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BRINGING THE CONCEPT TO LIFE

Geneva - a place for peace.
Geneva - Europolis of Pax UN.
Though it is European based, Geneva is not Eurocentristic, it is Global.
Geneva is a bridge between people and civilizations.
Geneva is a natural habitat of multilateral diplomacy.

I
nternational Geneva, Geneva of multilateral diplomacy, is deeply
rooted in a past that explains the present and augurs well for the

future.
History of Geneva dating back to Calvin testifies that "the spirit of Geneva is a
spirit of openness which enables it to spill into the world", a spirit of
responsibility, freedom, charity and humanism, contributing to harmony
among nations.

Geneva can help the international community to build a bridge between the
twentieth century and the next millennium - a bridge leading to a new world free
from ideological confrontations, where the eternal ideals of freedom, progress, social
justice and peace could be achieved in the conditions of democracy.

Geneva is a unique international centre of diplomatic and legal know-how
which goes back to well before the time of the League of Nations.

From Geneva, ideas of peace, justice and progress spread throughout the world. The
experiment in international relations, of which Geneva is the scene, concerns every
human being. Geneva represents a tremendous investment by the human race for its
own survival.

The city of Geneva is one of the largest European centres of international
interactions. This happened because of the spirit of openness, responsibility,
freedom, and humanism which is so common among the people of Geneva and
which has allowed this city to win a worldwide recognition.

As the head of the UN Office at Geneva I am ready to open the floors of the Palais
des Nations to encourage common intellectual and cultural undertakings in Geneva
and to stimulate the exchange of ideas between the United Nations and the people of
Geneva.

Geneva reflects all the activities of the United Nations directed at the creation of
a new global society capable of providing the rule of law, the protection of
human rights and the solution of conflict by peaceful means.

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