Movers and Shakers

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

 

  • Emerging and developing world needs urgent support in Covid-19 crisis

    “A letter to G20 leaders has called for immediate international action to help emerging and developing countries in the Covid-19 crisis. Coordinated by Professor Erik Berglof, Director of LSE's Institute of Global Affairs, Gordon Brown, the former UK Prime Minister, and Sir Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust, it has been signed by more than 200 former world leaders, leading economists and global health experts.”
    LSE – 7 April 2020 

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  • Coronavirus: Federal Council extends measures by a week and decides on gradual easing

    Confédération Suisse – 8 April 2020 

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  • ILO: COVID-19 causes devastating losses in working hours and employment

    ILO – 7 April 2019

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  • Seth Berkley: «La science doit se mettre en ordre de bataille pour créer le meilleur vaccin possible»

    Le Temps – 7 avril 2020

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  • 'It's Now That We Can Make a Difference.' Ten Questions for ICRC’s Peter Maurer

    Time – 7 April 2020

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  • The Threat to Africa

    By Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund

    The Global Fund - 7 April 2020

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  • Across the Globe, Domestic Violence Rises as the Coronavirus Rages

    PassBlue – 6 April 2020

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  • Highlights from the Versus Virus Hackathon

    CNN Money Switzerland – 7 April 2020 (video)

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  • WHO and partners call for urgent investment in nurses

    WHO – 7 April 2020

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  • China Becomes Top Filer of International Patents in 2019 Amid Robust Growth for WIPO’s IP Services, Treaties and Finances

    WIPO – 7 April 2020

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  • Comment le CERN entend exister par ses start-up, au-delà des grands accélérateurs

    Heidi.news – 7 avril 2020 (accès payant)

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  • ILO defers International Labour Conference until 2021 due to COVID-19

    ILO – 6 April 2020  

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  • WHO Refrains From Public Mask Recommendation – Health Workers Need Them First; Intensity of Virus Exposure May Drive More Serious COVID-19 Disease

    Health Policy Watch – 6 April 2020  

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  • Lutte contre le COVID-19: la coopération transfrontalière relève le défi

    République et canton de Genève – 6 avril 2020 

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  • Un Boeing 747 livre des millions de masques à Cointrin

    Tribune de Genève – 6 avril 2020 

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  • High risk markets must close

    WWF – 6 April 2020 

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  • After Ebola funds fiasco, IFRC is 'confident' corruption won't get COVID-19 money

    Devex – 6 April 2020 

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  • Ghassan Salamé joins the Board of the Kofi Annan Foundation

    Kofi Annan Foundation – 6 April 2020 

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  • Félicitations à M. Robert Mardini, nouveau directeur général du CICR

    République et canton de Genève – 6 avril 2020 

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  • Digital Watch newsletter

    Geneva Internet Platform – March 2020 

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  • The Medicines Patent Pool and Unitaid respond to access efforts for COVID-19 treatments and technologies

    Medicines Patent Pool – 3 April 2020 

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