Movers and Shakers
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- UNGA Goes Virtual! Previewing the 2020 United Nations General Assembly
With Richard Gowan, UN Director, International Crisis Group
UN Dispatch – 17 September 2020 (audio)
- Boost for global response to COVID-19 as economies worldwide formally sign up to COVAX Facility
Gavi – 21 September 2020
- WIPO Director General Francis Gurry Opens WIPO Assemblies, Reports on Progress during 12-Year Tenure at Helm of the Organization
WIPO – 21 September 2020
- Un prêt de Berne pour la rénovation du siège de l’UIT
Tribune de Genève / ATS – 21 septembre 2020
- Beyond the bang-bang: Reporting from the front lines of peace
The New Humanitarian – 21 September 2020
- Elise Buckle: ‘It’s time for a global reset to rebalance our relationship with nature’
Geneva Solutions – 21 September 2020
- Opinion: The short-sightedness of the COVID-19 vaccine race
By Francesco Rocca, president, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and national president, Italian Red Cross Association
Devex – 18 September 2020
- 'People in conflict zones are among the most neglected by climate action. We must reverse this trend.'
By Catherine-Lune Grayson, policy adviser, International Committee of the Red Cross
Geneva Solutions – 19 September 2020
- Bye bye bilaterals: UN general assembly to embrace Zoom diplomacy
The Guardian – 19 September 2020
- What’s on this week?
Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO; ISO General Assembly 2020; Protecting Jobs: Decent Work Solutions for a Just Transition, ILO; UNECE 2020 Energy Week; Sustainable Development Impact Summit, WEF; Climat : que fait la Genève internationale, Geneva Environment Network; The Racism of International Relations, IHEID; Check out the calendar
- Global Health Leaders Plead For ‘Billions’ In Immediate Funding To Fight The Pandemic As G-20 Health & Finance Ministers Meet
Health Policy Watch – 17 September 2020
- Robert Mardini: «Le CICR prévoit un déficit de 130 millions pour 2020»
Le Temps – 17 septembre 2020 (accès payant)
- Robert Mardini s'exprime sur les suppressions d'emplois au CICR
RTS / La Matinale – 18 septembre 2020 (vidéo)
- What is the humanitarian impact of the COVID-19 pandemic?
With Linh Schroeder, deputy regional director, ICRC Africa
ICRC – 17 September 2020
- Le Club suisse de la presse s’installe au Domaine de Penthes et étend ses prestations
Club suisse de la presse – 17 septembre 2020