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On 24 May 1962, the foundation stone of the new Headquarters building of the World Health Organization (WHO) was laid on the site of “En Choutagnes”, at Pregny, on the outskirts of Geneva.
Photographed on the building site, from left to right, Mr Joseph Handler, Director of Public Information of WHO, Dr Pierre Dorolle, Deputy Director-General of WHO, Dr Marcolino G. Candau, WHO Director-General, and Dr Rodolphe Coigney, WHO Protocole Officer.
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July 2012
Maria Jesus Alonso Lormand has been Head of the International Solidarity Service of the canton of Geneva since 2006. As the leader of a six-person team, she talks to us here about her work, her Service’s priorities, and the projects it supports.
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Although the observation of World Refugee Day began in 2001, the tradition of raising awareness of the refugee cause through commemoration far precedes the twenty-first century, as highlighted on this 1980s poster from African Refugee Day, the precursor to World Refugee Day.
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