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Final programme
9:00 to 9:05 – Welcome by the Director of the UN Library & Archives Geneva, Charlotte Warakaulle.
9:05 to 9:20 - Opening remarks by Director-General of UN Geneva, Tatiana Valovaya.
9:20 to 9:35 - Remarks by Ambassador Anna Ifkovits Horner, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative and Head of the Host State within the Swiss Mission.
9:30 to 9:50 – Icebreaker questions.
9:50 to 10:30 Reflections by an experienced ambassador at UN Geneva. Ambassador Alaa Hegazy, Permanent Representative of Egypt. Discussion and questions with audience moderated by Director of the UN Library & Archives Geneva, Charlotte Warakaulle.
10:30 to 10:55 - Networking with coffee.
10:55 to 11:15 - Introduction to a dedicated Resource Guide for New Diplomats and video playlist of on-demand videos about the full range of UN Geneva services. Moderated by Blandine Blukacz-Louisfert, Chief Institutional Memory Section and Sigrun Habermann, Chief, Library Services Section, UN Library & Archives Geneva.
11:15 to 11:45 - Talk and Q&A by Marilyne Andersen, Director General of The Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA).
11:45 to 12:15 – Workshop on Library & Archives services and online tools – highlight main services and online platforms for diplomats.
12:15 to 12:30 – Feedback from participants, final wrap-up, and goodbye.
12:30 – Morning session ends.
Afternoon Session: (please be well equipped in case of cold weather and/or rain)
14:30 to 15:30 -Tour of Ariana Park, its History, Flora, Fauna, Management and Artistic Donations or Tour of the Palais des Nations, its History, Art, Artistic Donations and Architecture.
Please sign up here to discover the Ariana park with its history, unique trees and biodiversity, or here to discover the art treasures of the art and architecture of some hidden rooms that have very limited access.