A report on Geneva
Second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland.
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Switzerland
32 linksLandlocked country located at the confluence of Western, Central and Southern Europe.
Landlocked country located at the confluence of Western, Central and Southern Europe.
Although the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, the Swiss population of approximately 8.7 million is concentrated mostly on the plateau, where the largest cities and economic centres are, among them Zürich, Geneva and Basel.
Canton of Geneva
20 linksOne of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation.
One of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation.
It is composed of forty-five municipalities and the seat of the government and parliament is in the City of Geneva.
John Calvin
10 linksJohn Calvin (Middle French: Jean Cauvin; French: Jean Calvin ; 10 July 1509 – 27 May 1564) was a French theologian, pastor, and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation.
Basel
8 linksCity in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine.
City in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine.
Basel is Switzerland's third-most-populous city (after Zürich and Geneva) with about 175,000 inhabitants.
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
8 linksHumanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide, and was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human suffering.
Humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide, and was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human suffering.
Back at his home in Geneva, he decided to write a book entitled A Memory of Solferino which he published using his own money in 1862.
Lake Geneva
11 linksDeep lake on the north side of the Alps, shared between Switzerland and France.
Deep lake on the north side of the Alps, shared between Switzerland and France.
The river has its source at the Rhône Glacier near the Grimsel Pass to the east of the lake and flows down through the canton of Valais, entering the lake between Villeneuve and Le Bouveret, before flowing slowly towards its egress at Geneva.
United Nations
7 linksIntergovernmental organization whose purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.
Intergovernmental organization whose purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.
Its site—like UN headquarters buildings in Geneva, Vienna, and Nairobi—is designated as international territory.
International Committee of the Red Cross
8 linksThe International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC; Comité international de la Croix-Rouge) is a humanitarian organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, and a three-time Nobel Prize Laureate.
House of Savoy
5 linksRoyal dynasty that was established in 1003 in the historical Savoy region.
Royal dynasty that was established in 1003 in the historical Savoy region.
They once had claims on the modern canton of Vaud, where they occupied the Château of Chillon in Switzerland, but their access to it was cut by Geneva during the Protestant Reformation, after which it was conquered by Bern.
Guillaume Henri Dufour
5 linksSwiss military officer, structural engineer and topographer.
Swiss military officer, structural engineer and topographer.
Dufour was born on 15 September 1787 in Konstanz, where his parents from Geneva were living in exile for their involvement in the Revolution of 1782.