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Julian Braithwaite, the UK’s permanent representative talks about dealing with Brexit, online meetings, UN funding, explaining his work to an audience back home and cocktail parties. When Julian Braithwaite arrived in Geneva five years ago as the UK’s permanent...
This year International Mountain Day celebrates biodiversity. As a mountaineer and environmental expert, Andrea Cararo tells UN Today why this day matters to him and why it should to all of us. Since I was a kid, I have always been a nature and outdoor enthusiast. I...
On 10 December, the world celebrates Human Rights Day. We have asked Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, to share her views and insights. Your role as High Commissioner receives a lot of attention, and also criticism, given the sensitivity...
Interview with Anne Hornung-Soukup, Chair of the Board, TPG (transports publics genevois). How has the tpg adjusted to a pandemic world? When Covid-19 reached Switzerland, the Swiss Federal Government stated clearly that public transport was an essential service which...
Pour le Président de la Fédération des entreprises de Suisse romande, Ivan Slatkine, le pragmatisme du gouvernement a amorti l’impact de la Covid19 sur l’économie mais le modèle d’affaires genevois doit évoluer, et il faut éviter les mesures extrêmes prises par les...
« Un mécanisme presque juridictionnel - même s’il n’est pas une cour internationale – qui fonctionne comme une cour ». C’est ainsi qu’Anna Batalla, juriste au Haut-Commissariat aux droits de l’homme, définit le mécanisme de plaintes associé aux organes de traités de...
UN Geneva and partners celebrate the centenary of modern multilateralism with a series of activities. Evolution of global cooperation in the Swiss city is highlighted. COVID-19 reinforces the need for multilateral problem-solving. Creative solutions bring lessons of...
Tobacco should be considered a pandemic – a slow-motion pandemic – that adds its lethal features to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.The harmful effects of tobacco on human health have been well documented, but people are not often aware of the extent of that harm. It is...
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims The year 2020 has seen unprecedented events. The COVID-19 crisis has brought grief and financial difficulties to many, and tremendous changes to the daily lives of us all. But it is during these times of great...
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« Un mécanisme presque juridictionnel - même s’il n’est pas une cour internationale – qui fonctionne comme une cour ». C’est ainsi qu’Anna Batalla, juriste au Haut-Commissariat aux droits de l’homme, définit le mécanisme de plaintes associé aux organes de traités de...
UN Geneva and partners celebrate the centenary of modern multilateralism with a series of activities. Evolution of global cooperation in the Swiss city is highlighted. COVID-19 reinforces the need for multilateral problem-solving. Creative solutions bring lessons of...
Tobacco should be considered a pandemic – a slow-motion pandemic – that adds its lethal features to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.The harmful effects of tobacco on human health have been well documented, but people are not often aware of the extent of that harm. It is...
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims The year 2020 has seen unprecedented events. The COVID-19 crisis has brought grief and financial difficulties to many, and tremendous changes to the daily lives of us all. But it is during these times of great...
We would like to share with our readers an interview on the unanimous adoption by the Security Council, on 1 July 2020, of Resolution 2532 expressing its support for the Secretary-General’s appeal for a global ceasefire to help unite efforts to fight COVID-19 and its...
Ce qui était autrefois impensable est maintenant devenu une réalité. Une maladie inconnue s’est propagée partout dans le monde avec une rapidité effarante, alors que la communauté mondiale n’était pas préparée, et de loin. Il y a eu des pandémies dans le passé : le...
À la suite d’une double explosion qui a ravagé une grande partie de la capitale libanaise, les Nations Unies et la communauté internationale ont immédiatement confirmé leur soutien au pays. La destruction d’innombrables infrastructures, dans un contexte général déjà...
Huit ans plus tard, Beyrouth. Comment ne pas reprendre l'écriture ? Mes larmes coulent encore, mon cerveau refuse la réalité. Je suis éventrée. Amputée d'une partie de moi-même. Je respire encore pourtant. Mon souffle s'arrête, reprend, s'accélère, s'achève en de...
We are aware of the climate risks, yet turning a blind eye. In 2019, the UN Environment Programme’s Emissions Gap report highlighted that despite global commitments under the Paris Climate Change Agreement, the world is heading towards a temperature rise of over 3°C...
Talking to my children about racism As an African woman, I had never experienced racism until I came to study at university in Europe. After the killing of George Floyd, I was initially passive, but progressively my feelings snowballed and evolved into anger and rage....
