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...

The Standards of Conduct for the International Civil Service provide guidance and inspiration to international civil servants. Adopted in 1954 by the International Civil Service Advisory Board, they have been amended and updated several times to keep with the pace of...

In its latest synthesis report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change sounds the alarm once again.  Through three key messages, it reaffirms the urgent need to adopt both individual and collective measures: human activities are responsible for recent...

When we hear Geneva, we think of Henri Durand and International humanitarian law. We also think of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, with the Human Rights Council at the forefront. The Council came into being in 2006, built from the...

There are preconceived ideas about the civil service, whether national or international. Among them is the fact that civil servants perform the same tasks throughout their careers, that they are not called upon to change duty stations or fields of activity. What about...