Switzerland 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.

Key Takeaways

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

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"
— Laurent Goetschel