Geneva, Switzerland (ots) - Earth Council Geneva (ECG) is proud to announce that Dr. Giovanni Eduardo Picone is joining its ranks as a new Board member, working with other distinguished members such as Musaed Al Saleh, Lucas Assunçao, José-Maria Figueres, Christine Novakovic, Mohammed Sahnoun, Paul Stern and Chairman Reto Braun. Giovanni Picone comes from an ...
Nyon (ots) - Postal workers, union members, MEPs and concerned citizens will tell the European Parliament in Brussels today to demand an end to post market liberalisation. The groups say the switch from publicly funded post systems to private ownership routinely leads to unemployment, attacks on working conditions and poorer service for customers. UNI ...
Los Angeles, CA/Geneva, Switzerland (ots) - In an effort to find sustainable solutions to global environmental health problems International Medical Corps and Earth Council Geneva have launched a strategic partnership that will benefit communities impacted by the severe scarcity of vital resources. The new ...
Prestigious Event to use WISeKey's Social Networking Platform on the Internet Geneva, (ots) - The Global Competitiveness Forum (25-27 January 2009), the prestigious annual gathering organized by the Saudi Arabian Government Investment Authority under the patronage of the H.M. King Abdullah Ibn Abdul Azziz Al-Saud, will be using the High Trusted Social Network ...
- Indication: The Annexes: 11AIDE Association, Text of the criminal charges filed at the ICC in The Hague, Acknowledgement of receipt of the TPI can be downloaded under http://www.presseportal.ch/fr/pm/100015183 - Democratic ...
The Business Humanitarian Forum
Geneva (ots) - The Business Humanitarian Forum Association has presented its annual Russell-Whitehead Business Humanitarian Award to former Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Kofi A. Annan, for his exemplary work in encouraging responsible business policies and private sector support for humanitarian agencies of the United Nations. The award was conferred ...
Geneva (ots) - SWATCH marked the first session of the Human Rights Council on June 19th with the launch of the first of a series of watches, designed to stimulate continuing awareness of human rights. The blue Human Rights SWATCH watch, launched expressly for the occasion, features a large number 19 in white. This symbol refers not only to the historic birthday of the Council, but also to article 19 of the Universal ...
Lausanne (ots) - IMD, one of the world's top business schools, announces that its Zurich Alumni Club and Accenture Zürich, a leading worldwide strategy consultancy, have successfully completed a pro bono consulting project with UNICEF Switzerland (Baumackerstrasse 24, 8050 Zürich), world-renowned supporter of children's causes in the United Nations member ...
Lausanne (ots) - Orange Communications SA, Lausanne, has published its second Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report and presents the first concrete results of its comprehensive CSR programme. Orange measures the success of its programme on the basis of performance indicators, such as customer and employee satisfaction, social commitment, donations and ...
Lausanne (ots) - Orange Communications SA, Lausanne, celebrated its fifth birthday in Switzerland with a relay race in which 700 employees from all over Switzerland took part. Together, they covered a total distance of 1,120 kilometres, raising more than CHF 10,000 for Unicef in the process. This year, the Orange Group is celebrating a landmark birthday in fourteen countries. Ten years ago, the Orange brand was ...
St. Gall (ots) - In line with the concept: "Entrepreneurship and risk" the Max Schmidheiny Foundation is placing its commitment to a stronger relationship between business, politics and society at the centre of its activities. Accordingly, it will establish an initiative that will reinforce the dialogue between ...
Geneva (ots) - On the initiative of Mr Mohamed Benjelloun, a businessman who is "Moroccan by nationality, Madrid Spanish by my mother-in-law and Swiss at heart", two football teams will meet for a friendly match, "for the cause of peace and solidarity" in commemoration of the victims of the Madrid bombings, at ...
Wiesbaden, Germany (ots) - Ministers of Health, Finance and Planning from 40 developing countries will come together with development partners at WHO headquarters from 29 to 30 October to address the need to significantly increase investments in health. This is the first time that the World Health Organization (WHO) has hosted a meeting so widely attended by ...
Bonn (ots) - Early warning conference results in concrete commitments by decision makers to integrate early warning in disaster reduction strategies and policies Participants of the Second International Conference on Early Warning (EWC-II) defined clear targets and accepted their respective responsibilities to reduce the negative impacts of hazards in a statement presented today at the conclusion of the Conference ...
Amlev Dershowitz Communications
NEW YORK, NY (ots) - The Charles Bronfman Prize announced that it is now accepting nominations for a new $100'000 Humanitarian Award. The Prize, created by the children of Charles Bronfman, celebrates the vision and talent of individuals whose accomplishments on behalf of others enrich Jewish life. The Prize honors those who inspire the emerging generation of Jewish ...
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation
CHICAGO, IL (ots) - 11 cities, 11 champions, 2 returning champs. This weekend they've all converged on Chicago to battle for the title of national champion in the sixth KOOL MIXX DJ National Championships. Each city champ was named king of his DJ domain in fierce city competitions to advance to the national ...
Geneva (ots) - Over 100 representatives of fourteen countries, non-governmental and international organizations concluded a day and a half of frank and open discussions in Geneva on Friday, June 27, concerning the destruction of chemical weapons in Russia. Sponsored by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign ...
St. Gallen (ots) - Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations, is the recipient of the 2003 Max Schmidheiny Foundation Freedom Prize. At the 33rd ISC-Symposium, an audience of more than 800 guests from all over the world were gathered in the great hall of the University of St. Gallen to hear Prof. Dr. Peter Gomez, President of the University and the new Chairman of the Max Schmidheiny Foundation, praise the ...
Where to now - the Caribbean! Wädenswil/Santiago, Chile (ots) - As the 12th meeting of the Parties of the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species draws to a close today, one thing that has stood out is that the voting patterns of the East Caribbean island states of Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Dominica and Grenada remain closely linked to those of Japan. The self ...
Exchange for Nature: Africa and the Caribbean Youth Programme launched at the UN CITES 12th Conference of the Parties Wädenswil/Santiago, Chile (ots) - The "exchange for nature" programme designed to unite youth from around the world who are working for a better environment and the survival of the planet"s rich biodiversity was launched in Santiago during the CITES 12th meeting of the parties with sponsorship from ...
The Business Humanitarian Forum
Geneva (ots) - Under the aegis of The Business Humanitarian Forum, representatives from businesses, United Nations system agencies, and foundations gathered this afternoon for a workshop entitled "Combating the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Africa: Mother to Child Transmission Prevention". The participants discussed ...
Orange is both aware of its social responsibilities and acts upon them Lausanne (ots) - For Orange the main focus is on people. That is why Orange is introducing a worldwide Corporate Social Responsibility Programme. The aim of the programme is to be aware of its social responsibilities as a company and thus to contribute towards a sustainable development of society. Orange UK, Orange France and Orange Switzerland in ...
St. Gallen (ots) - On Saturday, May 25, in St. Gallen, Ruud Lubbers, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, was presented with the Max Schmidheiny Foundation's Freedom Prize for the year 2002. The presentation took place at the 32nd ISC-Symposiums in the great hall of the University of St. Gallen. An audience of more than 800 guests from all over the world ...