{"id":39844,"date":"2026-10-02T13:03:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T12:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edm.ch\/?post_type=news&#038;p=39844"},"modified":"2026-10-02T13:17:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T12:17:56","slug":"jean-francois-cuenod-elected-president-of-enfants-du-monde","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/edm.ch\/en\/news\/jean-francois-cuenod-elected-president-of-enfants-du-monde\/","title":{"rendered":"Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Cu\u00e9nod elected President of Enfants du Monde"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"subpageBanner\" style=\"display:\">\n    <div class=\"subpageBannerBlock figure_block\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Nouveau-site_Banner_202516.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2500\/1080;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Nouveau-site_Banner_202516.png 2500w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Nouveau-site_Banner_202516-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Nouveau-site_Banner_202516-1024x442.png 1024w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Nouveau-site_Banner_202516-768x332.png 768w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Nouveau-site_Banner_202516-1536x664.png 1536w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Nouveau-site_Banner_202516-2048x885.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/>\n        <div class=\"subpageBannerWrap\">\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"content\">\n                    <div>\n                        <span class=\"bannerHead\">Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Cu\u00e9nod elected President of Enfants du Monde<\/span>\n                        <h1><\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    jQuery(document).ready(function ($) {\n        \/\/ Check if the block exists\n        var bannerSection = $('#subpage-banner-section');\n\n        if (bannerSection.length > 0) {\n            \/\/ Move the block to the end of <main> just before the footer\n            $('main').append(bannerSection); 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He is also actively involved in the <strong>Geneva Federation for Cooperation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    \n    <section class=\"leftTextRightImg \" style=\"display:\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"leftTextRightImgRow\">\n                                    <div class=\"right\">\n                                                    <div class=\"imgBlock\">\n                                <a class=\"figure_block\" href=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Nouveau-site-carre6.png\" data-fancybox data-caption=\"\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Nouveau-site-carre6.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; 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Robert guided Enfants du Monde through particularly demanding years, marked by profound changes in the international cooperation sector and significant developments within our organisation. We are grateful to him for dedicating his time, experience and commitment to Enfants du Monde during this pivotal period, and wish him all the best for the future.<\/p>\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the General Assembly held on 29 September 2026, Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Cu\u00e9nod was elected President of the association\u2019s Committee, succeeding Robert Thomson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":39839,"template":"","news-category":[],"news-year":[],"class_list":["post-39844","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Cu\u00e9nod elected President of Enfants du Monde - 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