photo, Jared Bloch
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – International organization employees are being alerted that traffic could be a problem in the area around the United Nations Palais and the World Trade Organization Thursday to Saturday, when the WTO holds a Ministerial meeting at the CICG, the Geneva conference centre.
The area around the centre will be cordoned off and access to the Parking des Nations will be limited.
Staff at UN agencies are being asked to use public transport.
Officially, there are no advisories about possible disturbances, but agencies have been alerted that the police presence will be heavy and flyers are circulating and media are received messages about possible meetings 15 December by a group calling itself “Occupy OMC” at the intersection of Avenue de France and Rue de Varembé and at 20:00 at the Rue des Savoises. Another demonstration is being announced for 17 December in the same area.
At the Palais des Nations, E – building, Room XVIII.
Location: Geneva
Link out: http://www.unog.ch/unog/website/calendar.nsf/%2…
Start date: 23 Nov 2010
End date: 26 Nov 2010
Allison Wilbur, quilter, Douglas Griffiths of the US Mission in Geneva and Barbara Lee, US House of Representatives, at exhibit opening 12 November
Dawn Maria Piasta from Canada with her quilt, Geneva Quilt Challenge at the UN
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A warming exhibit, in every sense, has opened at the UN Palais building in Geneva, with a display of American quilts made specially to promote the work of Geneva-based Global Fund for Malaria, Aids and Tuberculosis. The show, “Making a healthier world for our children”, is organized by Geneva’s US Mission to coincide with the annual United Nations Women’s Guild fundraising bazaar, which pulls in thousands of visitors.
Palais Beaulieu, Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Lausanne’s congress and exhibit centre, venue to the Comptoir Suisse, will be sold to MCH Group of Basel, Switzerland’s largest live-marketing group. The deal is contingent upon Beaulieu Exploitation, the manager of the site, and Fondation de Beaulieu, its owner, being able to come up with the CHF100 million needed to completely refurbish the slightly shabby centre. Beaulieu Exploitation will become an independent company within MCH Group.
