From May 20 to 28, WHO is holding its 72nd World Health Assembly. The day-by-day program is available here. Portrait of Max Naylor Marlow, son of photographer Peter Marlow, returning home after accidentally falling at school.
Founded in 1919, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) celebrates its 100th anniversary. Here, members of the Grigioverdi del Carso association perform nurses "Crocerossine" caring for an Italian soldier during the Great War.
The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its forum, which is being held from 8 to 12 April under the theme "Information and Communication Technologies for Sustainable Development Goals." Here, a journalist from Agence France Presse dictates his article during the 2001 Conference for Peace and National Unity in Afghanistan in Peshawar, Pakistan.
To mark International Day of Mine Awareness, GICHD is launching the exhibition "Life of Mine". The exhibition will be inaugurated at the Rotonde du Mont Blanc on April 4 from 13h30-14h30 and will travel to more than 20 countries. A digital version of the exhibition will be available at www.lifeofmine.org
On Monday 18 March, the ICRC, in collaboration with the Musée de l'Elysée and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), presents the screening and debate "Humanitarian principles in motion". Ten Swiss photographers were given carte blanche to share their vision of the notions of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, and independence.
The World Wide Web was invented 30 years ago (Web@30). This picture was taken by documentary photographer Andri Pol. It is part of a unique portrait of the organization entitled "Inside CERN" published at Lars Müller Publishers in 2014.
The Association of Accredited Correspondents at the United Nations (ACANU) celebrates its 70th anniversary. As part of its celebrations, a photo exhibition retracing some of the great moments in the history of international relations is on display at the Palais des Nations until 28 February.
The EFTA Council meets on 5 February 2019 in Geneva, chaired this semester by Liechtenstein. Taken on 4 January 1960, this picture shows Gottlieb Gut, Swiss Ambassador, signing the EFTA Convention in Stockholm.
The conference entitled The Lost Decade in the Global War on Drugs will take place on 28 January 2019 at the Graduate Institute. The internationally recognized photojournalist and Magnum Photos member Jerôme Sessini signs this picture.
Artothek / LA COLLECTION. Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn Leiden, 1606 - Amsterdam, 1669 The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp (1632) Oil on canvas, 169.5 x 216.5 cm Mauritshuis, The Hague
Tuesday January 29, 2019 – Impact Hub Geneva presents SDGMashup: Scaling Innovative Solutions for SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being.
