Awoken, not by the fragrant scent of freshly ground and brewed coffee, but by the acrid odour of burning metal and melting plastic, a series of possibilities presented themselves to the semi-conscious brain. As in : Which should I save first ? The laptop or the beagle ? And where did I put that smart peignoir as opposed to the dressing gown with the hole in the sleeve ? Because, if I am going to sweep dramatically down three flights of stairs and…
The Palais des Nations has been fortunate enough to host a unique exhibition of eighteen world-famous cartoonists, ranging from Plantu (France), Ranan Lurie (USA), Patrick Chappatte (Switzerland), Ali Dilem (Algeria), Hassan Karimzadeh (Iran), Michel Kichka (Israel), Stavro (Lebanon), Mikhail Zlatkovsky (Russia) and many others. Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary-General, was a great fan of political caricatures, and Ms Marie Heuze, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, introduced him to the famous French cartoonist Plantu many years…
