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Presentation on Multilateralism - Visit by SOAS University of London

13 February, 2024

Students from SOAS University of London join us for a lecture on multilateralism, and a visit to the Library & Archives.

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This is the thumbnail for the Histories episode called Fighting Against Slavery: Multilateral Efforts from the League of Nations to the Sustainable Development Goals. The color is dark brown, with the title text in beige. In the background is an image of the 1926 Slavery Convention.

HiStories - Fighting Against Slavery: Multilateral efforts from the League of Nations to the SDGs.

7 February, 2024

As we recently marked the 70th anniversary of the entry into force of the 1953 Protocol of the Slavery Convention, this HiStories episode delves into multilateral efforts to fight slavery, from the League of Nations to the UN 2030 Agenda.

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Promoting Understanding in a World of Information

23 November, 2023

In a challenging world, can we ensure our communities are able to evaluate and use information effectively and ethically?

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This is a photo from the event. It shows the three speakers on stage at the UN Library & Archives with the moderator.

Middle Powers and the Evolution of Multilateralism

15 November, 2023

This event explored the role of middle powers and the evolution of multilateralism through the views and experiences of three invited experts.

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This is a photo from the day of the hackathon. A librarian assists one of the participants with a question as they look at resources on a laptop.

Hack the Hackathon

8 November, 2023

This workshop, designed in collaboration with Open Geneva, explored how civic hackathons can contribute to solving our collective global challenges.

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This is a photo of Natalya Khan, who translated from Medieval Latin into English the oldest book in the Library's peace collection. She is standing next to a screen, which shows some original pages of the book in Latin.

Celebrating the Translation of the Oldest Book in the Peace Collection of the UN Library & Archives Geneva

16 October, 2023

In 2023, the Library & Archives celebrated the translation of the oldest book in the peace collection: the 1504 publication entitled Fedus Christianum by Ambrosius Alantsee.

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