Published on January 1, 2019

Article of Danilo Türk published in Fair Observer

The article of Danilo Türk “Refining the UN’s Approach to the Water-Security Nexus”, published in Fair Observer, underlines the importance of the activities on the Platform regarding the protection of water infrastructures during and after armed conflicts.

Published on November 23, 2018

12 November 2018 - Vers un traité relatif aux sociétés transnationales et autres entreprises commerciales ? Des avancées majeures et des silences retentissants

Published on November 18, 2018

19 November 2018 - Law for Environmental Sustainability

Published on November 18, 2018

9 July 2018 - High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

Published on November 18, 2018

3 September 2018 - Thesis defense of Ms Agnes Chong, University of Hong-Kong

Published on October 28, 2018

18 October 2018 – Habilitation à diriger des recherches (HDR) of Mara Tignino

Published on September 17, 2018

17 September 2018 - Thesis defense of Ms Françoise Paccaud

17 September 2018 - Ms Françoise Paccaud defends her PhD thesis on "Le contentieux de l'environnement devant la Cour internationale de Justice" at the University Lyon III. Laurence Boisson de Chazournes is the Co-director of the thesis

Published on August 3, 2018

28 February 2018 - A group of young russian students visites the Platform

28 February 2018 - For the second in as many years, a group of young students from various universities in Russia visited the Faculty of Law, Platform for International Water Law of the University of Geneva. The students were on a week-long education tour in Geneva, where they visited United Nations's organizations and other international organzations in Geneva. At the University of Geneva, the students were welcomed by Mara Tignino, who thought a course on the role of international water law in preventing and solving water conflicts, and presented the work of the Geneva Water Hub. The course was followed by a training on conflict analysis provided by Billy Batware, a certified trainer on the topic. The group was led and organized by Mr. Marat Shafigullin, the Head of the NGO

Published on July 29, 2018

7-8 June 2018 - Bled Water Festival

Mara Tignino participates in the Bled Water Festival in Slovenia. Information at : http://bledwf.com Interview to Mara Tignino in the newspaper Delo. Interview à Mara Tignino dans le journal Delo

Published on July 3, 2018

5 March 2018 - Laurence Boisson de Chazournes is interviewed on France Culture

5 March 2018 - Laurence Boisson de Chazournes is interviewed on France Culture

Published on May 21, 2018

16-17 May 2018: Expert Consultation organized by the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation

Mara Tignino is invited to participate in the Expert Consultation on the human rights to water and sanitation of forcibly displaced people in need of humanitarian assistance. The Consultation takes place on the 16-17 May 2018 at the High-Commissioner for Human Rights.

Published on April 5, 2018

Report of activities of the Platform (April 2009 - April 2018)

The Report of activities of the Platform (April 2009 - April 2018) is available online.

Published on February 3, 2018

Conference on the topic "Education, partenariat hommes/femmes, finance: des clés décisives pour lutter contre le stress hydrique?"

Published on January 29, 2018

Online course in « International Water Law and the Law of Transboundary Aquifers »

Published on January 29, 2018

Article in « Voce di New York » about the the High Level Panel on Water and Peace

Article in « Voce di New York » about the the High Level Panel on Water and Peace