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In the framework of its contribution to the development of the Genève Internationale, the Geneva Centre has met with Mr. Christian Dupessey, Mayor of Annemasse, as well as with Mr. Gabriel Doublet and Ms. Géraldine Isorez-Mahler, respectively Executive Director and Project Manager at Cité de la Solidarité Internationale. Mr. Imad Zuhairi, Executive Director of the Geneva Centre, provided the counterpart with an outline of the Centre’s objectives and related programmes, while Mr. Dupessey presented the mission and scope of Annemasse Agglo, with a focus on the activities of Cité de la Solidarité Internationale as well as on its role in reinforcing the International Geneva.

The Centre for Human Rights of the University of Pretoria is both an academic department and a non-governmental organization, which was founded in 1986 as part of domestic efforts against the apartheid system of that time. Its work mainly focuses on human rights awareness and education in Africa, as well as on the promotion and protection of the rights of women, indigenous peoples, and other disadvantaged and marginalized persons or groups across the continent.

Dr. Hanif Al-Qassim, Chairman of the Geneva Centre Board of Management, and Prof. Robert Roth, Director of the Geneva Academy

The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights is a joint centre of the University of Geneva and the Graduate Institute carrying out various projects in the field of human rights and international humanitarian law. It aims to conduct and promote scientific research, organize training courses and expert meetings, and provide legal expertise in the branches of international law relating to situations of armed conflicts.

On 7th October, the Geneva Centre was received by the highest political authorities in Geneva: François Longchamp, President of the Geneva State Council; and Olivier Coutau, Delegate to International Geneva. The meeting gave participants a chance to introduce each other and to express their respective interest in the reinforcement of the so-styled International Geneva. With 84 International Organisations, 173 Permanent Missions and an even larger number of Non-Governmental Organisations, in fact, Geneva is worldwide considered as a city of peace as well as a world centre for multilateral diplomacy and global governance.

H.E. Dr. Hanif Hassan Al-Qassim, Chairman of the Geneva Centre’s Board of Management, has met with high-level representatives from the University of Geneva: Dr. Yves Flückiger, Vice-Rector; Dr. Pierre Willa, Director of the International Relations Department; and Mr. Cyrille Hari, Project Officer.

H.E. Dr. Hanif Hassan Al Qassim, Chairman of the Geneva Centre’s Board of Management, has met with Mr. Michael Møller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, and Ms. Charlotte Warakaulle, Chief of the Political Affairs, External Relations and Inter-Agency Affairs Section at the Office of the Director-General. The aim of the meeting was to discuss areas of cooperation and ways to enhance human rights promotion and protection, especially through activities and events dedicated to global dialogue.

The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies is a Geneva-based institution of research and higher education dedicated to the study of world affairs, with a particular emphasis on the cross-cutting fields of international relations and development issues. Its mission is to promote international cooperation and contribute to the progress of developing societies by promoting creative thinking on current challenges, fostering global responsibility, and advancing respect for diversity.

استقبل مركز جنيف لحقوق الإنسان والحوار العالمي وفدا قدم من جمهورية مصر.

وقد ضمّ الوفد الشخصيات التالية: الدكتور أحمد عبد الحليم وهو خبير سياسي واستراتيجي وعضو في المجلس المصري للشؤون الخارجية، والدكتور إيهاب يوسف وهو خبير أمني وعضو في المجلس المصري للشؤون الخارجية ورئيس هيئة  Free Risk Egypt وهي مؤسسة استشارات تعمل في مجال إدارة المخاطر، والسيّد نبيل زكي وهو كاتب وصحفي وناطق رسمي باسم حزب التجمّع، والسيدة داليا يوسف وهي نائب رئيس مؤسسة الاستشارات في مجال إدارة المخاطر السّالف ذكرها وعضو في المجلس المصري للشؤون الخارجية، والسيدة عزيزة الطناني وهي عضو في المجلس المصري للشؤون الخارجية

The Geneva Centre wishes to reiterate its deep appreciation for the National Human Rights Council of Morocco for hosting, in November 2014, the second edition of the World Human Rights Forum.