Title: Lecture: Sergio Vieira de Mello
Location: Geneva
Link out: Click here
Description: Lecture by the French minister of foreign affairs, Bernard Kouchner.
Date: 2010-03-11
© 2009 OCHA
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Geneva observes the first world humanitarian day today 19 August to coincide with the death of Sergio Vieira de Mello, the UN’s top official in Iraq who died in 2003 along with 21 others in a bomb explosion at UN headquarters in Baghdad. As headquarters of the UN in Europe, Geneva is holding an event in the Parc des Bastions this afternoon at 17:00 which includes officials from the UN and the city and canton of Geneva. Many organizations involved in humanitarian work have set up stands to demonstrate their work, and there will be concerts of classical and jazz music.
Title: Lecture: Protecting the People – Following the Footprints of Sergio Vieira de Mello
Location: Geneva
Link out: Click here
Description: Lecture by Ms. Sadako Ogata, Former UN High Commissioner for Refugees; President Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA
Date: 12 Mar 2009
