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The right brain top thinkers agency
The mission of Innossuisse is to promote science-based innovation in the interest of the economy and society in Switzerland. How? By accelerating the transfer of knowledge from research to industry and helping innovations and start-ups to achieve a breakthrough on the...
How ineffective communication habits steal power from women in leadership
Women empowerment efforts have become instrumental to the fight for equality and creating opportunities for those in marginalized positions. This is achieved through an understanding of communication and cooperation, and uniting communities together in an environment...
We must all be in this together
Epsy Campbell Barr is the current Chairperson of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent. She is a former Vice President of Costa Rica and Minister of Foreign Affairs. She was twice a congressional representative in the Legislative Assembly of Costa...
World Down Syndrome Day 2023
About WDSD World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD), is a global awareness day celebrated on 21 March and officially observed by the United Nations since 2012. The date for WDSD, the 21st day of the 3rd month, signifies the three copies (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome, which...
People will drive digital workforce transformation
We’ve had a tantalizing glimpse of the promise of digital technology. Now it’s time to deliver transformation by engaging and empowering people to reimagine the workplace. In the past 2-3 years, the crucial work of the UN and international development agencies has...
No smoke on the water
Technically, water is said to be a resource with an inelastic demand — it has no close substitutes. Similar is the case with air, with the difference that very few people suffer from lack of air while many suffer from lack of water — clean water. So two people with a...
Chronicles of everyday diplomacy
Conference delegates can be a fun tribe to watch at times. At large-scale gatherings, up to ten or fifteen events can take place simultaneously, with overbooking happening in every room. Latecomers or corridor wanderers end up standing by the door. A single...
The height of fashion- committing to positive change
What inspired you to become a woman entrepreneur in sustainable fashion and to do the work you are involved in? As a former fashion designer who studied economics and finance, I’ve always loved the creativity, intelligence, psychology and innovation the fashion...
Reflective perspective of a departing President
The Human Rights Council has the support of the Secretariat team, composed of staff from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) – their support is vital. “The office of the President of the Human Rights Council (HRC) would not be able to perform...
Resolution process of the Human Rights Council: a bird’s eye view
The Human Rights Council (HRC) considers three types of proposals at the end of its sessions: draft resolutions, draft decisions and draft President’s statements (PRSTs), which represent the main outcome of a session. Resolutions concern substantive human rights...
