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Palace without Nations (News 2021, by Mark Henley) - Swiss Press Award

Press briefing point for major events and negotiations, curtains closed to the VIP entry.
Mark Henley
Press briefing point for major events and negotiations, curtains closed to the VIP entry.
Photo / News
2021

Palace without Nations

Mark Henley

United Nations in Geneva, emptied overnight by the Pandemic - a visual metaphor for an institution in crisis. Normally the complex holds 3,500 UN staff and hosts thousands of officials, experts and journalists for meetings and conferences, attended by around 200,000 delegates, including 4,500 heads of state, and ministers. But as of March 13th business stopped.

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Palace without Nations

Swissinfo, online, in ten languages

Photo / News
2021

Mark Henley

United Nations in Geneva, emptied overnight by the Pandemic - a visual metaphor for an institution in crisis. Normally the complex holds 3,500 UN staff and hosts thousands of officials, experts and journalists for meetings and conferences, attended by around 200,000 delegates, including 4,500 heads of state, and ministers. But as of March 13th business stopped.

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Mark Henley / Swiss Press Award

Mark Henley

Photographer, Geneva, 1966

British-born, based at the UN in Geneva. Swiss press photographer of the Year 2012 & 2014 for work on the Swiss Banking system in crisis, and the diplomatic negotiations in Geneva on a nuclear deal with Iran. Portrait award 2016, Daily Life award 2022.

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