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International Geneva guest of honor of Cité des métiers
03.11.2015
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Geneva, 03.11.2015 - Jobs related to peace, rights and well-being presented to students at the most important Swiss career fair on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the United Nations
Geneva celebrates 70 years of UN
24.10.2015
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Great popular success for the Open Doors at the "Palais des Nations"
On the way up to the World Humanitarian Summit
15.10.2015
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Geneva, 15.10.2015 – Strengthening action to respond to ever increasing growing needs. Switzerland contributes to more effective humanitarian aid.
Nansen Initiative: Protection Agenda
12.10.2015
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Geneva, 12.10.2015 – Switzerland calls for preventive measures for people displaced by natural disasters or climate change
President of the Swiss Confederation meets journalists of the Foreign Press Association in Switzerland and Liechtenstein
12.10.2015
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Geneva - 12.10.2015 Simonetta Sommaruga invited by APES to answer questions on current issues
Switzerland supports GCERF
09.09.2015
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Geneva, 09.09.2015 - FDFA contributes CHF 4 million to the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF)
15th anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325
09.09.2015
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Geneva – 09.09.2015: Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter appeals for better inclusion of women in peace and transition processes and for a stronger implementation of UN-Resolution 1325
Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty chose Geneva to host the Treaty Secretariat
27.08.2015
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Cancún/Mexico 27.8.2015 - The body will be responsible for regulating the trade in arms and preventing illegal sales.
Geneva hosts the Final Preparatory Meeting towards the 1st Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
06.07.2015
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Geneva, 6-8 July 2015 – ATT States Parties and Signatories meet in Geneva, upon the invitation of Switzerland, to prepare for the ATT 1st Conference of States Parties, to be held in Cancun on 24 au 27 August 2015
Switzerland welcomes the works of the 104th Session of the International Labor Conference
13.06.2015
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Geneva, 1-13.06.2015 – The 185 ILO member states discussed the transition of the informal economy, and celebrated the world day against child labor. Thematic paper
Alain Berset opens the 17th summit of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)
25.05.2015
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Mission Geneva
Geneva, 25 May 2015 – The head of the Federal Department of Home Affairs underlines the importance of WMO for facing global challenges: “Sustainable development needs reliable information on climate and its changes.”