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Movers and Shakers
Movers and Shakers
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- Secretary-General Appoints Philippe Lazzarini of Switzerland Commissioner-General, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugee in Near East
United Nations/Secretary-General – 18 March 2020
- The Gandhi legacy: The Jai Jagat march for survival from Delhi to Geneva
Global Geneva – 14 March 2020
- IOM, UNHCR announce temporary suspension of resettlement travel for refugees
UNHCR – 17 March 2020
- Coronavirus : l’Afrique coupe les ponts avec l’Europe, épicentre de la pandémie
Le Monde Afrique – 17 mars 2020
- Costs Of COVID-19 Tests Could Be Limiting Scale-Up in Europe; WHO Says ‘Herd Immunity’ Approach Lacks Evidence Base
Health Policy Watch – 17 March 2020
- Coronavirus : la réponse de la Chine montre que le COVID-19 peut être stoppé dans sa lancée (OMS)
ONU Info – 17 mars 2020
- New Permanent Representative of Tunisia presents credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
UNOG – 17 March 2020
- Covid-19: Nous en viendrons à bout ensemble
Par Antonio Guterres, Secrétaire général de l’ONU
Le Temps – 16 mars 2020 - ‘You cannot fight a fire blindfolded’: WHO chief blasts slow virus testing response
UN News – 16 March 2020
- ICC-WHO Joint Statement: An unprecedented private sector call to action to tackle COVID-19
WHO – 16 March 2020
- Coronavirus will decimate refugee communities if we don’t act now
Statement from Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council
NRC – 16 March 2020
- L'oeil de la Genève internationale
"How to organise and run online meetings". Online discussion live streamed by DiploFoundation on 17 March.
Genève internationale - 16 March 2020
- WHO, UN Foundation and partners launch first-of-its-kind COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund
WHO – 13 March 2020
- COVID-19: UN ‘remains open for business’, determined to deliver for the people we serve, says UN chief
UN News – 15 March 2020