Movers and Shakers
Keep track of professionally-related news about appointments, promotions or moves to other institutions within International Geneva.
- Secretary-General Appoints Geir O. Pedersen of Norway Special Envoy for Syria
United Nations – 31 October 2018
- Millions of people in need are being left behind. Let's fix that
By Elhadj As Sy, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesIRIN – 31 October 2018
- UN Refugee Chief urges states to support fairer response to refugee crises
Presenting his annual report and the compact to the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly in New York, Grandi said that multilateralism was holding its ground amidst much adversity, but needed reinvigorating.UNHCR – 31 October 2018
- WHO head of public health: Why air pollution is the New tobacco
Interview with Maria Neira, Director, Dept of Public Health and Environment, WHOCNN Money Switzerland– 31 October 2018 (video)
- Nomination du nouveau Secrétaire général de l'OIE
Organisation Internationale des Employeurs – 29 octobre 2018
- WHO Expert Group On Immunization Highlights Global Vaccination Progress, Challenges
Health Policy Watch – 30 October 2018
- ITU Plenipotentiary Conference brings more than 2500 ICT decision-makers together from around the world to 'work as one' to advance power of 'Tech for Good'
ITU – 29 October 2018
- Interview With Catherine Chammartin, Director General Of The Swiss Federal Institute Of Intellectual Property
IP-Watch – 29 October 2018
- WWF Report Reveals Staggering Extent of Human Impact on Planet
Population of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians have, on average, declined in size by 60 percent in just over 40 yearsWWF – 29 October 2018
- Pour la Genève internationale, la mobilité locale est aussi un enjeu
Tribune de Genève – 29 octobre 2018
- La Genève internationale et les enjeux de la mobilité
Club suisse de la presse – 29 octobre 2018 (vidéo)
- Lena Dunham to Adapt Refugee Drama "A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea" for Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams
Indie Wire – 29 October 2018
- Event: PechaKucha Night on Thursday 1 November
Speakers include: Diana Rizzolio, Coordinator, Geneva Environnement Network, Séverine Evéquoz, Head of Program, nature in the city, République et Canton de Genève, Sofie H. Flensborg, Legal Advisor, Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Lindsay Mackenzie, Communications Officer, WHO Health Emergencies Programme, Lesya Nikolayeva, mountaineer, consultant, UN Environment Programme.Pechakucha – October 2018
- Photo of the week: International Conference on Blended Development Finance and the New Industrial Policy - how to accelerate effective development financing
Genève internationale – 29 October 2018
- Air pollution is the new tobacco. Time to tackle this epidemic
By Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHOThe Guardian – 27 October 2018