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Meet our jury!

All entries were outstanding and the participants impressed us with their enthusiasm, dedication and energy that they put into their work. The jury assessed all entries against a list of criteria and finally made their choice. See who the winners are in the 'winners' section. Texts and photos of the 12 winning submissions were made into posters and will be showcased at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva from 3 March - 31 March 2009.

  • Portrait Dr. Iouri Oliounine

    Dr. Iouri Oliounine
    Geneva, Switzerland

    Former Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanic Commission and the former Executive Director of the International Ocean Institute.

    Iouri has great experience organising and judging youth competitions, especially in his former role as director of the International Ocean Institute. In collaboration with the WMO he published a book with children's artworks focussing on the need to preserve and protect the oceans.

     

  • Portrait Dr. Myriam Poll

    Dr. Myriam Poll
    Davos, Switzerland

    Research Associate and Project Coordinator, Global Risk Forum GRF Davos. Myriam has a background in Ecology (University of Bielefeld, Germany) and received her doctoral degree from the Department of Environmental Sciences of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland.

    In 2008, she organized the International Disaster and Risk Conference (IDRC) in Davos, which focussed, amongst others, on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation topics.

  • Portrait Marc Limon

    Marc Limon
    Geneva, Switzerland

    Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Maldives to the United Nations Office at Geneva.

    The Maldives Mission in Geneva is the project host for Turning the Tide.

  • Portrait Vice Yu

    Vice Yu
    Geneva, Switzerland

    Programme Coordinator in the Global Governance for Development Programme.

    Vice has been leading on the South Centre's youth development programme, which brings young researchers to Geneva to work on South Centre projects while giving them an insight into the workings of the international organisations in Geneva.

  • Portrait Jenny Heap, Joel M Bassuk

    Jenny Heap, Joel M Bassuk
    Geneva, Switzerland

    Jenny has the Economic Justice Lead at Oxfam International in Geneva and Joel is the Web Manager at Oxfam International in London.

    As the head of Oxfam's economic justice campaign, Jenny has been actively working to counter the effects of rising food prices and to find solutions for the food crisis. Joel manages, writes, edits and publishes content for Oxfam International's corporate and blogs sites, and across their social networking spaces. He also helps guide strategy for Oxfam International's online campaigns.

  • Portrait Stefan Wanzenried

    Stefan Wanzenried
    Berne, Switzerland

    Deputy Director British Council Switzerland.

    Stefan has a background in linguistics and history of art and has organised exhibitions for the British Council and outside the British Council.


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