Movers and Shakers
Keep track of professionally-related news about appointments, promotions or moves to other institutions within International Geneva.
- New ITU case study shines spotlight on a ‘smart city’ journey
The City of Pully, Switzerland, reports experience with ‘Key Performance Indicators for Smart Sustainable Cities’
ITU – 4 December 2019 - Stephanie Hofmann: «L'ordre libéral n'a jamais été global»
Le Temps – 2 décembre 2019 (accès payant)
- A record number of people will need help worldwide during 2020: Global Humanitarian Overview
"A record 168 million people worldwide will need help and protection in crises spanning more than 50 countries in 2020, the UN’s emergency relief chief has said, in an appeal for nearly $29 billion in humanitarian aid from donors."
UN News – 4 December 2019 - ICRC appeal to fund its operations in 2020
"The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is asking donors for 2.2 billion Swiss Francs to fund its field operations and headquarters in 2020."
ICRC – 3 December 2019 - 2019 concludes a decade of exceptional global heat and high-impact weather
WMO – 3 December 2019
- Secretary-General appoints members of the High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement
United Nations Secretary-General – 3 December 2019
- «Genève ville-monde», le discours intégral de Philippe Burrin
"Le directeur de l’IHEID a reçu lundi 2 décembre le prix de la Fondation pour Genève. Voici le texte intégral de son intervention très applaudie au Victoria Hall."
Heidi.News – 3 décembre 2019 - Philippe Burrin, le créateur de confiance de la Genève internationale
"Le journaliste Roger de Weck (…) a prononcé ce lundi au Victoria Hall le laudatio de Philippe Burrin, directeur d'HEI puis de l’IHEID, (…). Voici son texte intégral."
Heidi.News – 3 décembre 2019 - "Climate Refugee" Convention Drowned Out by International Organizations
The Geneva Observer – 28 November 2019
- UNECE launches Knowledge Hub on Statistics for SDGs to support evidence-driven policies
UNECE – 2 December 2019
- Why we need the 'Davos Manifesto' for a better kind of capitalism
By Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum
WEF – 1 December 2019 - “Fight The Fakes” Campaign Raises Awareness Of Falsified & Substandard Medicines
Health Policy Watch – 3 December 2019