- Written by: Michel Reymond, Vice-President of UPF Switzerland
Geneva, Switzerland, 21 Nov. 2017 - UPF Representatives attended and supported the 2017 International Charity Bazaar organized every year in Geneva by the United Nations Women's Guild.
- Written by: Mr. Heiner Handschin, Director, UPF Office for UN Relations and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva
With this article we would like to introduce this remarkable contemporary international and inter-governmental body that aims at ensuring the respect for the Dignity and Rights of all. Most of the information compiled below has been taken from the official website of OHCHR (www.ohchr.org).
- Written by: Mrs. Carolyn Handschin, Vice President, Women’s Federation for World Peace International (WFWPI)
Member states of the “Core Group of the Family Initiative” in Geneva sponsored a photo exhibition at the Palais des Nations from February 23 to March 2.
- Written by: Je-ok Presser, WFWPI UN Office Geneva
This article highlights the messages of two panelists at the 35th Session of the Human Rights Council, focusing special attention on tackling issues regarding women’s rights and their empowerment, and closes with a short commentary.
- Written by: Michael Handschin
The 11th President of the Human Rights Council, Joaquín Alexander Maza Martelli, welcomed the largest gathering of dignitaries in the Council's history to the 34th Human Rights Council in Geneva. The HRC’s annual session debuted on February 27 and ended March 24.
- Written by: Michael Handschin
In the context of the 34th Human Rights Council, Special Envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Angelina Jolie, delivered the annual Sergio Vieira de Mello Foundation Lecture.