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		<title>The CAGI, in partnership with UBS, invites you to the International SaturDay&#8217;n&#039;Night</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Saturday, June 8, from 3pm till midnight In 2010, the CAGI (Geneva Welcome Center), UBS and the association of the shopkeepers of the Petit-Saconnex created the International Evening which took place on the Place du Petit-Saconnex. This event becomes this year the International SaturDay&#8217;n'Night and will be held for the first time on the field [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Condemn delation?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The sculpture that you see is a truth box. Carved on the pediment of the Palace of the Doges in Venice, it allowed citizens to denounce their contemporaries’ devious or criminal behaviour by discretely slipping a letter into the open mouth: three signatures were necessary. A complete inquiry then took place for both the victim [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dénoncer la délation ?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[La sculpture que vous apercevez est celle d’une bouche de vérité. Gravée sur l’un des frontons du Palais des Doges à Venise, elle permettait aux citoyens de dénoncer, en glissant discrètement une lettre dans cette bouche, les comportements déviants, voire criminels de leurs contemporains : trois signatures étaient nécessaires. Une enquête complète était menée aussi [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vue plongeante depuis le sommet du Salève</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Entretien Christian Dupessey, maire d’Annemasse &#160; ELISABETH WILSON / CHRISTIAN DAVID &#160; Christian Dupessey reçoit UN Special dans son bureau de la mairie. Natif d’Annemasse, éducateur de formation, l’homme est précis et communicatif. Ces questions-réponses vont rapidement se transformer en dialogue. &#160; La position enclavée de Genève entre l’Ain et la Haute-Savoie favorise-telle des initiatives [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Au service de la Genève Internationale</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LE CICG &#160; EMMANUELLE HORVAT GANTET, ONU GENÈVE Le Centre International de Conférences de Genève, le CICG, a été entièrement rénové en 2005 puis il s’est doté d’équipements audio, vidéo et d’interprétation à la pointe de la technologie en 2010. En 2013, le CICG a 40 ans. L’occasion pour UN Special de reprendre contact avec [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One year of challenges as chair of the Executive Board</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Interview LAURENCE VERCAMMEN PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER BLACK, WHO Dr. Joy St. John is Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health of Barbados. She has been a Member of the Executive Board (EB) of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the past three years and was elected Chair of the EB in May 2012. &#160; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.unspecial.org/2013/05/one-year-of-challenges-as-chair-of-the-executive-board/</link>
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		<title>Validation Of Learning From Experience (VAE)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[DID YOU KNOW? &#160; FRANÇOIS VILLALONGA TRANSLATED BY MARIE-THÉRÈSE LUY &#160; The Validation of Learning from Experience is a process by which one can obtain all or part of a certification (professional diploma, certificate of professional or vocational aptitude) and official recognition of skills gained through experience. &#160; Following the restructuring of WHO services in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Validation des acquis de l’expérience (VAE)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LE SAVIEZ-VOUS ? &#160; FRANÇOIS VILALLONGA &#160; « La Validation des Acquis de l’Expérience est un dispositif permettant l’obtention de tout ou partie d’un titre reconnu (diplôme, titre à finalité professionnelle ou certificat de qualification professionnelle) et une reconnaissance officielle des compétences acquises par l’expérience ». Suite à la restructuration des services de l’OMS en [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.unspecial.org/2013/05/validation-des-acquis-de-l%e2%80%99experience-vae/</link>
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		<title>Justice for staff within International Organizations extending justice to all UN staff by 2015</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Part 2 WHO HQ, EURO, PAHO AND IARC STAFF ASSOCIATIONS &#160; ” It always seems impossible until it’s done.” Nelson Mandela &#160; The first part of this series published in UN Special of June 2012, established that a system of justice has to meet several criteria, including independence, professionalism, fairness and timeliness. These are the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.unspecial.org/2013/05/justice-for-staff-within-international-organizations-extending-justice-to-all-un-staff-by-2015/</link>
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		<title>WHO’s corner</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LAURENCE VERCAMMEN, WHO &#160; Under PRESSURE? Are you irritable these days, do you feel tired, dizzy, more and more difficult to keep your self-control or to concentrate? Maybe it is time to measure your blood pressure. “Control your blood pressure” was the theme of this year’s World Health Day to mark the anniversary of the [...]]]></description>
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