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The celebration of the 25 Years of the Geneva Environment Network – the pivotal platform of international Geneva dedicated to GENerating participation and engagement for increased collaboration among stakeholders in the fight against the triple planetary crisis – started with a series of events exploring and highlighting frameworks and partnerships that can strengthen environmental governance. It will conclude with a closing ceremony on 20 January 2025. This approach aims to create a meaningful and impactful celebration, inspiring renewed commitment to environmental governance and collaborative action.

Human Rights Council resolution 50/13, requested the Office of the High Commissioner to organize a workshop on the human rights dimension of access to medicines, vaccines and other health products in the context of the right of everyone to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. This workshop is the third out of three workshops that will inform the comprehensive report on the subject matter to be presented to the Human Rights Council at the fifty-ninth session in June 2025. It will focus on new developments in this area.

Register here https://indico.un.org/event/1014858/

This event, organized with the International Pollutants Eliminations Network (IPEN), takes place within the framework of the Road to 2025 BRS COPs organized in the run-up to the upcoming 2025 Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (2025 BRS COPs) to be held in Geneva. 

On Tuesday, 28 January 2025, the Data Protection Day will take place again, this time on the topic of ‘AI beyond the hype - Opportunities and challenges for data protection’.

In 2023 we already presented the subject of 'Artificial Intelligence and Personal Data', and the participants had requested a follow-up event. In view of the increasing spread and acceptance of generative AI, there is indeed a great need for clarification when it comes to the data protection aspects of these technologies.

Two interesting talks are waiting for you to familiarise you with the functioning of AI systems and to shed a light on challenges and privacy risks when using them.
Furthermore, experts from CERN, EMBL and EPO will present practical applications of AI systems - be it in the domain of productivity or for research purposes - and the benefits they generate in their organisations.

This time too, the event is being held jointly with several international organisations. Thanks to the collaboration of four EIROforum organisations - CERN, EMBL, ESA and ESO - and the European Patent Office, you can enjoy an online event – free of charge and without registration – on the 28.01.2025, from 13:00 to 14:45 h.

Video conference link: coming soon

Live stream link: coming soon

Recordings will be available shortly after the event.

The Executive Board decided that its 156th session should be convened on Monday, 3 February 2025, at WHO headquarters, Geneva, and should close no later than Tuesday, 4 February 2025. The Board further decided that the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board should hold its forty-first meeting from Wednesday to Friday, 22–24 January 2025, at WHO headquarters. Should any limitations to physical meetings preclude the holding of these meetings in person, adjustments to the modalities should be made by the Executive Board or, exceptionally, by the Officers of the Board, in consultation with the Director-General. The Board further decided that the Standing Committee on Health Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response should hold its fifth meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, 3 and 4 September 2024, and its sixth meeting on Wednesday and Thursday, 16 and 17 April 2025.

Participez à la 10e édition du symposium microbiote dédiée à l'exploration de la nutrition clinique et personnalisée à travers les découvertes sur le microbiote intestinal.

Ce symposium a pour but de réunir des médecins, scientifiques, professionnels de la santé et acteurs de l'industrie partageant un intérêt commun pour la modulation nutritionnelle du microbiote et son impact profond sur le métabolisme énergétique.
Le programme de cette année propose un aperçu des développements cliniques récents, des thérapies dérivées du microbiote, de la nutrition personnalisée, ainsi que des opportunités et défis émergents dans ce domaine dynamique.

 "Motor recovery after stroke: Personalized neuromodulation treatment in the subacute phase“

Intervention : Marija Uscumlic, PhD, Service de neurorééducation, Département des neurosciences cliniques, HUG

CYCL'EAU revient à Sallanches le mardi 18 février 2025 pour la seconde édition de la Journée Thématique CYCL’EAU Mont-Blanc !

Un contenu d’expériences et d’expertise construit avec nos partenaires : Ville de Sallanches, Régie des Eaux de Sallanches, Département Haute-Savoie, Cluster Eau Lémanique.

Au programme, une plénière institutionnelle, une table ronde et deux conférences sur les thématiques du territoire telles que les lacs sentinelles, les retenues collinaires, la REUT et DERU, …

Une visite de la station d’épuration intercommunale de Sallanches est également prévue, en compagnie du technicien en charge du traitement pour une immersion totale !

Sur place, un Village des Solutions présentera 20 entreprises innovantes de la Région et ses solutions ! L’occasion d’échanger autour d’un buffet d’exception.

The World Health Organization (WHO) held its first global meeting on skin-related neglected tropical diseases (skin NTDs) on 27–31 March 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland. This meeting has built the foundation and momentum for the second global meeting to be held on 24–26 March 2025. The event demonstrates the collective commitment of the global skin-NTD community to achieving a key objective of the NTD road map: integration.

The road map emphasizes three critical shifts in approaches to overcoming NTDs – accelerating programmatic action; intensifying cross-cutting approaches; and changing operating models and culture to facilitate country ownership – to guide the implementation of activities. Integration, a key cross-cutting approach, is crucial for this meeting and within the skin NTD framework, and will contribute to strengthening health systems.

The meeting will bring together diverse experts across 13 different NTDs.¹ Other related dermatological conditions will also be considered, as in the previous gathering. This inclusive approach highlights the significance of interdisciplinary collaboration to ensure no one is left behind.

The meeting will focus on 13 areas related to skin NTDs:

1. Integration at the country level
2. Drug development and access
3. Wound care and rehabilitation
4. Capacity strengthening and training, including digital tools and artificial intelligence
5. Diagnostics and laboratory support
6. Epidemiology and surveillance
7. Operational research
8. Basic research
9. Transmission
10. Psychosocial aspects
11. Advocacy and communication
12. WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)
13. One Health

Other key topics scheduled for discussion encompass the WHO Academy and NTD online courses. These subjects reflect ongoing advancements and challenges in the field, ensuring the meeting remains relevant and forward-thinking.

Objectives of the meeting

• To share progress and challenges in the implementation of integrated activities on skin NTDs at the country level;
• To present progress made by the Working Groups/areas of skin NTDs and the WHO Global Initiative on artificial intelligence for skin conditions;
• To plan future activities to advance the implementation of the skin NTD framework;
• To strengthen networking among participants.

Participants

1. Experts in skin NTDs and other NTDs
2. Representatives from health ministries/NTD programme officers
3. Representatives of nongovernmental organizations, partners, donors
4. Academic and research institutions
5. Representatives of WHO (headquarters, regional offices, country offices)
6. People affected by skin NTDs
7. Civil society groups 

Provisional organization of the meeting

The 3-day meeting will be organized as follows: see provisional programme

The final agenda will be based on the abstracts selected.

Submission of abstract

Abstracts will be carefully reviewed and only selected abstracts will be given the opportunity for oral presentation. However, all abstracts received and assessed to be of good quality will be included in the meeting background document; screens will be available for electronic posters.

More information (template, guidelines, deadline, etc.) will be shared by 31 December 2024.

Attendance

In-person attendance: Participants wishing to attend the meeting in person should make their own financial arrangements or find their own sponsors to cover their participation.

Online attendance: A zoom link will be shared close to the meeting.

Une prise en charge adaptée du trouble bipolaire, associée à une hygiène de vie équilibrée, peut considérablement réduire son impact négatif sur la vie des personnes concernées. Les traitements pharmacologiques, en particulier les thymorégulateurs, sont prioritaires dans les recommandations de soins. Les soignants s'assurent de minimiser les effets secondaires potentiels de ces traitements et de gérer au mieux leurs conséquences.

Il est tout à fait possible de mener une vie épanouie, tant sur le plan personnel que professionnel, à condition que le trouble bipolaire soit bien pris en charge et que des habitudes favorisant une bonne santé soient adoptées. Cela inclut le respect d'un cycle veille-sommeil régulier, la pratique d'une activité physique, une alimentation équilibrée, ainsi que la limitation, voire l'exclusion, de l'alcool et des autres substances nocives.

Cette demi-journée consacrée au trouble bipolaire abordera ces différents aspects et offrira aux patients et patientes, ainsi qu'à leurs proches, des outils pour améliorer leur qualité de vie au quotidien.

Au programme de cette journée d’échanges : l’impact de l’alimentation dans divers contextes socio-culturels, les tendances alimentaires et régimes en vogue, le rôle du microbiote intestinal, ainsi que les défis liés à la continuité des soins en nutrition artificielle.

Des études de cas et des témoignages de patients viendront enrichir ces thématiques. Des experts renommés partageront leur savoir-faire et leur expérience sur des problématiques à la fois courantes, complexes et au cœur de la pratique quotidienne.

Cet journée a lieu sous le patronage de la Société Suisse de Nutrition Clinique (SSNC).

Organisée par les HUG, le CHUV et le RHNe (Réseau hospitalier neuchâtelois), la 23^e édition de l’Après-midi romande de mucoviscidose a lieu le jeudi 27 mars 2025 à Genève, aux Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève (HUG) dans l’Auditoire de pédiatrie Fred Bamatter aux HUG. L'événement est également accessible en visioconférence.

Cette rencontre est destinée aux professionnels et professionnelles de la santé, médicaux et paramédicaux qui contribuent à la prise en charge et au suivi des patientes et patients, qu'ils soient enfants ou adultes, touchés par cette maladie. Elle présente une occasion très appréciée d’échanges et de mise à jour des connaissances autour de cette maladie.

Sixth meeting on Wednesday and Thursday, 16 and 17 April 2025.