Tag: Globalisation

11th January 2016 Geneva, Switzerland

by Julian Braithwaite

Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva

The Geneva Agenda for 2016

The Geneva institutions are facing big questions at the start of 2016. Will the humanitarian system adapt to the challenges of protracted conflicts and unsustainable mass migration?  Will the World Trade Organization (WTO) rediscover its role at the heart of the global economy?  Can we respond effectively to the growing threat of pandemics and the […]

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7th September 2015 Skopje, North Macedonia

“Be a sponge, not a stone” and 6 other tips for communicating across cultures

If you ever you get the chance to speak to students at the Preparing Global Leaders Institute (PGLI) course, snap it up.  Few weeks ago I was back in Struga, on the shores of Lake Ohrid in Macedonia’s sun-blessed south, to do just that.  Actually, any opportunity to speak with a group of students is […]

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