INTERNATIONAL GENEVA
Defending Human Rights Defenders: The Legacy of Martin Ennals
After arriving at the Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea, where the Australian immigration authorities sent him under the Canberra government’s offshore...
EPFL: A logical partner for AGORA
See main article on AGORA Rising, International's Switzerland new cancer research hub.
"I don't care where our students and faculty come from," famously noted EPFL's...
The ‘chair’ is missing a leg: young people’s call for Rights of Nature
“The “chair” is missing a leg…if we lived in peace and in harmony with Nature, the leg would still be there and provide true...
Crowdfunding the books you want, and disrupting big business
Gib Bulloch, who grew up on the Scottish Isle of Bute, distinguished himself by leading a corporate "guerrilla movement" inside one of the largest...
Alain Gachet – A water wizard for the planet
This article is published in our November 2018-January 2018 edition as part of our Global Genevans section. Global Genevans are unusual individuals who embody...
Letter from Taiz: Yemen’s last bastion of hope
Global Geneva seeks to provide personal insights based on first-hand experiences into humanitarian and conflict situations around the world.
Senseless violence, lawlessness, resilient people tired...
Jeff Danziger – A cartoonist on the political frontline
This article is part of our Global Genevans section to be published in the Autumn, 2018 print and e-edition.
Not long after the Soviets left...
YOUTH JOURNALISM IN SCHOOLS: Helping young people create – and understand credible information
IN SCHOOL NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES, YOUNGSTERS today are engaged in producing quality journalism that has become vital to communities worldwide. On my own campus, at...
Geneva Airport – The challenges – and problems – facing International Geneva’s aerial gateway
KEEPING TRAFFIC MOVING IS A CRITICAL CHALLENGE both for Geneva and its airport. But for André Schneider, who has been running Geneva airport as its...
GENEVA’S CELESTIAL SPHERE – More than just a...
THE “CELESTIAL SPHERE” IS A LARGE STEEL AND BRONZE outdoor sculpture located on the campus of the United Nations headquarters in Geneva. Readily recognized as...
NESTLE Whistleblower letter to company CEO Ulf Mark Schneider
TEXT AS FOLLOWS - Also see whistleblowing article on the Nestle case.
Registered letter
Mr Ulf Mark Schneider, Chief Executive Officer, Nestlé, S.A.
55, Avenue Nestlé, CH-1800...
Writing – or attending literary events – in Switzerland
The following article may serve as an inspiration for those attending the Geneva Book Fair, visiting Switzerland or simply living in the region.
The literary...
Project 1800: Saving the SDGs – and the world
“There is simply not enough capital in the current paradigm. We need to reframe capitalism,” observes Arthur Wood, the Geneva-based international development consultant who...
Book publishing confronts the Internet
This article is in conjunction with the 2018 Geneva Book Fair's hosting of New York as its honorary guest.
In the early 1960s, a charismatic...
Guest Podcast by ALTAMAR: Will Europe’s year ahead be even rougher?
Merkel is weaker, fringe parties are gaining steam across the Schengen Area, uncertainty hangs over Italy's March elections, Macron's EU reforms seem increasingly unpalatable,...
Reporting the destruction of France’s cultural heritage: Why is our editor on trial?
Innovative journalism has been Edward Girardet's watchword since the beginning of his career. Not that he ever promoted himself as a reporter producing original...
‘No Billag’ – A threat to Swiss public broadcasting : will the Swiss vote against...
«No Billag» : les Suisses vont-ils bouleverser leur paysage médiatique?
French version: Le 4 mars, on votera pour ou contre la suppression de la redevance radio-TV....
JAI JAGAT 2020 – DELHI-GENEVE: La marche pacifique des sans-pouvoir du monde entier ...
French Version by Daniel Wermus
Jai Jagat 2020 ("la victoire du monde"), c'est le nom de cet évènement préparé par le mouvement indien Ekta Parishad...
Is it still possible to provide ethical humanitarian aid?
This article was first published in the Oct/Nov 2017 print and e-edition of Global Geneva magazine.
“Humanitarian ethics? Isn’t that an oxymoron these days? A...
Swiss banks & money-laundering in the shadows of Latin American democracy
This article was first published in the Oct/Nov 2017 print and e-edition of Global Geneva magazine.
IN JUNE 2015, MARCELO ODEBRECHT, THE CEO OF NORBERTO ODEBRECHT and the man...
PADDLING FOR CANCER: Reaching out with success
This article was first published in the Oct/Nov 2017 print and e-edition of Global Geneva magazine.
IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE UP IN THE JURA MOUNTAINS (on the...
Unbreakable? Recognizing humanitarian stress and trauma
This article was first published in the Oct/Nov 2017 print and e-edition of Global Geneva magazine.
DESPITE ITS UBIQUITOUS PRESENCE, whether in crisis zones such as Syria,...
Inger Andersen: “No one can go it alone on sustainable development.”
This article was first published in the Oct/Nov 2017 print and e-edition of Global Geneva magazine.
“NATURE CONSERVATION USED TO BE CONSIDERED – perhaps – a stand-alone issue,...
Geneva’s unlikeliest revolutionary
This is a longer version of an article that was first published in the Oct/Nov 2017 print and e-edition of Global Geneva magazine.
You'd hardly expect a...
David Horobin: “In today’s world a major crisis cannot be handled by one individual.”
GG: Could you give us the backstory as to how you came into crisis management?
DH: I’m a logistician by profession. Out of university, armed...
Switzerland’s first driverless bus. A new public transport solution?
The experimental SmartShuttle service is due to continue until the end of October. The utilitarian argument has been to take heavily-laden shoppers and pensioners...
The Last Animals – A documentary on the deadly consequences of the global rhino...
The film follows the conservationists, scientists and activists battling poachers and crime syndicates to protect elephants and rhinos from extinction. From Africa's front lines...
International Geneva: Already a leader in the next Industrial Revolution
The World Economic Forum's Klaus Schwab calls it the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It's the one that will do away with middle-class and professional jobs...
Speaking Up for the Other Europe
Brussels meant the Big Boys, the nabobs of nationalism and bureaucratic mandarins of the European Union for whom the European ideal was a larger...
Eva Joly on Corruption in France : The time of impunity is over
As a former investigating magistrate, Eva Joly probably knows better than anyone the problems of France’s own backyard. For the past 20 years, she...
Knocking it all down: French property developers dictate Lake Geneva’s urban vision.
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got
'Till it's gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot.”
(Joni Mitchell: Yellow Taxi)
Nazi...
International Tribunals: Justice must be seen to be done
On 31 January, 2017, the African Union (AU), in a divisive debate during its annual heads-of-state meeting, called for a mass withdrawal of its...
CIVITAS MAXIMA—A Tiny Swiss Group of Lawyers Takes on War crimes and Crimes Against...
Since the International Criminal Court (ICC) opened for business 15 years ago only four cases have been successfully tried. The ICC was originally intended...
Do Not Love a Refugee – A poem
Do not love a refugee. His pockets will be cramped, full with the keys of all his journey’s houses; there will be no room...
Trump’s Impact on International Law: A Great unravelling?
Two months into the new United States administration, US President Donald Trump has already had an impact on international law, and the international legal...
Mayors, Napoleons and Corruption: A very French curse.
Last January, police jailed several local officials in the Paris region suspected of corruption in collusion with a property developer. This was followed in...
Geneva’s networking hub: Punching above its weight
AGIR is primarily a highly effective network for better cooperation, says Xavier Cornut, President of the Geneva-based association. Agir works closely with international stakeholders...
New City Mayor : Promoting a Dynamic Geneva
Only recently appointed mayor of Switzerland’s second largest city, 34-year-old Guillaume Barazzone is a man with a mission. As a member of the city...
Berger & Borges : In Geneva’s Cemetery of the Kings
The grave of Borges in the Cemetery of the Kings at Plainpalais, with its headstone inscriptions in Anglo-Saxon and old Norse, has become a...
Luc Hoffmann’s Legacy of Hope for the Planet
If the crane is sent from heaven to transport those destined for eternal life, then surely during his final journey Luc Hoffmann was carried...
Fifa’s Shame : Kidnapping the Game
Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end the Germans always win. Or so maintained...
