ACANU

#ACANU @ACANU_Geneva At @UNGeneva members elected their new Committee 🥳 President Catherine Fiankan-Bokonga Vice-President Beyza Dönmez Secretary Maeva Chabrier Treasurer Brij Khindaria Committee members Dina AbiSaab Emma Farge Agnès Pedrero Bodi Hugger John Zarocostas

#Women @UN_Women @unwomenchief @unwomenarabic @UAEMissionToUN First #woman head of @UNWTO. Hope to have her as a guest of @ACANU_Geneva 😊

We co-hosted a press briefing with @acanu_geneva at @UNGeneva, where The Dinah Project presented its harrowing report exposing the systemic use of sexual violence by Hamas on October 7. We won’t stop fighting for justice—for the hostages, survivors, and for the truth.

#Israel @IsraelinGeneva @UN_HRC @UNHumanRights @UNSRVAW The Ambassador of #Israel at @UNGeneva #DanielMeron and members of the #DinahProject answered the Questions of the #ACANU members regarding the document analyzing the use of #sexualviolence

#Redcrossmuseum @HEADGENEVE @PRIOresearch Exclusive @redcrossmuseum tour for #ACANU led by Director 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐮𝐟𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐢𝐝. Also interesting conversation with 1st artist-in-residence Zahrasadat Hakim, Laureate of the 2024 Art Humanité Prize

Thank you @ACANU_Geneva for hosting us for a press conference on the ongoing genocide in Gaza. There is an obligation for the United Nations, member states, and international organizations to assess and end their complicity in Israel’s crimes against the Palestinian people.

#Genocide @UNHumanRights @UN_HRC @OHCHR_Palestine @WHO Dr @yipengGe & co-founder of @docstopgenocide, Maysa Hawwash, met the #ACANU members to discuss the topic of genocide as a medical #disease. A Q&A session followed the introductory remarks.

#Iran @PMIRAN_GENEVA @AliBahreini5 The association welcomed H.E. the Ambassador of Iran, Ali Bahreini, accredited to @UNGeneva. He answered the numerous questions of the members.

🧵This morning, we held a press briefing at the @ACANU_Geneva🇨🇭, where we shared our embargoed Global Nuclear Spending Report with journalists ahead of the public launch this Friday. The report tracks how much money is being spent on nuclear weapons and who’s profiting from them.

#NuclearBan @nuclearban @susisnyder @azakre @afburnett Co-author Alicia Sanders-Zakre & Susanne Snyder, Program Coordinator, presented the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (#𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐍) Embargoed Report called "Hidden Costs: Nuclear Weapons Spending in 2024".

#Gaza @UNHumanRights @volker_turk @WHO @WHOEMRO @DrTedros @Tanyaalih Dr Tanya Haj-Hassan, pediatric intensive care physician, co-founder of @GazaMedicVoices met #ACANU members.

#Iran @ACANU_Geneva

#OPT @UNHumanRights @UNOCHA @WHOEMRO @Palestine_UN @UN The head of @OHCHR_Palestine office, Ajith Sunghay, was in #Geneva. He briefed #ACANU members about the outgoing situation.

#Health @WHO Dr @HananBalkhy Director of @WHOEMRO Dr Adham Ismail & @DrAhmedZouiten briefed the members about the #WHA78 + #PandemicAgreement + situation in Eastern Mediterranean Region particularly #Gaza #Syria #Sudan

#Pandemic @KEI_DC @passimproject @MSF @3rdworldnetwork @WHO Experts @jamie_love Hu Yuanqiong of @MSF_access & KM Gopakumar provided insights into outcomes of Pandemic Agreement negotiations including: provisions on #technologytransfer, know-how, R&D #access + benefit sharing

#Palestine @Palestine_UN @pmofa @WHO @WHOEMRO The minister of #health of the Palestinian National Authority, Dr Majed Abu Ramadan (left), and Permanent observer, Ambassador Ibrahim Kraishi (right), briefed the members about current situation.

#UN80 @antonioguterres @UNGeneva @ilo @Refugees @UNmigration @UNICEF @UNCTAD @GuyRyder To understand the position of civil servants regarding #UN80 Initiative & the ongoing #budgetcuts + planned mass #layoffs #ACANU received staff representatives from various @UN agencies

#Trade @RGrynspan @luzmadelamora @Amalia224 @wto @ITCnews It was very interesting in the current global context, to listen to the Director of the division of international Trade & #Commodities of @UNCTAD Maria Luz de la Mora.

My pleasure!

#UK @UNGeneva @UKMissionGeneva @SimonManleyFCDO @Geneve_int H.E. the Ambassador of the #UnitedKingdom and Northern Ireland, Simon Manley, has agreed to meet with the members of the association. A valuable and cordial encounter for #Geneva based reporters.

#Health @WHO @gabbystern Full room for an exclusive #ACANU briefing with @DrTedros @DrMikeRyan and other @WHO experts. Thanks 🙏🏼 to the communications team for actively contributing to the success of the event.