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Monaco celebrates 75 years of the WHO
The Constitution of the World Health Organization entered into force on 7 April 1948. The Principality of Monaco joined on 12 July 1948 at the inaugural World Health Assembly, and has been a member even since.On this 75th anniversary of the creation of this Organization, tasked by its Member States with enabling all...
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Prince Pierre Foundation - Finalists for High-School Pupils’ Favourite Choice Award 2023
The jury for the Prince Pierre Foundation High-School Pupils’ Favourite Choice Award 2023, comprising Year 11 (Seconde) pupils from Lycée Albert I, Lycée François d’Assise Nicolas Barré and Monaco’s Vocational and Catering School, met to agree the shortlist of novels in contention for the prize.
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Award ceremony for Monaco Red Cross first-aid certificates
On Tuesday 4 April, the Rainier III Auditorium’s Salle Kreizberg hosted the award ceremony for Monaco Red Cross first-aid certificates, in the presence of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, President of the Monaco Red Cross, His niece Camille Gottlieb, Head of the Youth Section, and the entire Monaco Red Cross Board...
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Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters 2023: impact on traffic and parking
From 8 to 16 April 2023, the Principality will beat to the drum of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, one of the oldest tennis tournaments in the world and one of the most prestigious competitions on the ATP circuit. The event attracts large numbers of visitors, requiring traffic modifications to be put in place. As suc...
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First United Nations Water Conference develops action agenda in service of our collective future
At the initiative of Csaba Kőrösi, President of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, and more than 40 years after the first UN Water Conference, member states, scientists, civil society stakeholders and representatives from the private sector gathered at the UN headquarters in New York from 22 to 24 March 2023....
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Department of Employment introduces new form for renewing/amending work permits
From 10 April, the Department of Employment is introducing a new form for renewing/amending work permits aimed at employers in the Principality.With a view to streamlining administrative procedures for employees, only the following changes will now need to be reported using the new form:- Change of qualification;- C...
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El Olvido del Mar documentary The history of Odón de Buen, a disciple of Prince Albert I of Monaco
On 27 March 2023, a preview of the documentary El Olvido del Mar, produced by Spanish company Sintregua Comunicaciones, was presented at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid. This feature-length film recounts the life and work of Odón de Buen, the distinguished personality from Aragon, who was born in Zuera in 1863...
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Meeting between Minister of State and Laurence Boone, Secretary of State for European Affairs
On Friday 31 March 2023, H.E. Pierre Dartout, accompanied by Isabelle Costa, High Commissioner for European Affairs, met Laurence Boone, the French Secretary of State for European Affairs, at the Quai d’Orsay for talks on the draft association agreement between Monaco and the European Union, and on the friendly rela...
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“George Condo – Humanoids” at the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco - 31 March to 1 October – Villa Paloma
According to George Condo, “the Humanoid is not a science fiction monster, it is a form of representation that uses traditional means to bring out the inner emotions onto the surface of a person.” The mimetic ideal that has dominated painting through the ages has given rise to countless depictions that are “similar”...
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Céline Caron-Dagioni officially opens new premises of the Department of the Environment
On Tuesday 29 March, Céline Caron-Dagioni, Minister of Public Works, the Environment and Urban Development, visited the Department of the Environment to officially open its new premises in the presence of Valérie Davenet, Director of the Environment, Anthony de Sevelinges, Director of the Public Buildings Maintenanc...
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