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Davos 2022: Geneva Day
23.05.2022
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Mission Geneva
At the World Economic Forum 2022 in Davos, the Geneva Day focused on the future of work, digital trust, and new technologies.
Federal Councillor Berset opens the 75th World Health Assembly
22.05.2022
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Mission Geneva
On Sunday, 22 May, Federal Councillor Alain Berset opened the 75th World Assembly and advocated for a strong WHO with the necessary means and authoritativeness to support Member States, including during pandemics.
Federal Councillor Sommaruga celebrates press freedom
05.05.2022
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Mission Geneva
Federal Councillor Simonetta Sommaruga and UN High-Commissioner to Human Rights Michelle Bachelet highlighted how important the freedom of the press is to democracy, on 4 May 2022 in Geneva. Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, Nobel Peace Prize laureates in 2022, participated to the World Press Freedom Day.
International Cooperation Forum 2022
04.04.2022
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Mission Geneva
Swiss President Ignazio Cassis opened the International Cooperation Forum 2022 in Geneva on 31 March 2022.
Yemen Pledging Conference
16.03.2022
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Mission Geneva
Switezrland and Sweden co-hosted a pledging conference on 14 March 2022. Switzerland pleadged 14,5 millions francs for humanitarian response
Faces of Switzerland at the UN
02.03.2022
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Mission Geneva
Switzerland is Host State of the United Nations in Europe since 1945 (and before that was Host State of the League of Nations) and became a Member State of the UN on 10 September 2002.
Opening of the 49th Human Rights Council
28.02.2022
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Mission Geneva
Opening address of Swiss President Ignazio Cassis at the 49th session of the Human Rights Council
Ignazio Cassis inaugurates new extension in the Palais des Nations
02.11.2021
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Mission Geneva
Ignazio Cassis inaugurated a new building in the Palais des Nations complex, together with UNOG Director-general Tatjana Valovaya.
Building Bridges 2021
22.10.2021
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Mission Geneva
A contribution of Switzerland to the SDGs
Federal Councillor Berset opens World Meteorological Congress
12.10.2021
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Press releases
Mission Geneva
Federal Councillor Alain Berset officially opened an extraordinary session of the World Meteorological Congress in Geneva. The Congress will focus on WMO reform, WMO support for the global water agenda and the Earth System Data Exchange.
GESDA: a radar to map emerging scientific breakthroughs
12.10.2021
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Mission Geneva
The Geneva Science & Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA) unveiled a system that allows to identify forthcoming scientific breakthrough in the next quarter-century, called the "GESDA Science Breakthrough Radar".
Lausanne declaration on cluster munitions
22.09.2021
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Mission Geneva
Geneva, 22.09.2021 - States Parties of the Convention on Cluster Munitions jointly condemn the use of these weapons by any actor and adopt an ambitious plan
The Second Review Conference of State Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) concluded on 21 September 2021 under the presidency of Swiss Ambassador Félix Baumann and reached unanimity for the first time in several years.