Movers and Shakers
Keep track of professionally-related news about appointments, promotions or moves to other institutions within International Geneva.
- You don’t have to be neutral to be a good humanitarianRead
By Hugo Slim, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, and former head of policy at the ICRC
The New Humanitarian – 27 August 2020 - La Commission globale de politique en matière de drogues choisit Helen Clark comme présidenteRead
Global Commission on Drug Policy – 26 August 2020
- World Trade Organization: Could there be an African director-general?Read
BBC – 26 August 2020 (video)
- Africa's triumph over wild polio shows the power of regional unityRead
By Matshidiso Moeti, regional director for Africa, World Health Organization
The Guardian – 26 August 2020
- Can Uganda Contain Its COVID-19 Infection Spike? Reflections Of An Emergency Room DoctorRead
Part of a series of stories about how the coronavirus lockdowns and relaxations are playing out in different parts of Africa.
Health Policy Watch – 26 August 2020
- The Fondation pour Genève concludes a private partnership with Geneva SolutionsRead
Geneva Solutions – 26 August 2020
- What if Geneva became the leader in global digital policy?Read
Interview with Jacques de Werra, Professor at the University of Geneva
Geneva Solutions - 25 August 2020
- ICC Secretary General meets with leaders of key international organisations to discuss global response to COVID-19Read
International Chamber of Commerce - 25 August 2020
- My first 100 days @GAIN and beyondRead
Reflections of a new communications lead
GAIN - 20 August 2020
- A journey in time: 20 years of Internet and diplomacyRead
By Stefano Baldi, Ambassador of Italy to Bulgaria, and Jovan Kurbalija, Founding Director of DiploFoundation and the Head of the Geneva Internet Platform
DiploFoundation – 20 August 2020
- COVID-19 reinfection seems not to be a ‘regular event’, says UN health agencyRead
UN News - 25 August 2020
- Syria Constitutional Committee 'on hold' after three members test positive for COVID-19 – UNRead
Swissinfo / Reuters – 24 August 2020
- 172 countries & multiple candidate vaccines engaged in COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access FacilityRead
Gavi – 24 August 2020
- Evidence On Convalescent Plasma Therapy To Treat COVID-19 Patients Is “Very Low Quality”, Warns WHORead
Health Policy Watch – 24 August 2020
- Africa Celebrates the End of the Wild Poliovirus (but Not the End of All Polio)Read
The New York Times – 24 August 2020
- Finding a path to peace in Libya, with Zoom and lots of teaRead
Interview of Felix Tusa, project manager, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Geneva Solutions – 25 August 2020