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Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty chose Geneva to host the Treaty Secretariat

27.08.2015
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Mission Geneva
Cancún/Mexico 27.8.2015 - The body will be responsible for regulating the trade in arms and preventing illegal sales.
Geneva hosts the Final Preparatory Meeting towards the 1st Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)

06.07.2015
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Mission Geneva
Geneva, 6-8 July 2015 – ATT States Parties and Signatories meet in Geneva, upon the invitation of Switzerland, to prepare for the ATT 1st Conference of States Parties, to be held in Cancun on 24 au 27 August 2015
Switzerland welcomes the works of the 104th Session of the International Labor Conference

13.06.2015
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Mission Geneva
Geneva, 1-13.06.2015 – The 185 ILO member states discussed the transition of the informal economy, and celebrated the world day against child labor. Thematic paper
Alain Berset opens the 17th summit of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)

25.05.2015
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Mission Geneva
Geneva, 25 May 2015 – The head of the Federal Department of Home Affairs underlines the importance of WMO for facing global challenges: “Sustainable development needs reliable information on climate and its changes.”