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Geneva was an Allobrogian border town, fortified against the Helvetii tribe, [30] when the Roman Republic took it in 121 BC. It became Christian under the Late Roman Empire, and acquired its first bishop in the 5th century, having been connected to the Bishopric of Vienne in the 4th.
The Geneva Conventions define the rights and protections afforded to non-combatants who fulfill the criteria of being protected persons. The treaties of 1949 were ratified, in their entirety or with reservations, by 196 countries. The Geneva Conventions concern only protected non-combatants in war.
In 1457 a major government organ was established in Geneva, known as the Grand Council, which first consisted of 50 deputies and later their number was raised to 200. The members of the Grand Council were elected every year in early February.
Ginebra (en francés: Genève [ʒə.nɛv]; en arpitano: Genèva [dzəˈnɛva]; en alemán: Genf [ɡɛnf]; en italiano: Ginevra [dʒiˈneːvra]) es una ciudad y comuna de la Confederación Suiza, ubicada cerca de la frontera con Francia, capital del cantón de Ginebra. Es la ciudad más poblada de Romandía y la segunda de Suiza después de Zúrich.
Hace 4 días · Geneva, city, capital of Genève canton, in the far southwestern corner of Switzerland that juts into France. One of Europe’s most cosmopolitan cities, Geneva has served as a model for republican government and owes its preeminence to the triumph of human, rather than geographic, factors.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Jeff Wallenfeldt. Genève, canton, southwestern Switzerland. The canton lies between the Jura Mountains and the Alps and consists mainly of its capital, the city of Geneva (Genève). It is one of the smallest cantons in the Swiss Confederation.
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27 de feb. de 2024 · Mandate. In the historic setting of the Palais des Nations, the United Nations Office at Geneva serves as the representative office of the Secretary-General at Geneva. A focal point for multilateral diplomacy, UN Geneva services more than 8,000 meetings per year, making it one of the busiest conference centres in the world.
