SWISS PAGES EVELINA RIOUKHINA & CECILIA BATAC An image of a blue lagoon evokes in our imagination turquoise-blue and warm waters of the ocean, with white sandy beaches, or at least a bay at the sea coast with coralline blue waters and light sand. In reality, a blue lagoon can be found far away [...]
EXPOSITION DANS LA SALLE DES PAS PERDUS HOLGER POSTULART Engageons les hommes pour mettre fin aux mutilations génitales féminines : devise de l’exposition du mois de mars à l’occasion de la Journée internationale de la femme. Des peintres africains passent un message fort à travers les arts. Le rôle clef des hommes dans [...]
FM 101.7 Dans la cité de Genève, tour de Babel où le multilinguisme n’est plus et depuis longtemps une vue de l’esprit, World Radio Switzerland (WRS), émet ses programmes en langue anglaise depuis 1996. Elle offre à ses auditeurs une véritable opportunité pour aborder naturellement et activement la vie locale et permet, dans le même [...]
FM 101.7 In Geneva, a Tower of Babel where multilingualism is not and has not been for a long time merely an empty wish, World Radio Switzerland (WRS) has been broadcasting in English since 1996. The station offers its listeners an easy and active approach to local life and at the same time allows the [...]
REDES SOCIALES Y CAUSAS BENÉFICAS GABRIELA PIERGENTILI Como una herramienta para dialogar y colaborar, las redes sociales se han convertido en una importante aliada para fundaciones y agrupaciones que buscan ayudar a los demás. Facebook y Twitter llevan la delantera, sin embargo el escenario tecnológico se mueve con rapidez. Traspasaron la barrera [...]
WORLD HEALTH DAY 2012 Interview with John Beard, Director, Ageing and Life Course MARIE-AGNÈS HEINE, WHO Why did WHO decide to focus on healthy ageing for this year’s World Health Day? The world is rapidly ageing and this has significant consequences. The number of people today aged 60 and over is double what it was [...]
CATHERINE PECK ARIF SANDRINE VILCHES Who isn’t interested in having a more balanced professional and personal life… ? The current Flexible Working Arrangements (FWA) policy was introduced in Geneva on 1 June 2003 (ST/SGB/2003/4, IC/Geneva/ 2003/28), with the aim of providing staff with possibilities to improve the balance between their professional and personal [...]
WORLD HEALTH DAY 2012 WHO The theme of this year’s World Health Day is ageing and health. The ageing global population will be one of the key issues for policy-makers, communities and individuals to plan for in the coming years. By mid-century, 2 billion men and women will be over 60 years old. Using [...]
MUSÉE DE LA SOCIÉTÉ DES NATIONS Le Musée de la Société des Nations organise des visites guidées gratuites à l’occasion de la Journée internationale des Musées. Situé à la porte B.20 du Palais des Nations, le Musée de la Société des Nations participe cette année encore à la Journée internationale des musées, à côté [...]
GIMUN KAILING HUANG As an NGO, Geneva International Model United Nations (GIMUN) has been linking students to the United Nations perspective through educational events and conferences. Mr. Nicolas Vetterli, GIMUN president, and Ms. Yusra Suedi, the Public Relations Director, share their experience in reaching out to the young adults of Geneva. When did [...]
Current Issue - May 2013
Search by Cover
