Visiting UN Geneva
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Welcome to the United Nations
Take a tour of the Palais des Nations and learn about the United Nations and the UN's work in Geneva. Our tour guides will inform you about the organization and its activities to maintain world peace, foster international relations and development.You will discover the Palais des Nations, a unique building, formerly the headquarters of the…
Graduate Study Programme
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The Graduate Study Programme (GSP) at UN Geneva is the longest-running educational initiative of the United Nations, now in its 63rd year. Over the past 62 years, more than 3,000 young people from 110 countries have successfully completed the Programme. This intensive two-week summer seminar provides an opportunity for participants to deepen their understanding of the United Nations and “…
Calendar of Major Meetings
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CALENDAR OF MAJOR MEETINGS TO BE HELD AT UNOG IN 2025The following list is a summary of the main meetings that are to take place at the United Nations Office at Geneva in 2025.The list is provided as a reference to the media and for information purposes only. It is based on data available at the present time and will be updated…
Biweekly calendar of activities
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Calendar of Geneva-based activities of interest to the Press
28 April to 12 May 2025
DateOrgActivityCityContact28 AprUNWorld Day for Safety and Health at Work 28…
Permanent Missions
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Permanent missions were established in the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which recognized that such practices contribute to the development of friendly relations among nations, irrespective of their differing constitutional and social systems. The United Nations is comprised of 193 Member States, of which 181 permanent missions of Member States are accredited to United Nations Office at Geneva…
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Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions Secretariat Press Conference
09 May 2025
Press Conference Announcement
Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions David Ogden, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm ConventionsChristine Fuell, Executive Secretary, ad interim, of the Rotterdam Convention
8 hours 55 minutes ago
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Absent faces, destroyed homes – young students paint the pain of Gaza
07 May 2025
UN News
Fatima Al-Za’anin, a displaced Palestinian girl from Beit Hanoun (Gaza), speaks about her drawings in an art exhibition organized by UNRWA in Gaza City as part of its mental health and psychosocial support services.
Students displaced by the war in Gaza have been channeling…
8 hours 55 minutes ago
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DR Congo aid operation reaches Beni with food supplies for thousands
07 May 2025
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WFP convoys have reached Beni, eastern DR Congo, with critical food aid. (file photo)
A UN food convoy has successfully delivered vital supplies to support tens of thousands of displaced people affected by escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the…
