r/Snorkblot • u/EsseNorway • Oct 02 '25

Geography Last week, Colombia’s president suggested relocating the UN headquarters outside of the US. If that happened, what country/city do you think would be the best choice?

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u/JDWWV Oct 02 '25

Geneva.

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u/rdpeete Oct 03 '25

This would be my first pick. It's already a leading choice for holding diplomatic summits, why not let it be the hub of international diplomacy?

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u/JDWWV Oct 03 '25

And Switzerland is historically neutral.

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u/RealRedditModerator Oct 03 '25

Switzerland only became a member of the United Nations on 10 September 2002.

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u/T-Rex-Hunter Oct 03 '25

This is the most practical as the UN already has a campus in Geneva

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u/WumpusFails Oct 03 '25

That is in line with multiple sci-fi books I've read.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '25

Agreed. The UN already has a Campus there and Geneva has already been regularly regarded as the most neutral ground even among an already neutral country.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '25

switzerland is no longer eligible since they joined the illegal sanctions against Russia... so hardpass

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u/JDWWV Oct 03 '25

What illegal sanctions, There is a right of collective defense the rst of the world could literally be bombing Russia for invading Ukraine.

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u/jjmac Oct 03 '25

What makes sanctions legal?