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Brochure: Switzerland - Host State
The brochure presents International Geneva and its numerous organisations, permanent missions and academic institutions. These all benefit from Switzerland's host state policy, which creates a favourable environment for collaboration and for international conferences and talks.
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20 years of Switzerland joining the UN
These capsules are portraits of Swiss people working at the UN. Subtitles are available in English, French, German, and Italian.
Opening of the Human Rights Council
Opening address of Swiss President Ignazio Cassis at the 49th session of the Human Rights Council
Building Bridges 2021
Ambassador Jürg Lauber, SDC Director Patricia Danzi and several high-profile personalities including Federal Councilor Ueli Maurer and United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed opened the Building Bridges Summit, 2021 edition, on 29 November.
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Speeches and statements made by Switzerland to the UN
As member of the UN, Switzerland takes an active part in important debates. Switzerland’s speeches and statements at the UN are compiled according to subject and the body they address, and are available in the original language version. With the menu item “select language” you will find (mostly unofficial) translations and more statements and speeches in other languages.
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