Palais des Nations Geneva

14 av de la Paix, Parc de l'Ariana Geneva , Geneva, Switzerland - Phone: 41 022 917 12 34
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    Architectural building, Historic site

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    Palais des Nations

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    Entry containing 3 photos titled: United Nations, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum

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    Meeting strangers in a strange land

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    Being shy, I don't instinctively rush into hanging out with strangers, but I still try to do it some on trips because it always seems to turn out so well.

    So, I asked the coordinator of the Global Law Scholars program that I’m in whether there might be any upperclassmen interning in Geneva. I figured that would give me a chance to …

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    A Weekend at the Prater and Geneva

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    ... , I stayed with my friend Jon, who attends Webster-Geneva. He showed me his campus (somewhat comparable to Webster-Vienna), the Palais des Nations (UN, etc.), the Cathedral, the old town, the Jet d'Eau (the huge water jet in Lake Geneva), the Botanical ...

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    SWITZERLAND!

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    ... and the International Red Cross Headquarters. The UN was kinda interesting, especially since it is housed in the same building (Palais des Nations) where the UN's forerunner-the League of Nations-met after World War I. The best part of the tour was ...

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    Lake Geneva to Interlaken

    ... Geneva instead. Located his apartment, had coffee and cake, left my bags and headed into town. Maurice lives about 1Km from the 'Palais des Nations', the second centre of the UN after the one in New York, my first stop on the tour. It was founded by a ...

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    Geneva Old Town Exploration

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    ... them because its around 0 deg C here. We made our first attempt at catching the swiss tram system to get out to Palais des Nations (UN complex). Its pretty easy once you get the hang of it...just need to keep remembering everything is on the wrong side ...

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    Palais des Nations

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    ... pillow. Still no sign of Mum's yet although its apparently going to be delivered this afternoon. Today we headed back to the Palais des Nations for a guided tour. Out the front of the main employee entrance to the UN is the broken chair. Its a sculpture ...

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    Geneva 22nd & 23rd

    ... banks of the lake & the Rhone Old Town - St Peters Cathedral Shopping Jet d'Eau 23rd - UN building - Palais des Nations tour then stayed for Conference of Human Rights - very interesting particularly the way different languages are ...

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    What's Old is Expensive Again

    ... mountain with a fantastic view of both France and Geneva. You can clearly point out the Jet D'eau, the waterfront, and the Palais Des Nations from the mountaintop, even within the assistance of the colorful signage atop the Genevan banks and watchmakers. ...

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    Geneva: Where the World Comes together

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    ... priced restaurant. This morning before leaving for Paris we paid a short guided visit to the Palais des Nations: UN headquarter at Geneva. Among other things, we found that 10 peacocks were representing India in their courtyards. However we ...

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    President Wilson's Pride and Joy

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    ... incredible seeing all of these organizations I've studies through History and through Red Cross. Highlights included the Palais Wilson, The Palais Des Nations, UNICEF, UNHCR, and most importantly, Le Comité International de la Croix-Rouge! AND WE'RE ...

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    Peace Street

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    Inside and out, the Palais des Nations is pretty much beyond photography and seemed to need too much paperwork, but the tour was instructive and the bookstop did a tidy trade in UN reports and kitch. (Ariane grabbed a raincoat, I grabbed a hat) The ...