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ITU TELECOM WORLD 2009 promises to be biggest ever ICT showcase

06/25/2008

| Anglais/English/Inglés, Geneva International

The International Telecom-munication Union and the State Government of Geneva on 18th April signed a Memorandum of Under- standing (MoU) on the hosting of ITU TELECOM WORLD 2009 in Geneva. This follows the April 2006 decision by ITU to award this prestigious event to Geneva. ITU TELECOM WORLD will be held at the Palexpo exhibition centre, Geneva from 5 to 9 October 2009. The booth sales for WORLD 2009 have already begun, and this global showcase of state-of-the-art information…

TUITIO FIDEI ET OBSEQUIUM PAUPERUM – 900 YEARS IN THE SERVICE OF MANKIND, Interview with Marie-Th?r?se Pictet-Althann, Ambassador, Permanent Observer of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta

06/23/2008

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| Anglais/English/Inglés, International Diplomat

On the list of observers to the United Nations you will find the Order of Malta. Although the name might seem familiar, not a lot of people know about this institution. Being curious, we went knocking on their door. We were received cordially by Mrs Marie- Th?r?se Pictet-Althann, Ambassador of the Order of Malta here in Geneva. Ms Ambassador is a former UNHCR staff member, and then an Ambassadress for more than fifteen years. Today she is the Ambassador…