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Hidden secrets of the universe-interview with Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan June Ducas about his art collection, now on show at the
Posted December 19th, 2020 by librarian-hdIf ever East meets West, it could be said to do so at Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan's 17th-century home, the Château de Bellerive on the shores of Lake Geneva. Flanked by two square towers, the
stone façade of the château with its tiled roof, wooden shutters and arched doors of studded oak is austere but arrestingly beautiful.
While the outside may be simple, the rooms inside are crammed with exotic bibelots, orchids, oriental
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A Man For All Nations - Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan
Posted December 16th, 2020 by librarian-hdOn a clear day, with binoculars, you can look across lake Geneva from Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan's office to the towers of his seventh century Chateau Bellerive, at least you could until yesterday, when he resigned after 12 years as UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Outside are well-kept lawns, winding paths, splendid great evergreens. It all seems a million miles away from the squalor and misery one associates with the very word refugee.
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Happy 84th Birthday our beloved Hazar Imam
Our Beloved Hazar Imam celebrates His 84th Salgirah Mubarak on December 13, 2020 in the 64th year of His ascension to the throne of Imamat
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Happy Birthday Sara Boyden Aga Khan
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Happy Birthday Prince Rahim
Prince Rahim celebrates his 49th birthday this week on Monday. Prince Rahim was born in Geneva, Switzerland on Tuesday October 12th 1971
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H.H. THE AGA KHAN'S REVIEW AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS ON ADJOURNMENT OF THE SESSION 1937-10-06
Posted September 27th, 2020 by librarian-hdOctober 6, 1937 - Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah, Aga Khan III made a Presidential Review at the Adjournment of the 18th session of the League of Nations at Geneva. He said, 'The tribulations of one people are the tribulations of all. That which weakens one weakens all. That which is a gain to one is surely a gain to all. This is no empty ideal...'
H.H. THE AGA KHAN'S REVIEW AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS ON ADJOURNMENT OF THE SESSION
Geneva
6th October 1937
18th Session
THE AGA KHAN'S PRESIDENTIAL REVIEW
Ladies and Gentlemen,
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Princess Zahra Aga Khan
Princess Zahra celebrates her 50th birthday today September 18th. Born in Geneva, Switzerland to Hazar Imam and Begum Salimah
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Prince Amyn Aga Khan
Prince Amyn Muhammad celebrates his 83rd birthday. Born in Geneva on September 12th 1937 to Prince Aly Khan and Princess Tajuddawlah Aga Khan (née Joan Yarde-Buller).
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Prince Sadruddin: Interview with The Unesco Courier 1991-05-01
Posted September 6th, 2020 by librarian-hdUNESCO Courier May 1991.
Courier: You have been associated with the United Nations system for many years. Did you feel a vocation to serve the UN?
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Statement by Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly 1976-09-15
Posted September 6th, 2020 by librarian-hdStatement by Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, to the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, 15 November 1976
By Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan | 15 November 1976
Mr. Chairman,
As I report to the Committee this year, UNHCR completes a quarter century of service to those worst served by the antagonisms and intolerance of our age.
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Statement by Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, U.N. High Commissioner on the Granting of Independence 1977-01-01
Posted September 6th, 2020 by librarian-hdStatement by Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, on the Granting of Independence
By Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan | 01 January 1977
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Verbatim record of Statement to UNHCR headquarters staff 1977-01-24
Posted September 6th, 2020 by librarian-hdVerbatim record of Statement of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, to UNHCR headquarters staff, 24 January 1977
By Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan | 24 January 1977
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Permanent Representatives in Geneva of States Members of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme 1977-07-11
Posted September 6th, 2020 by librarian-hdStatement by Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, at the Meeting of Permanent Representatives in Geneva of States Members of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme (ExCom), 11 July 1977
By Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan | 11 July 1977
Mr. Chairman,
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Statement by Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, to the United Nations Economic & Social 1977-07-27
Posted September 6th, 2020 by librarian-hdStatement by Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), 27 July 1977
By Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan | 27 July 1977
Mr. Chairman, Distinguished Delegates.
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Speech by Prince Aga Khan, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, to the Sub-Committee of the Whole on International Protection 1
Posted September 6th, 2020 by librarian-hdOpening Statement by Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, to the Sub-Committee of the Whole on International Protection, 3 October 1977
By Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan | 03 October 1977
Mr. Chairman,
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Award Statement by Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, on the occasion of the award of the Hansen Me
Posted September 6th, 2020 by librarian-hdAward Statement by Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, on the occasion of the award of the Nansen Medal for 1977 to the Malaysian Red Crescent Society, Geneva, 10 October 1977
By Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan | 10 October 1977
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Collection of Sadruddin Aga Khan heads to auction 2020-08-21
Posted August 26th, 2020 by librarian-hdAccording to the auction house, visionaries, and ahead of their time, Prince Sadruddin and Princess Catherine Aga Khan have been the discreet patrons of many major philanthropic projects, aimed at preserving cultural and natural sites, from Egyptian temples to the Alps.
The remarkable private collection of Sadruddin Aga Khan and his wife, will head to auction on October 1, 2020, global auction house Christie’s announced. The couple are the son and daughter-in-law of Aga Khan III, president of the All-India Muslim League during India’s pre-Independence era.
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Imamat Day July 11, 2020
Imamat Day Mubarak July 11, 2020
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Prince Irfan born April 11, 2015
Happy Birthday Prince Irfan first son for Prince Rahim and Princess Salwa
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