Maison de la Paix
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The Maison de la Paix will be a new building in Geneva
, Switzerland
, bringing together different centers in the area of international peace and security in one location.
The new building that is planned to open in 2012 will host the following institutes:
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, bringing together different centers in the area of international peace and security in one location.
The new building that is planned to open in 2012 will host the following institutes:
- Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)
- Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian DeminingGICHDThe Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining is an international organisation working in mine action, legally based in Switzerland as a non-profit foundation. It was established by Switzerland and several other countries in April 1998...
(GICHD) - Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed ForcesGeneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces-Mission:The Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces is one of the world’s leading institutions in the areas of security sector reform and security sector governance...
(DCAF) - Graduate Institute of International and Development StudiesGraduate Institute of International and Development StudiesThe Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies is a highly selective postgraduate educational and research institute situated in Geneva, Switzerland...
(IHEID)