The International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights will take place online between the 5th and 14th of March .............................................. This...
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Le Kiosque Culturel du CAGI à l’ONUG a 20 ans!
Comme on le dit souvent, la découverte et l'intégration dans une nouvelle ville passent aussi par la culture. Genève est une cité où le rayonnement culturel et les...
Let women grow and they will grow the forests
Foresters, like doctors of medicine, are men - that is a common perception ............................................. March seems a perfect timing to shed some more...
World Meteorological Day
The view of a forecaster from Geneva ......................................... My job as an operational weather forecaster – at the western regional forecasting office...
S.ave O.ur S.phere
UN Today is following the journey of the Celestial Sphere, from the garden of the Palais des Nations to Florence, where it will be restored by a group of experts. A...
New Year brings new controls on plastic waste and more local, national and global action
Approximately 50 tonnes of plastic enter Lake Geneva every year, according to a study commissioned by the Association for the Safeguard of Lake Léman [1]. Most of this...
La délocalisation annoncée d’OCHA tombera comme un couperet en 2021
Le personnel dans la tourmente subit anxiété, insécurité de l’emploi et peur du lendemain. Pour le personnel du Bureau de la Coordination des Affaires humanitaires des...
De la guerre à l’engagement pour les droits de l’homme, histoire d’un enfant soldat
À l’occasion de la journée internationale des enfants soldats, le 12 février, UN Today donne la parole à Michel Chikwanine capturé au Congo (RDC) à l’âge de cinq ans....
On Her Majesty’s Service
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...
I grew up with the mountains. International Mountain Day matters to me
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...