories, highlighting growing international divisions on Middle East issues.

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- Switzerland canceled a conference on the Geneva Conventions regarding Palestinian territories
- 196 parties were invited to participate in the Geneva conference
- The United States and Israel had announced they would not attend
- Switzerland received the mandate from UN General Assembly in September
By The Numbers
57
Number of member states in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
196
Number of parties invited to the conference
They Said
"This conference would probably not have had any substantial impact on the ground. But the fact that not even a minimum consensus was reached shows how divided international society is in this conflict"
"a sufficiently critical mass of participating states had not materialised"
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Conference Cancellation Overview
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International Reactions and Discord
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Swiss Diplomatic Position
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