EDITORIAL
Article 101.3 of the UN Charter of 1945 states that “the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff and in the determination of the conditions of service shall be the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.”...
The fight against racism and racial discrimination within the UN only truly began in 2020, after the events following the death of George Floyd in the United States. As a consequence, the organization took action and denounced the existence of racism and racial...
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a UN specialized agency that was founded in 1950. Its headquarters were inaugurated in 1999 and designed in an oval shape consisting of curved lines and glass by architects Rino Brodbeck and Jacques Roulet. Its appearance...
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is often forgotten when we talk about the UN agencies in charge of humanitarian issues. And yet, it has a pivotal role on the international scene given the increasingly complex geopolitical context and consequences of...
The fight for gender equality has resulted in many successes and failures. It unites different entities, both governmental and non-governmental on a global scale. The United Nations is a key player in the ongoing battle through the Sustainable Development Goals...
In 1948, three years after the United Nations was created, the Security and Safety Service (SSS) was set up at the UN headquarters in New York. Other services were subsequently set up in other locations, including: Geneva, Vienna, Nairobi, Bangkok, Beirut, Addis Ababa...
As the main policy-making and representative body, the General Assembly is at the center of decision-making within the United Nations. The General Assembly is the platform where multilateral discussions take place on the full range of international issues covered by...
For our summer edition, we wanted to shine the spotlight on Switzerland's natural beauty, particularly when it comes to Alpine tourism. The Alpine massif, which stretches from Lake Geneva to the Austrian border, covers 60% of the country's surface area. It boasts...
At the end of the First World War, the world established that a universal and lasting peace could only be built on the basis of social justice. Thus, in 1919, the International Labour Organization (ILO) was created. In 1946, the ILO became the first specialized agency...
