Movers and Shakers

Keep track of professionally-related news about appointments, promotions or moves to other institutions within International Geneva.

 

  • Covid-19 vaccines for the world - can we do it, and how?

    Heidi.news / Geneva Solutions – 13 May 2020 

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  • WHO: People living longer and healthier lives but COVID-19 threatens to throw progress off track

    WHO – 13 May 2020 

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  • UNODC, WHO, UNAIDS and OHCHR joint statement on COVID-19 in prisons and other closed settings

    Joint statement by Ghada Fathi Waly, Executive Director, UNODC, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, WHO, Winnie Byanyima, Director-General, Executive Director, UNAIDS, and Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights 
    WHO – 13 May 2020 

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  • COVID-19 Triggers Marked Decline in Global Trade: UNCTAD

    UNCTAD – 13 May 2020 

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  • Forced returns of migrants must be suspended in times of COVID-19

    Statement by the United Nations Network on Migration
    IOM – 13 May 2020 

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  • Time to rethink the way we work and travel

    By Olga Algayerova, Executive Secretary of the UNECE
    UNECE / Executive Secretary’s Blog – 12 May 2020 

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  • Coronavirus: la Suisse répond aux besoins humanitaires et soutient le développement de diagnostics, de thérapies et de vaccins

    Confédération suisse – 13 mai 2020 

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  • Afghanistan: Gunmen attack Doctors Without Borders clinic in Kabul

    Deutsche Welle – 12 May 2020

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  • His Afghan mission: to restore lives and limbs

    The Christian Science Monitor – 12 May 2020

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  • Travel restrictions, funding gaps a bigger problem than PPE, humanitarian leaders say

    Devex – 12 May 2020

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  • The 2020 Fragile 15: Behind the FSI Rankings, Lives Upended

    The New Humanitarian – 12 May 2020

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  • Amid COVID-19, Communities Continue Fight against Other Pandemics

    The Global Fund – 12 May 2020

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  • Watch: UNAIDS director warns of 'colliding epidemics'

    Devex – 12 May 2020 (video)

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  • 'Finally, a virus got me': Ebola expert on nearly dying of coronavirus

    The Guardian – 13 May 2020

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  • COVID-19 will compromise the transition to clean energy without urgent stakeholder action

    WEF – 13 May 2020

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  • L’OMS récompense cinq films dans le cadre de son festival « Santé pour tous »

    ONU Info – 12 May 2020

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  • Le Point du jour

    Avec Etienne Eichenberger

    Heidi.news – 13 mai 2020

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  • Tedros highlights complex challenges posed by COVID-19 resurgence, following easing of lockdowns

    UN News – 11 May 2020 

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  • WHO statement: Tobacco use and COVID-19

    WHO – 11 May 2020 

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  • International Nurses Day: Nurses deserve praise, thanks, protection amid COVID-19

    International Council of Nurses / ICRC / IFRC – 11 May 2020 

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  • Florence Nightingale award: Why the 2020 medal is special

    ICRC – 5 May 2020  

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