Movers and Shakers

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  • Coronavirus will decimate refugee communities if we don’t act now

    Statement from Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council
    NRC – 16 March 2020

     

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  • Coronavirus: African states impose strict restrictions

    BBC News – 16 March 2020 

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  • L'oeil de la Genève internationale

    "How to organise and run online meetings". Online discussion live streamed by DiploFoundation on 17 March.

    Genève internationale - 16 March 2020

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  • WHO, UN Foundation and partners launch first-of-its-kind COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund

    WHO – 13 March 2020

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  • COVID-19: UN ‘remains open for business’, determined to deliver for the people we serve, says UN chief

    UN News – 15 March 2020

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  • Coronavirus: information, measures and recommendations

    CERN – 15 March 2020

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  • DG Azevêdo communicates COVID-19 measures to WTO members and staff

    WTO – 15 March 2020

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  • Cancellation of the April IPU Assembly

    IPU – 12 March 2020

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  • Syria: After almost a decade lost to violence, emergency and long-term needs are vast

    ICRC – 13 March 2020

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  • Le FIFDH dévoile son palmarès 2020

    FIFDH – 15 mars 2020

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  • En matière d’égalité, la Société des Nations a été une pionnière

    Le Temps – 13 mars 2020 (accès payant)
     

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  • Q&A: WHO’s Mike Ryan on how countries in crisis can prepare for a coronavirus epidemic

    The New Humanitarian – 12 March 2020

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  • A Genève, la fondation Find coordonne les efforts mondiaux pour mieux diagnostiquer Covid-19

    Heidi.news – 11 mars 2020 (accès payant)

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  • The coronavirus outbreak is a test of our systems, values and humanity

    By Michelle Bachelet and Filippo Grandi

    UNHCR – 12 March 2020

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  • Some Countries Escalate COVID-19 Response While Others Meander; Experts Call For More Clear Guidance From WHO On Containment Measures

    Health Policy Watch – 12 March 2020

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  • UN Suspends Human Rights Council Session Due to Coronavirus

    VOA – 12 March 2020

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  • DG Azevêdo provides urgent information to WTO members on MC12 date and venue

    WTO – 12 March 2020

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  • In 2020, world “cannot afford” so few women in power

    IPU – 11 March 2020

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  • Large-scale events taking place in Geneva as of 12 March

    République et canton de Genève – 12 March 2020

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  • WHO Declares COVID-19 “Pandemic”; European Countries & Iran Adopt Aggressive Measures To Contain Growing Threat

    Health Policy Watch – 11 March 2020

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  • Conference Tech LAB

    « Online meetings are becoming more relevant as Covid-19 spreads and people choose to meet in person less and less. (…) Diplo’s Conference Tech LAB provides extensive research, training, and consultancy on the preparation and running of online meetings. »

    DiploFoundation

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