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Content type: Photo of the week
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On 7 December, the secretariat of the Minamata Convention with the International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP) invites you to the "Mercury Health Risk Communication" webinar. This session will gather experts, health scientists, and IOs to share their knowledge on the human health risk of mercury and discuss opportunities and challenges in communicating health risks to the public and professionals. This photograph depicts a victim of Minamata disease with a representative of the Chisso Chemical Plant. It was taken in 1971 by the renowned photojournalist W. Eugene Smith. Smith spent four years in Minamata documenting the consequence of mercury pollution. He is the author of many books, notably, "W. Eugene Smith Master of the Photographic Essay."
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Nathalie Fontanet, State Councillor in charge of the Department of Finance and Human Resources, Republic and State of Geneva, address at the traditional CAGI Fête de l'Escalade
Je suis très heureuse d’être parmi vous ce soir, à l’occasion de la traditionnelle Fête de l'Escalade du CAGI, que je remercie pour son invitation. J’ai le plaisir de m’exprimer au nom des trois autorités hôte, à savoir la Confédération, la Ville et le canton de Genève.