Upcoming events.
UN visit with the team of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food
Do you want to learn more about the impact, successes and challenges of working for the mandate on the Right to Food in the MENA region? Then sign up for this event!
We will have a guided tour of the UN followed by a presentation from Lilit Nikoghosyan, a Human Rights Officer in the Special Procedures Branch at the OHCHR and the Assistant of Michael Fakhri, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. The discussion will tackle the challenges this mandate faces with emphasis on the current unfathomable situation in Palestine and the broader food insecurity and crisis across the MENA region.
This event is limited to 15 people max.
Discussion about Social Movements, Boycotts, Sanctions and Decolonial Action
Location: The FAB
As students of the Geneva Graduate Institute, we have a crucial role to play in shaping the politics of our institute, Geneva and Switzerland as a whole.
While enjoying some early dinner snacks, we will have a discussion in the FAB together with the Decolonial Action Network (DAN) to inform incoming students about how they can become politically active within the institute, in their personal lives, and beyond. Let’s share this space together to learn from each other about the importance and effects of decolonial action.
MENA - Apéro
Location: Jardin Botanique (Chemin de l’Impératrice 1)
Don’t miss our first get-together in the new semester to welcome new students to the institute. We will share a bit about who we are and what we do. You will have the opportunity to join the Initiative or to come just to make new friends!
We will provide snacks, sweets, drinks, and good vibes (as you always find in our countries!).
MENA Eid Al-Fiter Potluck and Party
Join the MENA Initiative for Eid Al-Fitr potluck dinner and party!
Time: 19:00 - 23:00
Location: PCR
Bake Sale for Palestine
On the 19th of March, the MENA initiative is organizing a bake sale fundraiser for children in Gaza. Dr. Salti is a Swiss Palestinian urologist who has recently evacuated Palestinian children from Gaza in order to give them medical treatment in Geneva. He is the founder of Children’s Right for Healthcare (CRH). Dr Salti has already carried out numerous missions, mainly in the West Bank and Gaza, but also in Madagascar. All of the funds raised at this bake sale with this fundraiser will be donated to CRH. This event is done in collaboration with the Migration Initiative, QISA, ASA, LANI and the HRCP Initiative.
🗓️Date: Tuesday 19th of March
⌛ 13:00-16:00
📍Petal 2 (in front of the cafeteria entrance)