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Photo of the week

Reception to celebrate "Europe Day" at the EU Delegation in Geneva, 8 May 2013
©Mark Henley/Panos Pictures
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Main events
13/05/2013 - 28/06/2013

Conference on Disarmament, 2nd part+

20/05/2013 - 28/05/2013

World Health Assembly, 66th+

27/05/2013 - 14/06/2013

23rd Human Right Council+

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Daily News Update

A Summit to Better Prevent Disasters+

The "Risk Biennial": one might well give that nickname to the Global Platform for Disaster Risk reduction, a summit that takes place every other year in Geneva. Since 2007, top experts in risk reduction have been convening there to debate the latest news and findings of their field. This year, the conference is taking place from the 19th to the 23rd of May. Neil MacFarlane, Head of the Regional Programmes and Disaster Risk Reduction Coordination at UNISDR, answers a few of our questions about the summit below.
International Cooperation Geneva - 22 May 2013

MMV at the World Health Assembly +

Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) is public-private partnership based in Geneva working to reduce the burden of malaria in disease-endemic countries by discovering, developing and facilitating delivery of new, effective and affordable antimalarial drugs. George Jagoe, Executive Vice President for Access and Product Management, tells us how MMV participates in the World Health Assembly that takes place in Geneva during 20–28 May 2013.
International Cooperation Geneva - 22 May 2013


Twitter and the ILO+

International Cooperation Geneva - 22 May 2013 

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Quotes

Betty E. King
Ambassador, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva
"Geneva has a unique and special place in world affairs. In some circles we are sometimes seen as the junior partner to UN New York. Each location has a distinct and essential role to play. I like to say that Geneva is where rhetoric meets reality, where we implement the critical UN mandates, in short, where the rubber meets the road."
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