On a cold morning in the once-bustling International Geneva neighborhood, the square in front of the Palace of Nations stands empty. The many gray buildings are still, the lights in the windows few, the conference rooms eerily silent. Geneva is among the world’s few select cities, like Brussels and Nairobi, where international organizations make up a substantial proportion of the local economy. It is a hub for about three dozen United Nations agencies and more than 400 nongovernmental