Geneva, the second most populous city in Switzerland, is a city known for its diplomacy.
Geneva is not only home to the European headquarters for the United Nations but also where international organizations, such as the Red Cross, were founded and where the Geneva Conventions, a series of treaties for ameliorating the effects of war on soldiers and civilians, were signed.
It seems fitting, that Geneva is known as “the Peace Capital.”
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