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Move for health
20.05.2018
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Local news
Mission Geneva
Local and international communities joined forces to promote sport for health, accompanied by VIPs such as the Nobel prize Jacques Dubochet and the athletics legend Haile Gebrselassie
Sport for Solidarity
21.04.2018
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Mission Geneva
UNOG, UEFA and more than 30 football legends gathered for a match at the Geneva Stadium to raise funds for children with disabilities. The event attracted more than 23'000 people.
Youth, source of creativity and originality
20.04.2018
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Local news
Mission Geneva
More than 1'500 pupils from all over Switzerland took part in the EDUKI national contest for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, whose theme of this 6th edition was "Why School? Towards quality education for all". 800 of them went to the Palais des Nations for the presentation of the laureates.
2 billion for Yemen
03.04.2018
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Press releases
Mission Geneva
Donors gathered at the Palais des Nations have pledged USD 2.01 billion for the humanitarian needs of the population in Yemen. Switzerland, which co-hosted the conference, announced a contribution of 13 million francs for 2018.
More needed than ever
26.02.2018
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Position
Mission Geneva
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis underlines the importance of the commitment to Human Rights and Disarmament, two priorities of International Geneva
Agreement with Medicines Patent Pool (MPP)
12.02.2018
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Press releases
Mission Geneva
Federal Council concludes an agreement on the privileges and immunities with the organisation based in Geneva.
Privileges and immunities agreement with Interpeace
15.01.2018
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Press releases
Mission Geneva
Switzerland recognizes a special status to the Interpeace, in view of major role played in peacebuilding processes.
Doris Leuthard opens UN conference on digitization
18.12.2017
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Press releases
Mission Geneva
The president of the Confederation emphasized that dialogue between the worlds of politics, science, business, civil society and technical community is essential to have everybody benefit from digitalization
For a world free of anti-personnel mines in 2025
04.12.2017
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Press releases
Mission Geneva
The Convention prohibiting these weapons is 20 years old. It has enabled significant progress. However, several challenges remain to be met for their elimination by 2025.
Swiss initiative to promote human rights compliance at mega sporting events
30.11.2017
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Press releases
Mission Geneva
Sporting Chance Forum laid the foundations for international standards to enhance human rights compliance at mega sporting events.
Training session for the Course de l'Escalade at the Palais des Nations
19.11.2017
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Press releases
Mission Geneva
For the fourth consecutive year, the gardens of the Palais des Nations were opened to more than 2'000 runners for a training for the traditional Course de l'Escalade
Switzerland increases aid for Rohingyas to CHF 8 million
23.10.2017
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Press releases
Mission Geneva
International community raised more than $ 344 million to help refugees in Bangladesh. Switzerland reiterates its call upon the government of Myanmar to respect international law and to protect human rights.