President Tarja Halonen participated to a high-level summit and panel discussion in Geneva in November 2019. The summit concentrated on the future of work in the context of the International Labour Organization Centenary and the 2030 Agenda.

The summit took place in the Graduat Institute Geneva and it was organized by the Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations in Geneva, the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations in Geneva, the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations in Geneva and the EU Delegation to the UN in Geneva.

Learn more about the summit and panel discussion here.

During her brief stay in Geneva President Halonen was pleased to meet the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Ms. Michelle Bachelet.