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Disaster Prevention and Mitigation. State rewarding the graduates who have
of the art. Construction and Civil successfully undertaken architectural
Engineering Aspects". studies after their first career.

Aspects of Construction and Civil Interested in philosophy, I followed
Engineering" (New York, 1971), which is postgraduate studies in analytical
now available in the library. It was really a philosophy.
job for engineering. As an earthquake Passionate about theatre, I was engaged
specialist, I proposed anti-seismic building in this activity as an amateur actor and
standards. I also studied the phenomenon played in many theatrical plays.
of why people always come back to live in
their territory even after an earthquake This life path makes me believe that my
and without the notion of risk. destiny has been rich in emotion and
satisfaction.
In your opinion, is the United Nations
important today? You were born in Geneva, to French
parents. You live in Switzerland, in
It is very, very important. It is a guarantee Geneva. How do you feel yourself:
of security and a guarantee of peace. It is French or Swiss, or Swiss-French or
fundamental. If there is no longer the French-Swiss, or international?
United Nations, we will fall into
uncertainty. I feel European. Completely European, in
a united Europe. We are only strong if we
If you had a magic wand, what would are if we are big, so we need a united
you change in the United Nations?
Europe.
I would revise the right of veto of the
Permanent Members so that no arbitrary
minority can any longer block proposals
from the UN General Assembly.

What would be your message to the
future generation at the United
Nations?

Not to lose interest in history and to trust
the United Nations because it is the only
guarantee of peace between nations.
There are still flaws. But we must keep
hope.

What has your life been like after the
United Nations? Odette Foudral, Sylvestre Coutinho et
René Guénard
When I retired after a career as an Let's go back to the United Nations. Is
engineer I decided to go back to school. I it important for you that the United
enrolled at the Federal polytechnic school Nations is in Geneva?
of Lausanne, and I obtained a diploma in
architecture as well as the merit prize

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