Movers and Shakers
Keep track of professionally-related news about appointments, promotions or moves to other institutions within International Geneva.
- Putin appoints new Russian permanent envoy to UN office and other organizations in GenevaRead
TASS – 1 February 2018
- Conference on Disarmament continues discussions on how to reach consensus on adopting a programme of workRead
UNOG – 1 February 2018
- Humanitarian diplomacy ‘getting nowhere’ in Syria warns UN special adviserRead
UN News Centre – 1 February 2018
- Solidarité internationale : contrat de partenariat avec le CICRRead
République et canton de Genève – 31 janvier 2018
- UNHCR releases draft outlining a new global refugee dealRead
"UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today released a 'zero draft' of the global compact on refugees ahead of formal talks with UN Member States set to begin on 13 February 2018."UNHCR - 31 January 2018
- FIND launches strategy to accelerate diagnostics use to prevent antimicrobial resistance (AMR), alongside four forthcoming AMR collaboration agreementsRead
FIND - 30 January 2018
- Mami Mizutori of Japan Appointed Assistant Secretary-General, Special Representative for Disaster Risk ReductionRead
"Ms. Mizutori will succeed Robert Glasser of Australia to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for his dedication and excellent leadership of UNISDR."UN/Secretary-General – 31 January 2018
- Snakebite Gets Attention Of WHO Executive Board, Draft Resolution ApprovedRead
IP-Watch – 30 January 2018
- Amid funding crunch, UN agency seeks $800 million in lifesaving aid for Palestine refugeesRead
UN News Centre – 30 January 2018
- 2018 - A New Year Resolution for the United NationsRead
UNOG/Director-General's Blog – 30 January 2018
- Gustave Ador, the ICRC, and leadership on refugee and migration policyRead
ICRC – 30 January 2018 (blog)
- ICRC Legal Adviser Netta Goussac talks about new technologies and IHLRead
"ICRC legal adviser Netta Goussac talks about new technologies and IHL, including the applicability of IHL to drone strikes, the importance of human control over and the accountability gap with autonomous weapon systems." ICRC – 26 January 2018 (video)