Movers and Shakers
Keep track of professionally-related news about appointments, promotions or moves to other institutions within International Geneva.
- 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
- Syria: After almost a decade lost to violence, emergency and long-term needs are vast
ICRC – 13 March 2020
- En matière d’égalité, la Société des Nations a été une pionnière
Le Temps – 13 mars 2020 (accès payant)
- Q&A: WHO’s Mike Ryan on how countries in crisis can prepare for a coronavirus epidemic
The New Humanitarian – 12 March 2020
- A Genève, la fondation Find coordonne les efforts mondiaux pour mieux diagnostiquer Covid-19
Heidi.news – 11 mars 2020 (accès payant)
- The coronavirus outbreak is a test of our systems, values and humanity
By Michelle Bachelet and Filippo Grandi
UNHCR – 12 March 2020
- Some Countries Escalate COVID-19 Response While Others Meander; Experts Call For More Clear Guidance From WHO On Containment Measures
Health Policy Watch – 12 March 2020