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Tarek Kamel is the Senior Advisor to ICANN's President for Government Engagement. He also heads ICANN's newly created office in Geneva. In this interview, he tells us about the role of ICANN's office in Geneva and his focus during the summer.
August 2014
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Summer interview 2014 – Arancha González, Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC)
Arancha González is the Executive Director of the Geneva-based International Trade Centre (ITC). In this interview, she tells us about her focus during the summer, holiday plans and her recommendations for summer reading, music and activities in the Geneva region.
July 2014
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After a career in bilateral diplomacy and frontline missions as well as multilateral diplomacy in Brussels, Ambassador Julian Braithwaite, freshly appointed Head of the UK Mission to the UN and other international organisations, is now settling in Geneva. He can count on an extensive experience and will lead a team of 50. During the induction phase, traveling to West Africa, he could see by himself how Geneva-based organisations were working in the field to fight against the Ebola outbreak.
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August 2012
Tell us about UN-Water: why has a platform of this kind been created, what is its mandate, and how does it operate?
UN-Water is the coordination mechanism of the United Nations for all matters relating to water. It was set up in 2003, at the instigation of the Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB), to establish or strengthen collaboration between agencies on certain key topics, such as freshwater resources and water and sanitation services, among others.
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Internationale Organisationen mit Sitz in Genf erklären, wer sie sind, und stellen einige Schlüsselpersonen vor.
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The Geneva Cities Hub (GCH) launching event will take place on Tuesday 25 August at La Maison de la Paix. Supported by the Confederation, the canton, and the City of Geneva, the GCH aims to facilitate relations between global urban actors and Geneva-based international organizations, diplomatic missions, civil society organizations, and Academia. It will coordinate its activities with city networks through partnerships. Should you not be registered, you may follow the event live here.
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The largest exhibition on professions and training in Switzerland, the "Cité des Métiers" exhibition 2018 begins this Tuesday, November 20 at Palexpo.
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On January 31, the Graduate Institute launched the Geneva Policy Outlook, a new digital publication produced with the support of the Swiss Confederation, the Republic and State of Geneva, the City of Geneva, as well as the Fondation pour Genève.
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On September 14, 2011, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) inaugurated its new logistics hub in Satigny, near Geneva International Airport. This new building is meant to support ICRC's activities worldwide and deliver medical equipment to populations in emergency situations.
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Tool to strengthen synergies and improve coordination to support Member States in achieving the SDGs
The UN Office at Geneva has mapped out the expertise on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) found across international organizations, NGOs and other institutions based in Geneva. This has been envisioned as a tool to help strengthen synergies, improve coordination to support countries achieve the SDG and provide Member States an overview of “who is doing what and where”. Over 75 organizations participated in the initial mapping exercise.
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How would you present your organization in a few words? What is your role?
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How would you present your organization in a few words? What entails your position?