Ambassador, Permanent Delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (https://xitter.cf/t.co/1i8LOzp99d) to the UN and other International Organisations in Geneva;
Switzerland.
Joined July 2012
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Concert annuel à l’occasion de la Journée des Nations Unies au Victoria Hall, à l’invitation des autorités Suisses: Symphonie no. 9 de Beethoven par l’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande et l’Ensemble vocal de la Haute École de Musique, dirigé par Ton Koopman
AIDEX 2026, Day 2: Excellent Keynote by Chairman UAE Aid Agency followed by lively session on “Women, Girls and the Humanitarian Reset”; “services to women and girls are the first to be cut when funding diminished..”
AIDEX 2026 at Palexpo Geneva, Day 1: the usual AIDEX buzz, excellent speakers/panels ensuring well-attended sessions, busy booths (including some new ones this year) and easy networking around the food trucks and mobile coffee shops
7th Annual Meeting of the UN Network on Migration, CICG Geneva, 21-22 October: Opening Remarks by Jonathan Prentice, Head, UN Network on Migration Secretariat @Pam_Int
Launch of the novel “The Salamander’s Tail”, a tale of armed conflict and espionage set in South-East Asia, by Michael Vatikiotis, at the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue earlier today.
Panel on the question “Can Government still serve us?” at GESDA Summit, w/ George Papandreou, former Prime-Minister 🇬🇷 and Robyn Scott, CEO “Apolitical”: the stated need to democratize technology, and …power, and the importance of retaining/enhancing human agency
Panel on Education in the Age of AI @GESDASummit with UAE Minister of Education Sarah Al Amiri, DG GESDA Marilyne Andersen & VP Hong Kong Univ. Jay Siegel: questioning the content/process of education at all levels, while stressing the importance of including a value system
Formal Keynote Address by State Secretary, Alexandre Fasel🇨🇭 Fed. Department of Foreign Affairs, on the first day of GESDA Summit 2026: a warm endorsement of anticipatory measures based on independent scientific evidence
GESDA Session on “AI on the Battlefield”, w/ Prof. Elke Schwarz, former Min. of Foreign Affairs 🇰🇷 Jin Park and VP ICRC Jürg Lauber; notions of dehumanizing of targets, loss of human control, increased civilian casualties and - compliance a question mark - add’l legal instruments
GESDA Summit; ILO DG Gilbert Houngbo on “Robotics and the Future of Work”: “it is not AI that will take away your job; it is your neighbor, who has acquired/adapted to the required skills..”
Exclusive dialogue with Elizabeth Spehar, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding and Peace Support, and reception, at the Portail des Nations, hosted by the Diplomatic Club of Geneva and the Geneva Peace Forum.
Evening Ceremony for Peace at the Forum: introduction by Marie-Laure Salles, Director IUHEI, brilliant Keynote Address by David Harland, ED Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, presentations by Elisabeth Decrey-Warner and Laura Gowen, videos and a moving poem by Maryam Bukar Hassan
Geneva Peace Forum Panel on Mediation with State Secretary 🇨🇭 Alexander Fasel, State Minister 🇶🇦 Mohamed Al Khulaifi and Dr Chris Coulter, ED Berghof Foundation; moderated by Sara Hellmüller, CCDP. Interesting/complementary views on importance of norms and on process/follow-up
Gerhard J.W. Putman-Cramer retweeted
Peace does not emerge by chance. Peace is a choice.
It was a pleasure to deliver opening remarks at #GenevaPeaceForum, convened by @GPPlatform with Swiss support. Geneva remains a vital centre for diplomacy, dialogue and peacebuilding. #GPF26
Inauguration of the 2026 Geneva Peace Forum with introductory remarks by DG UNOG Valovaya, State Secretary (MFA🇨🇭) Fasel and Amb. Greminger, ED GCSP. Brilliant Keynote Address by President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Julius Maada Bio
The wonderful West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, directed by Daniel Barenboim, at the Rosey Concert Hall in Rolle yesterday. The orchestra, composed of musicians from all cultures in the Middle East, promotes - by its very existence - the pursuit of peaceful coexistence in the region.
Après plusieurs mois passés dans les alpages, les vaches sont redescendues, couronnées, dans le village!
Inauguration de la nouvelle école à Duillier: discours, chant des élèves, saucisses, vin du village, barbe-à-papa, ballons et super ambiance. Bravo aux parents du projet, aux organisateurs et à la Commune!!
