Movers and Shakers
Keep track of professionally-related news about appointments, promotions or moves to other institutions within International Geneva.
- Donors pledge US$1.2 billion funding to UNHCR for refugee protection and humanitarian programmesRead
UNHCR – 5 December 2019
- Fifty-eight Migrants Confirmed Dead After Boat from The Gambia Capsizes Near Coast of MauritaniaRead
IOM – 5 December 2019
- World Malaria Report 2019: Pregnant Women & Children Hit The Hardest As Global Progress StallsRead
Health Policy Watch – 4 December 2019
- Director’s Dispatch: Stop looking for hope on the climate crisis. Try this insteadRead
The New Humanitarian – 4 December 2019
- First of its kind study reveals the risk of future climate-related displacement could increase five-fold by 2099Read
IDMC – 3 December 2019
- New ITU case study shines spotlight on a ‘smart city’ journeyRead
The City of Pully, Switzerland, reports experience with ‘Key Performance Indicators for Smart Sustainable Cities’
ITU – 4 December 2019 - Stephanie Hofmann: «L'ordre libéral n'a jamais été global»Read
Le Temps – 2 décembre 2019 (accès payant)
- A record number of people will need help worldwide during 2020: Global Humanitarian OverviewRead
"A record 168 million people worldwide will need help and protection in crises spanning more than 50 countries in 2020, the UN’s emergency relief chief has said, in an appeal for nearly $29 billion in humanitarian aid from donors."
UN News – 4 December 2019 - ICRC appeal to fund its operations in 2020Read
"The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is asking donors for 2.2 billion Swiss Francs to fund its field operations and headquarters in 2020."
ICRC – 3 December 2019 - 2019 concludes a decade of exceptional global heat and high-impact weatherRead
WMO – 3 December 2019
- Secretary-General appoints members of the High-Level Panel on Internal DisplacementRead
United Nations Secretary-General – 3 December 2019
- «Genève ville-monde», le discours intégral de Philippe BurrinRead
"Le directeur de l’IHEID a reçu lundi 2 décembre le prix de la Fondation pour Genève. Voici le texte intégral de son intervention très applaudie au Victoria Hall."
Heidi.News – 3 décembre 2019 - Philippe Burrin, le créateur de confiance de la Genève internationaleRead
"Le journaliste Roger de Weck (…) a prononcé ce lundi au Victoria Hall le laudatio de Philippe Burrin, directeur d'HEI puis de l’IHEID, (…). Voici son texte intégral."
Heidi.News – 3 décembre 2019 - "Climate Refugee" Convention Drowned Out by International OrganizationsRead
The Geneva Observer – 28 November 2019