Movers and Shakers

Keep track of professionally-related news about appointments, promotions or moves to other institutions within International Geneva.

For updates on new Permanent Representatives and heads of Permanent Missions in Geneva, visit the United Nations Office at Geneva dedicated page.

 

  • The Pandemic’s Danger to the World’s Children

    PassBlue – 18 June 2020

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  • GCIII Commentary: ICRC unveils first update in sixty years

    ICRC / Humanitarian Law and Policy Blog – 18 June 2020

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  • The Right On web chat series will be back in September

    Geneva Academy – 18 June 2020

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  • Michel Spiro and Fido Dittus take the leadership of the CERN & Society Foundation

    CERN – 18 June 2020

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  • Human Rights Council holds an urgent debate on current racially inspired human rights violations, systemic racism, police brutality and violence against peaceful protests

    UN Geneva – 17 June 2020

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  • Global forced displacement vastly more widespread in 2019

    UNHCR – 18 June 2020

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  • WSIS Forum 2020: World’s largest annual gathering of the ‘ICT for development’ community goes virtual

    ITU – 17 June 2020

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  • Global Fund Survey: Majority of HIV, TB and Malaria Programs Face Disruptions as a Result of COVID-19

    The Global Fund – 17 June 2020

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  • World Health Organization To Include Dexamethasone In Updated COVID-19 Care Guidelines; Drops Hydroxychloroquine From Massive Solidarity Trial

    Health Policy Watch – 17 June 2020

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  • Can business step up on SDGs post COVID-19?

    Devex – 17 June 2020

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  • Political pressure mounts over WTO leadership race

    With Carolyn Deere Birkbeck, senior researcher, Graduate Institute’s Global Governance Centre
    CNNMoney Switzerland – 17 June 2020 (video)

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  • Beyond lip service: Tackling racism in your development organisation

    The New Humanitarian – 17 June 2020

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  • India, Ireland, Mexico and Norway to Join the Security Council, While Africans Go to Round 2

    PassBlue – 17 June 2020

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  • WHO welcomes preliminary results about dexamethasone use in treating critically ill COVID-19 patients

    WHO – 16 June 2020

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  • Livelihoods of more than 55 million domestic workers at risk due to COVID-19

    ILO – 16 June 2020

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  • Coronavirus Accelerates Across Africa

    The New York Times – 16 June 2020

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  • Two Swiss Firms among 2020 Technology Pioneers

    Heidi.news / Geneva Solutions – 16 June 2020

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  • Online meeting on gender-responsive cities closes a conference series on inclusive cities

    Geneva Academy – 16 June 2020

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  • Inside Geneva: In charge at the UN in trying times

    With former UN Human Rights Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein

    Swissinfo – 16 June 2020 (audio)

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  • L’indépendance totale du CICR est d’une importance cruciale

    Par Yves Sandoz et Alain Modoux 

    Le Temps – 16 juin 2020 (accès payant)

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  • Drones, Infrared Cameras and AI join the search for mines

    ICRC Blog – 16 June 2020

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