Politico: Indeed, the layoffs have already begun. In 2024, Geneva hosted about 12,000 of the U.N.’s 131,000 employees — around 9.3 percent of the organization’s staff. Now, the World Health Organization has announced plans to cut more than 800 jobs in its Geneva headquarters through June 2026. Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, reduced its staff by about one-third in 2025. UNICEF announced the transfer of 290 posts — a majority of its Geneva staff — to Rome. And UNAIDS cut its Geneva workforce from about 127 to roughly 19.
“No one feels untouched,” said Johnson. “The mood is heavy. Everything is highly uncertain.”…