At a glance: Switzerland

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Iraqi children tell their stories through music at UNICEF-sponsored event in Geneva
GENEVA, Switzerland, 1 July 2008 – The opening notes of a piano concerto recently brought a touch of sunshine to Geneva’s unseasonably grey summer skies. Passers-by near the city’s famous Palais des Nations turned their heads to get a glimpse of the musician.

UNICEF’s newest Goodwill Ambassador, tennis star Roger Federer, hits an ace for children
NEW YORK, USA, 3 April 2006 – World tennis champion Roger Federer has been appointed UNICEF’s newest international Goodwill Ambassador. UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman welcomed the 24-year-old player today at UNICEF’s headquarters in New York.

Switzerland launches UNITE FOR CHILDREN UNITE AGAINST AIDS Campaign
GENEVA, Switzerland, 25 October 2005 – Sir Alex Ferguson, manager of Manchester United, one of the world’s most successful football clubs, helped launch the UNITE FOR CHILDREN  UNITE AGAINST AIDS Campaign in Geneva today.