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Tourism - Innovation and diversity are called for Measures to curb the Covid-19 pandemic are gradually being eased, but the tourism industry is likely to be marred for some time to come. Let’s use this time of upheaval to reshape the industry and guide it into a...
In our hectic daily lives, instants of calm and serenity are becoming increasingly rare. But all you have to do is look out the window, put yourself in discovery mode and head for the train station. Switzerland is full of extraordinary places and mountains that are...
Vous vous posez peut-être chaque année la même question : que faire cet été en Suisse ? Pourtant, le bassin lémanique offre une multitude d’activités culturelles et touristiques. Voici un florilège d’idées pour faire le plein de culture et d’énergie cet été au grand...
Summer is just around the corner and understandably, dreams of palm tree lined beaches and clownfish-filled waters are mitigated by thoughts of PCR tests and other covid-related anxieties. However, it may be time to reflect on what holidays are actually made of and to...
La pandémie a un impact désastreux sur le secteur touristique, est-ce l’occasion de repenser les modèles existants ? «Never let a good crisis go to waste» a dit Churchill. De nouvelles tendances se dessinent et nous devons être prêts à y répondre. Dans le domaine du...
Enjoy a leisurely stroll tracing landmarks that reveal 2000 years of history. Along the way you can enrich your experience by visiting proposed sites and museums. Let’s start at the beginning of the Geneva story in front of the Jet d’Eau in the Jardin Anglais. Over...
Our second summer during the Covid-19 pandemic has arrived, and with it comes the promise of recovering lost tastebuds with delectable dishes from some of Geneva’s finest open-air rooftops and terraces. I have devised a new meaning for ‘Covid-restrictions’. No longer...
These past seventeen months have been a challenge for us all; no one has been spared. We have had to adapt to ever-changing circumstances, continuing our work under the unfamiliar conditions of teleworking and teleconferencing. Overall, we adapted really well, even if...
The workplace mental health and well-being strategy, which was formally launched by the Secretary-General in October 2018 and applies to all United Nations entities, is designed to make the system more effective by optimizing the psychological health of staff,...
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In its resolution 69/321 of 11 September 2015, the General Assembly reaffirmed Article 97 of the UN Charter and rule 141 of its own rules of procedure which provide for the appointment of the Secretary-General by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the...
It’s been four and a half years since Antonio Guterres assumed the position of Secretary- General. Many readers of UN Today, being keen followers of international affairs, will right now be discussing the legacy of his first term. We will skip his contribution to...
In 2006, a panel of legal experts reviewed the internal justice system of the United Nations and concluded that the “United Nations internal justice system is outmoded, dysfunctional and ineffective and that it lacks independence.” The Expert Report made a number of...
Twelve years after its creation by the General Assembly (GA) in July 2009, the UN’s internal justice system has aged from childhood into preadolescence. Having served for four years in the Internal Justice Council, mandated by the GA to help with the judiciary...
OSLA provides confidential legal advice, assistance and representation to staff members of the Secretariat, agencies, funds and programs in relation to their contracts of employment, at no fee to the staff member. OSLA’s work is enormously varied, often it involves...
Just finished her second non-consecutive term as President of the Swiss Confederation. We spoke to Simonetta Sommaruga Born in Zug. Professional piano performer. Developed her career in the public sector covering economic affairs, environment, urban planning, health,...
Last autumn Pamela Coke-Hamilton took over as ITC’s Executive Director. She sat down with UN Today to talk about growing up in Jamaica, her different jobs, how Geneva has and hasn’t changed, and her still-far-off retirement plans Growing up in the small town of...
Sacrée « Woman who makes a difference » par l’International Women Forum, un puissant réseau international féminin Frédérique Bedos ne fait rien de convenu. Fondatrice du « Projet Imagine », elle ambitionne d’activer en chacun le pouvoir de rendre le monde meilleur....
The new H building, with its clean lines and purportedly collaborative open space, was meant to be the crowning glory of the almost-$1 billion Strategic Heritage Plan. Instead, it is struggling to attract users amidst lower rents outside, fears of spreading Covid-19...
The new H building features open space. Since the Covid-19 outbreak, many studies were published putting into question the future of open space. How is this impacting the initial plans that have been foreseen for the H building? Open office space means a lot of...
