Gerhard J.W. Putman-Cramer

Ambassador, Permanent Delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean ( to the UN and other International Organisations in Geneva;

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Sweden’s National Day celebrated in the Château de Bossey earlier today.

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Installation des autorités communales de Duillier pour la législature 2026-2031, sous la présidence de Mme. Chantal Turin, Préfet

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🎉It's back and better than ever!

The Celestial Sphere - Woodrow Wilson memorial, the symbol of UN Geneva, has returned after a seven-year restoration.

Inaugurated in 1939, the monument remains a lasting emblem of international cooperation.

📸UN Photo / Elma Okic

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The Fats Boys & Rhythm at the Rosey Concert Hall: Jazz from its early days, replicating a number of known classics, by truly (multi-)talented musicians!

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PAM Plenary Session 2026 in Budva, Montenegro: excellent keynote addresses, reports and draft resolutions presented in context of all three Standing Committees

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PAM 20th Plenary Session, 7-8 May, Budva, Montenegro; Opening Addresses

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Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly” at the Rosey Concert Hall, with the OSR Orchestra and the choir of the Grand Theatre: magnificent!

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Opening Addresses at Regional Forum on Sustainable Development in UNECE Region ⁦@UNGeneva .. “progress is being made and SDGs remain not only relevant but essential”; “4 main structural challenges: climate, demographic change, technological transformation and … peace”

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Opening of the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the ECE Region ⁦@UNGeneva⁩ with video message of UN Deputy Secretary General and addresses by Co-Chairs, Executive Secretary UNECE, SG ITU, UN Special Envoy for Road Safety and UNDP Regional Director

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Panel on Science, Technology and Innovation in the age of AI @CSTD; briefing by the co-chairs Global Dialogue on AI Governance & remarks by ITU SG Doreen Bogdan-Martin. Mention made of need for coherence, inclusive data sharing and people-centered and development-focused process

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Ministerial Roundtable on the role of Science, Technology and Innovation in relation to the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs for a sustainable future for all @29th Commission on Science and Technology for Development, ⁦@UNGeneva⁩ 20-24/4

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Tulips in Morges..

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« Real Love », « Béjart et Nous » & le « Boléro » de Ravel; un magnifique voyage à travers le répertoire dansé et musical de Maurice Béjart

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Diplomacy and Security: Shaping Peace in a Fragmented World. An excellent panel/discussion at GCSP, co-hosted by Dipl. Club of Geneva. The stated importance of dialogue, trust, a normative consensus & the application of agreed upon principles of peaceful coexistence

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A full Conf. Hall today ⁦@UNGeneva⁩ for UNRWA CG Lazzarini’s final briefing. UNRWA’s - and CG Lazzarini’s - performance, in what were repeatedly labeled as unprecedented and unacceptable conditions these last years, was the object of unanimous gratitude and warm applause

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Le charme évident de l’Alsace..

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OCHA ⁩ briefing on sit. in Middle East, w/focus on Lebanon @UNGeneva. Together with Lebanese Amb. Caroline Ziadeh, UNRC/HC Imran Riza (online) and other humanitarian partners, dire statistics provided on impact of ongoing conflict and pleas made for respect of IHL and funding

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HNPW 2026 - INSARAG Steering Group and UNDAC Advisory Group: still growing, dynamic and relevant, in spite of changed circumstances.Then an outstanding session on Humanitarian Diplomacy in Practice with OCHA CRD Director Edem Wosornu and IFRC Global Lead Hum. Dipl. Kirsten Hagon

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HNPW 2026, Day 2 - packed event schedule (and Conference rooms); good sessions and useful exchanges within and among the many participating networks, duly focused on the Humanitarian Reset

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HNPW 2026 - USG/ERC moderating a Panel of Heads of local NGOs in Yemen, South Sudan, DRC and Afghanistan: “you have challenged us to show much more humility, to reduce intermediaries and to walk the talk on agreements made..”