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United Nations to Leave Palais Wilson in Geneva This Summer as Part of Cost-Cutting Reforms
The U.N. will abandon the historic Palais Wilson this summer as over 3,000 Geneva-based jobs have been cut or relocated since 2025. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is moving to the Palais des Nations citing a financial crisis. Geneva's mayor warned the changes jeopardize the city's status as the capital of multilateralism.
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The United Nations is set to abandon the 225-room Palais Wilson in Geneva this summer. In 1937 the League of Nations vacated the same building shortly before its demise with the outbreak of World War Two.
U.S. policy. N. headquarters at the Palais des Nations.
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. N. and international organisations have been cut or are transferring to cheaper locations.
N. posts in Geneva have been cut or are transferring since 2025, a Reuters survey of a dozen agencies and local authorities showed. 's 80-year history. The International Labour Organization recently exited two of the 11 floors at its Geneva base.
UNICEF is transferring some 70% of its 400 staff from Geneva. UNAIDS is facing possible closure. The International Organization for Migration has reduced its Geneva staff to about 600 from 1,000. The organization is shifting jobs to Thessaloniki in Greece, Nairobi, Bangkok, and Panama as it cut its global headcount to 16,000 from 23,000.
"I don't think we need a huge footprint in Geneva to do the job well," said IOM director general Amy Pope. The International Committee of the Red Cross is facing cuts. The World Trade Organization is facing cuts.
U.S. in core budget fees. U.S. President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the World Health Organization on his first day back in power.
U.S. N. workers to meet with member states, but not necessarily to do back-office functions. N. 4% on top of baseline salary due to high living costs.
