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Vladimir Petrovsky a Pioneer of Geneva International – by Evelina Rioukhina

avril 14, 2021

Challenging agenda: The role of Geneva in the years to come by Vladimir Petrovsky Geneva has enjoyed over eighty years on the diplomatic stage. The UN’s predecessor, the League of Nations, a product of the tragic “Great War,” found its home here. The conclusion of the Treaty of Versailles led to the creation of the League in 1919. US President Woodrow Wilson, the League’s guiding figure, was among the leaders who considered Geneva eminently suitable due to Switzerland’s involvement…

UN General Assembly extends mandate for High Commissioner Grandi

novembre 23, 2020

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| Communication, Diplomatie

UN General Assembly extends mandate for High Commissioner Grandi The United Nations General Assembly today renewed the mandate of Filippo Grandi as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for a further two-and-a-half-year-period. The extension of Grandi’s mandate follows a recommendation by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres to the General Assembly. High Commissioner Grandi, welcoming the decision of the General Assembly, said that he was deeply honoured by the trust and support of all UN member states and the Secretary-General….