Daily News

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The Daily News is a selection of articles (from media, OI, NGOs, public authorities) about humanitarian, public health, trade or human rights issues in Geneva. The selected articles are mainly in English and French. 

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  • International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement appeals for 3.1 billion Swiss francs (3.19 billion US dollars) to curb COVID-19's spread and assist world's most vulnerable amid the pandemic

    ICRC – 28 May 2020

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  • Pharma partners in efforts to give coronavirus vaccine for everyone

    IFPMA – 28 May 2020

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  • Le Conseil des droits de l'homme reprendra le 15 juin à Genève

    Swissinfo / ATS – 28 mai 2020

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  • 2020 WTO Public Forum cancelled

    WTO – 28 May 2020

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  • Impact du covid -19 sur les ONG de la Genève internationale

    Sondage réalisé auprès d'ONG de la Genève internationale du 3 au 19 mai 2020

    CAGI – 27 mai 2020

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  • Le Covid-19 s’attaque aussi aux ONG. Comment résister?

    Avec Liesbeth Aelbrecht, Directrice générale de Médecins Sans Frontières, Christophe Roduit, Secrétaire général de Terre des Hommes Suisse, Martial Paris, Associé gérant de Wise, Julien Beauvallet, Responsable du service ONG du CAGI, Stephan Davidshofer, Global Studies Institute, Unige et Pierre Ruetschi, Directeur du Club suisse de la presse

    Club suisse de la presse – 28 mai 2020 (vidéo)

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  • Les mesures de confinement impactent durement les finances de certaines ONG

    RTS / Tout un monde – 29 mai 2020

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  • Global Leaders Unlock Ways for Precision Medicine to Fight COVID-19, Cancers and Emerging Infectious Diseases

    WEF – 27 May 2020

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  • World Food Programme pulls COVID-19 fundraising images after backlash

    Devex – 27 May 2020

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  • New dates agreed for COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference

    GOV.UK – 28 May 2020

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  • ILO: More than one in six young people out of work due to COVID-19

    ILO – 27 May 2020 

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  • WHO manifesto calls for end to fossil fuel subsidies in Covid-19 recovery

    Heidi.news / Geneva Solutions – 27 May 2020 

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  • WHO Foundation Established to Support Critical Global Health Needs

    WHO – 27 May 2020 

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  • Declaration by the health care in danger community of concern about the current situation of violence against health care

    Health Care in Danger – May 2020 

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  • Joint UN/ICRC Op-Ed on explosive weapons in populated areas and Covid-19

    Reliefweb – 27 May 2020 

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  • WIPO PROOF: WIPO Introduces New Business Service That Provides Evidence of an Intellectual Asset's Existence

    With Francis Gurry, Director General, WIPO
    WIPO – 27 May 2020

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  • New podcast: Launching ‘the US-China Conversation’

    With Michael Vatikiotis, HD’s Asia Director, Susan Thornton, former Acting Assistant Secretary of State, and Professor Da Wei of the University of International Relations in Beijing
    Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue – 27 May 2020 (audio)

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  • Coronavirus: Federal Council decides on extensive easing of measures as of 6 June

    Confédération Suisse – 27 May 2020 

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