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Skip to main content Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA DE FR IT EN EN * DE * FR * IT * EN FDFA Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * Deutsch Français Italiano English English * Deutsch * Français * Italiano * English * Home * FDFA * Back * * News * Back * eda.base.components.navigation.header.overviewPage News * News overview * Back * eda.base.components.navigation.header.overviewPage News overview * 2023 * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage What does Switzerland do in the UN Security Council? * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Federal Council takes stock of current negotiations * February * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel: a win-win partnership * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Missing out on school due to war * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage The Federal Council launches a strategy focused on South East Asia * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "This is the reason for IC Forum: thought and action" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Delicious Graubünden specialities kick off third edition of Romansh Language Week * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Culinarica grischuna per l'avertura da la terza Emna rumantscha * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * March * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Women in Switzerland's diplomatic service: from early pioneers to the first State Secretary * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage A fragile peace in South Sudan * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland participates in UN 2023 Water Conference * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage «We've already played a significant role in Colombia's peace processes» * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland works to protect civilians in armed conflicts * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * April * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland's commitment to mine action in 2022 * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Action Plan on Mine Action for 2023–2026 * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage National Peace Accords: Switzerland supports peaceful elections in Nigeria * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Number of Swiss nationals living abroad passes 800,000 mark, according to FSO * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland's presidency of the UN Security Council * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Fighting in Sudan: FDFA closes embassy and evacuates transferable embassy staff * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * May * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Freedom of expression: the driving force behind all other human rights * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage 129 states set an example for responsible action in the case of war crimes * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage The protection of civilians is at the centre of attention this week at the UN in New York * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Career in international cooperation: what does working in the field actually mean? * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * June * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Why does Switzerland need a maritime strategy? * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Retrospective on the first Swiss Presidency the UN Security Council * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage «We have tripled our workforce in Ukraine since 2015» * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage «60 million people live with the threat of explosive ordnance in their daily lives» * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Tradition and principles of humanitarian mine action in Switzerland * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Chief diplomat: Alexandre Fasel appointed as next FDFA state secretary * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * July * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Human rights dialogue with China: instruments of Swiss diplomacy * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "Implementing projects in support of Ukraine will be a priority for me and my team" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Second half of the 2030 Agenda: "We need to speed up the pace of implementation" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Forest fires on Rhodes – FDFA information * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * August * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage The Swiss abroad: head of FDFA celebrates Swiss National Day with country's diaspora * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage The FDFA is closely monitoring the situation in Niger * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Swiss representatives posted around the world network in Bern * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * September * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "As State Secretary, I'm in a central position to help shape our future." * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage How the UN Security Council gains effectiveness in Switzerland * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Earthquake in Morocco * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Opening week of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Is the UN a toothless tiger? * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "The Montreux Document is more relevant today than it has been for many years" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Floods in Libya * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland supports prisoner exchange between the USA and Iran * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage What does it mean to create spaces for dialogue for peace? Examples from Africa * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * October * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Nagorno-Karabakh: Switzerland steps up its support for people in need * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Situation in the Middle East * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Death penalty resolution "emblematic" of Switzerland's work * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Using science diplomacy to meet global challenges * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland maintains its stepped-up support for Moldova * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Peace process in Colombia: Switzerland to serve as guarantor state in negotiations between government and rebels * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "EUSALP brings governments and people closer together" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage UN day: Switzerland's UN mission in Vienna * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Finding and identifying missing persons is essential to rebuilding countries * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Building trust, building peace * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * November * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage UN Security Council focuses on development cooperation and peacebuilding * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland and the OSCE: working together for peace and security in Europe * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * December * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Universal Declaration of Human Rights: still relevant, still pointing the way forward after 75 years * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland's membership of the UN Security Council: a look back and a look ahead * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * 2022 * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage The agenda of the President of the Confederation at a glance * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Destination: Svizzera italiana * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Destinaziun Svizra taliana * January * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "The presentation of the new OSCE action plan in Vienna sends a strong signal" * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * February * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "Arms control and disarmament are currently going through a turbulent period" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Niger – President Cassis deepens bilateral relations and pays tribute to ICRC partnership * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Restitution of illicitly acquired assets: Progress of negotiations between Switzerland and Uzbekistan * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage New trends influencing human rights protection * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Ina valisch plain ideas rumantschas per la Chasa federala * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland presents its Americas Strategy * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage A suitcase of Romansh ideas delivered to the Federal Palace * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Jacques Gerber appointed Federal Council Delegate for Ukraine * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * March * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage 2030 Agenda youth competition: 60 new ideas for sustainable development * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Questions and answers on Switzerland's neutrality * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "Multilateral organisations are more necessary than ever" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland chairs network to strengthen women's role in peace promotion * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage The little-known story of Olivier Long and the Évian Accords of 18 March 1962 * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "We need to keep Earth's orbits safe for essential applications" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage For the FDFA, ecumenical dialogue is a way to foster peace and promote human rights * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * April * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage War crimes investigation in Ukraine * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage 75% of Swiss citizens living abroad have more than one nationality * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Swiss permanent mission's perspective on humanitarian capital Geneva * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "Switzerland’s Democracy comes up frequently in discussions within the Congress" * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * May * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage 2030 Agenda Sustainable Development Goals: integrate stakeholders and new ideas * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage “Switzerland gives a clear insight into the good relationship between citizens and government” * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Without peace it is impossible to secure human rights * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Die Strukturen für die interdepartementale Koordination in den Bereichen Sicherheit und Cyberrisiken werden überprüft * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Do you trust artificial intelligence? * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Protecting water means protecting people * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland's priorities for serving on the UN Security Council * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Q&A: Switzerland and the UN Security Council * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Two tales from overseas: transferable careers KBF at the FDFA * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * June * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Discussion on reconstruction provides prospects for Ukraine in time of war * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland's election to the UN Security Council * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland's position on the nuclear weapons ban treaty * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Enjoy your time abroad, but travel responsibly * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "It is not so long ago that the Balkan countries were at war" * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * July * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage URC2022: Four voices coming from Italian-speaking Switzerland * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2022) in Lugano on 4–5 July 2022 * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Q&As on international humanitarian law * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage 250 participants at the NATO Partnerships Symposium in Geneva * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "Switzerland must pick up the pace to achieve the 2030 Agenda goals" * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * August * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Nuclear threat – Switzerland calls for measures * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "Young people are a source of inspiration for our foreign policy" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Second Swiss contribution: issues and players * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * September * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "Switzerland doesn't just abandon people" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "The people got it right" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage 77th session of the UN General Assembly Ignazio Cassis represents Switzerland in New York * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * October * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "It was a major shock but it hasn't weakened the Council of Europe, it has made it stronger" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "Switzerland has always had an interest in stability, peace and security" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage FDFA interns visit Italian-speaking Switzerland * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Las emprendistas ed ils emprendists dal DFAE scuvran la Svizra taliana * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "Weapons of mass destruction cannot be used without delivery systems" * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * November * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "We must stay on track to achieve a world without capital punishment" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Geneva: sharing expertise to benefit the digital French-speaking world * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Protecting civilians in war * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Swiss or Belgian chocolate? A centuries old relationship from a different perspective * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage SwissInTouch, Switzerland in your pocket * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "It is essential in the medium term to bring everyone to the table" * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * December * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland in Qatar: a commitment on and off the pitch * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage A peace without women is no sustainable peace * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland's stance on the protests in Iran * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland is committed to normalising relations between Serbia and Kosovo * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Women in Afghanistan are no longer allowed to work for NGOs – the FDFA is concerned about the situation * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * 2021 * Back * * January * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "New opportunities are emerging in Sub-Saharan Africa" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage New structure and leadership for FDFA State Secretariat * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage The FDFA is concerned about the recent incidents in Washington D.C. * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage The right people in the right posts to safeguard Switzerland's interests * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Human resources policy at the FDFA – various articles by CH Media * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Ambassador Heidi Grau as Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-InOffice in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage The EU–UK Agreement and its relevance for Switzerland * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "The Enlightenment taught us to look at things in an unbiased way" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Expiration of the asset freeze in the context of Tunisia * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Ridding the world of nuclear weapons is a long-term project * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Thomas Greminger appointed head of GCSP for contributions to peace * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Millions deprived of education – FDFA creates opportunities * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Cooperation to bolster children's education in emergencies * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "We can't have our cake and eat it too" * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * February * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Common principles for regular migration * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "We are most concerned about the government's actions" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Job satisfaction in the FDFA has increased compared to 2017 * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Ignazio Cassis takes the new FDFA strategies to Africa * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland and Croatia: cooperation and dialogue – even in emergencies * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "The protection of universal values is a long-term commitment" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Swiss cantonal, communal and city diplomacy in Strasbourg * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Three women talk science * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage CHF 1 million to alleviate the ongoing crisis * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Carl Emery: on a mission for peace in Mali * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Le Temps: Official Africa visit and current political issues * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "Emna Rumantscha" – the first Romansh Language Week * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Federal Council appoints special representative for science diplomacy * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Emprima ediziun da la «Emna rumantscha» * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "Switzerland must know where it wants to be headed in the world" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Common problems require common solutions * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Climate change as a security risk * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * April * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage New beginnings, peace and a refugee crisis – Ignazio Cassis visits the Middle East * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Demining to promote sustainable development * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Making sense of COVID-19 * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Eleven norms of responsible state behaviour in cyberspace * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Framework agreement and tour of three Middle Eastern countries * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland and multilateralism: five personal accounts of peace and diplomacy * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * May * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "It was a positive outcome. And I'm proud of that" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage COVID-19: Swiss aid for overburdened hospitals in India * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Finding missing people and bringing them home strengthens society and builds peace * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage An innovative, efficient and responsible Switzerland * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Darling, we need to talk (about food) * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage A strong signal in the fight against famine during armed conflict * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage A journey into cyberspace guided by the Council of Europe * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Africa Day: "Africa as a whole is growing more important." * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Civilians under fire * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage No signing of Swiss–EU institutional agreement * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland remains a committed partner to the EU even without the institutional agreement * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * June * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage FDFA key documents * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "We have a vested interest in a democratic and stable Sudan" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Good offices: effective dialogue makes great things possible * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Il cusseglier federal Ignazio Cassis en scola a Glion * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage U.S.-Russia Summit: the dialogue in pictures * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Ignazio Cassis goes back to school in Glion * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Making humanitarian aid more effective * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Career paths: a region of the world and the climate in the training focus * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland's commitment to combating torture * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Hassle-free travel at your fingertips * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * July * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage The very first pop-up House of Switzerland in Stuttgart – but why is it being launched? * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland and the Baltic States: what do they think of 100 years of relations? * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Trust, calm and objectivity * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "The Libyan people want to express their political will democratically" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Toni Frisch – a career dedicated to humanitarian aid * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "Food systems impact on the climate, water and health – and vice versa" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis visits key partner countries in the Mekong region * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * August * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "The enlargement contribution has had a positive impact on Switzerland's bilateral relations with the EU-13 countries" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Afghanistan: 15 more people with links to Switzerland leave the country * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Youth and Future Prize: calling all innovative sustainable development projects * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "I'm relieved we're back in Switzerland" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage «The divorce may have been finalised, but that does not settle the question of Brexit» * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Young ambassadors of change from the MENA region in Lugano * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Farewell and Welcome! * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * September * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Where are women now? * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Six stories to mark 60 years of Swiss–Australian diplomatic relations * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Science diplomacy as an agent for peace * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Rethinking the relationship between policymakers and statistics * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage A guide to Swiss democracy * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Ephemeral art for lasting peace * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Cluster munitions – Why are they so dangerous? * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Victims of cluster munitions are determined to bring about change. * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * October * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Xavier Mertz – Swiss polar explorer and science diplomat * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Training in Switzerland strengthens international peace missions * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Swiss mountains in the Emirati desert * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Only a matter of time * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Italian Language Week: from Bern to Madrid * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Da Berna a Madrid per la «Settimana della lingua italiana nel mondo» * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Ignazio Cassis looks forward to continued cooperation with Ukraine * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * November * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage An ice, snow and climate pavilion * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage The strong ties between Switzerland and Indonesia * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Swiss Innovation Fosters Peace and International Dialogue * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage The 2030 Agenda in Switzerland: acting together to ensure a dignified life for all * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * December * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage One hundred years of diplomatic relations between Switzerland and Morocco * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Repatriation of two minors from the Roj camp in north-east Syria * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "We will not be divided" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage «Nus n’ans laschain betg divider!» * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Confronting the risks faced by female journalists in Europe * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * 2020 * Back * * January * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Looking back on a successful year for foreign policy * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Agreement between the FDFA and the World Economic Forum: the facts * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage New strategic framework for Swiss foreign policy * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage The UK has left the EU * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland sends 26 tonnes of medical supplies to Thailand * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Information on the coronavirus crisis of January/February/March 2020 (Archive) * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * February * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage For a world free of anti-personnel mines * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Carl Lutz: "Natural law is stronger than man-made statutes" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage «It is the first time that a federal councillor has visited Belarus” * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Earthquake in Albania: Switzerland sends experts and participates in reconstruction * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland's international cooperation for 2021–24 to focus on jobs, climate, migration and the rule of law * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland donates CHF 1 million to tackle desert locust infestation in East Africa * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Strengthening coherence also strengthens Swiss foreign policy * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland at the vanguard of human rights * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Development assistance: "culture creates spaces that foster dialogue" * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * March * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage 8 March: 8 women and men working for women's rights * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage 8 March: "A person's gender must not be an issue" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland's commitment to women's rights worldwide * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Economic interests and human rights can be mutually reinforcing * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage SDC strengthens cooperation with the private sector in poverty reduction * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "What does the FDFA advise?" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Return flights organized by the FDFA – an overview * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * April * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Forecasting natural disasters for a rapid response in case of an emergency * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage COVID-19: all FDFA divisions are affected. FDFA Protocol is currently answering a large number of requests that are "as urgent as they are varied". * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage FDFA partners in the sky * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Before the return flight to Switzerland: pictures and impressions from all continents * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "Our presence worldwide allows us to provide quick, effective assistance." * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage “Everyone is on edge”: Swiss emergency and reconstruction aid in Nepal after the earthquake of April 2015 * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage What we have learned in the fight against malaria: lessons for COVID–19 * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland supports the World Bank Group's swift response to COVID-19 * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage COVID-19: Switzerland strengthens international cooperation * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * May * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage The most frequent questions to the FDFA Helpline * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage COVID-19, peace and human rights: history is accelerating * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Why does Switzerland support the world's largest humanitarian aid organisation? * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "Development cooperation must be able to act quickly and flexibly – with a long-term perspective" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "This situation has not harmed the cohesion between the cultures in the country" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage International cooperation: the FDFA is mitigating the impact of COVID-19 around the world * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "I don't think any of us realised just how much we value our freedom." * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland launches appeal to mitigate sharp decline in remittances to low-income countries * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Responsibility within, coordination outside * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Working together with the private sector reinforces international cooperation * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Turning water from a cause of conflict into a driving force for peace and security * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Handwashing saves lives: using clean water to fight COVID-19 * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * June * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage International cooperation in 2019: the environment, jobs, cooperation with the private sector, health * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland supports relief efforts for people in need in Yemen * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage The FDFA does not support any organisations that advocate violence * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland's good offices: successful prisoner swap between Iran and the US * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Effective development requires reliable data * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Jobs, climate, migration and the rule of law * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage 5 travel tips for summer travel * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "The crisis has shown how important open borders are" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "We yearn for freedom" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Call for action: Switzerland supports education in emergencies * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage 94 tonnes of relief supplies for needy people in Venezuela * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Colombia: Swiss hostage is free * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage COVID-19 exacerbates situation for displaced people * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "We are doing everything we can to avoid a second wave" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Swiss private stakeholder mobilises expertise for IFAD to advance the Sustainable Development Goals * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland and the UN: a long history * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "The founding of the UN gave hope to the world after World War II" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Affordable ventilators in the fight against COVID-19 * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland supports population affected by the Syrian conflict * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * July * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "The International Criminal Court prosecutes the most serious crimes of all" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Learning from the past * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Travelling with minors * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Cyber dialogue: Switzerland and the US join forces for an open and secure digital space * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland and Africa: a long-standing relationship with potential * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Human rights must also be respected during protests * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Celebrating 1 August differently together * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Working for Switzerland and its citizens from abroad * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Clean drinking water for four million people in eastern Ukraine * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Patricia Danzi, Director of the SDC: "I experience an enormous solidarity" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "Switzerland is on the move, because we are on the move" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage FDFA seeks applications for state secretary post * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * August * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Sustainable embassies: Switzerland leads by example * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Happy birthday Switzerland! * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage “Movement is freedom” * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage The Consular Directorate provides support for Swiss citizens worldwide * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage 80 damaged buildings inspected, schools and hospitals repaired * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "Each assignment is unlike any other" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Report on international humanitarian law: Switzerland sets a good example * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "The law of the powerful is stronger today than 20 years ago" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Beirut explosion: Switzerland's emergency aid focuses on health and building safety * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Belarus: Swiss prisoner is free * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Experts on the ground in Beirut: interview with structural engineer Regina Wenk * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland condemns all forms of racism and antisemitism * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "Foreign policy is an interests-driven policy, even among friends" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Review of FDFA processes and structures * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage ”The relationships continue even after the return to Switzerland” * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "It is your commitment that will shape the future of the region." * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Markus Leitner: "Switzerland and Iran are forward-looking countries that are proud of their traditions" * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * September * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Trust in Switzerland is our greatest asset in Africa * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "Ceneri2020: part of my identity" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "Lugano – Locarno under 30 minutes: it's like an metro" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage UNHCR: Switzerland donates masks for relief work on the ground * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "Mutual trust and communication are our team's driving force" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage What does the UN General Assembly do and why does Switzerland participate? * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland completes emergency aid operation on Lesbos * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage International Bern Welcome Desk provides advice on living in Bern * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage With Swiss support: Political parties in Georgia sign code of conduct * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Digital training worldwide with Swiss Humanitarian Aid * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "Bilateral agreements give us freedom and prosperity" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Let us protect our liberal society * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage OSCE: FDFA decides not to submit new Secretary General candidature * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "Cooperation between states is as important today as it was 75 years ago." * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage “Switzerland plays a critical role in contributing to poverty reduction” * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage European policy made simple * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "We now have clear criteria and greater transparency in development cooperation" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Four languages, four cultures – one country * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Quatter linguas, quatter culturas – in pajais * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Four languages, four cultures – one country * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Four languages, four cultures – one country * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Four languages, four cultures – one country * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "To a large extent, we design our lives together" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis meets with Ticino and Graubünden government representatives * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Lesbos: "It's now time for actors on the ground to take over our projects" * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * December * Back * * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage World AIDS Day: Young People and the Drive for Change * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Ukraine: economic prospects thanks to Swiss practice-based training * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage OSC...eh? * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage La Francophonie – from cultural exchange to political purpose * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage The Pontifical Swiss Guard: poised between history and new projects * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Swiss expertise supports the sustainable development of mountain regions * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Actively promoting respect for human rights with the help of digital technology * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage The Swiss financial centre promotes its strengths abroad * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Sentencing of the dual citizen in Belarus * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage How does Switzerland position itself at the UN as a candidate to join the Security Council? * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "Rather than a Swiss or Roman initiative, informal diplomacy seemed more European in nature" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland–Vatican: a shared history with many chapters * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage A dynamic Swiss policy on restitution of illicit assets * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland's unequivocal support for the International Criminal Court * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "Switzerland's pioneering role is recognised internationally" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage "COVID-19 has further accentuated the precarious situations of many migrants" * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Get to know Switzerland at a travelling pop-up venue – or only a click away * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage “The FDFA exercises due diligence on sponsorship” * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage 7 stories from 70 years of Swiss-Chinese relations * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage «Es braucht jetzt die Solidarität von jedem Einzelnen» * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Europe * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage International organizations * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Foreign policy * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Bilateral relations * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Development and Cooperation * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Humanitarian aid * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Peace and human rights * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Security Policy * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Science-Diplomacy * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Migration * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage FDFA * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Life and travel abroad * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage COVID-19 * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Statements * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * Press releases * Back * eda.base.components.navigation.header.overviewPage Press releases * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Information for the media * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * Dossiers * Back * eda.base.components.navigation.header.overviewPage Dossiers * Summit on Peace in Ukraine * Back * eda.base.components.navigation.header.overviewPage Summit on Peace in Ukraine * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Replays: Summit on Peace in Ukraine * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Summit on Peace in Ukraine: Joint Communiqué on a Peace Framework * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * Support of the Confederation for the people affected by the war in Ukraine * Back * eda.base.components.navigation.header.overviewPage Support of the Confederation for the people affected by the war in Ukraine * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Support for the Lugano Principles * Ukraine Mine Action Conference UMAC2024 * Back * eda.base.components.navigation.header.overviewPage Ukraine Mine Action Conference UMAC2024 * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Ukraine Mine Action Conference UMAC2024: Lausanne Call for Action * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Replays: Ukraine Mine Action Conference UMAC2024 * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Road to Lausanne * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Humanitarian mine action in Ukraine and Swiss expertise * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Switzerland in the UN Security Council * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage International Cooperation: Flexible approaches in an unstable world * The 2022 Federal Presidency: key messages and meetings * Back * eda.base.components.navigation.header.overviewPage The 2022 Federal Presidency: key messages and meetings * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage News * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Election * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Celebration of presidential election postponed * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage New Year's reception of the diplomatic corps * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Fifth President of the Swiss Confederation from Ticino * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2022) in Lugano * Back * eda.base.components.navigation.header.overviewPage Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2022) in Lugano * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage All four stakeholders in Switzerland's international cooperation are active in Ukraine * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage The origins of the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2022) * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage AVIS28 – Inspiring Switzerland to be ready for the future * Sustainable Swiss embassies * Back * eda.base.components.navigation.header.overviewPage Sustainable Swiss embassies * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage What are ‘sustainable embassies’? * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage National legislation and international framework conditions * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Overview of the implemented measures * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Swiss embassies implementing sustainable measures * Leading by example – reports from the embassies * Back * eda.base.components.navigation.header.overviewPage Leading by example – reports from the embassies * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Abu Dhabi – Certified sustainable interior design * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Algiers – Mashrabiyas: a model of sustainable architecture in Algeria * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Brasilia – Solar power in Brazil: sustainable and cost-effective * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Canberra – A comprehensive sustainability concept implemented in Australia * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Harare – A pioneer in sustainability with solar energy * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Moscow – Efficient waste management: small changes with big impacts * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Nairobi – The new Swiss embassy: a step towards sustainability * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage New Delhi – Cooling with solar energy in India * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage San José – Certified sustainability in Costa Rica * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Seoul – Renewable energy sources for the new embassy * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Warsaw - An (almost) complete overhaul * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Berlin – smart sustainability * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Skopje – Concrete steps for a Sustainable Embassy * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Vienna – on the go with the «green Swiss pocket knife» * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Diplomacy through the ages * Swiss protecting power mandates for the United States and Cuba * Back * eda.base.components.navigation.header.overviewPage Swiss protecting power mandates for the United States and Cuba * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Cuban Missile Crisis * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Attempted nationalisation * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Camarioca crisis * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Anti-hijacking agreement * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Opening of interests sections * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * OSCE Chairmanship 2014 * Back * eda.base.components.navigation.header.overviewPage OSCE Chairmanship 2014 * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Swiss priorities * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage In focus * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Speeches * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Youth project * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage The OSCE in brief * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * Switzerland commemorates the victims of the Holocaust * Back * eda.base.components.navigation.header.overviewPage Switzerland commemorates the victims of the Holocaust * Switzerland's chairmanship of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance in 2017 * Back * eda.base.components.navigation.header.overviewPage Switzerland's chairmanship of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance in 2017 * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Photo gallery * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Activities of Swiss representations abroad during IHRA chairmanship * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage News * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * Switzerland's position on the Middle East conflict * Back * eda.base.components.navigation.header.overviewPage Switzerland's position on the Middle East conflict * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage The Federal Council informs parliamentary foreign policy committees about the legal consequences of UNRWA laws passed by the Knesset * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * Swiss commitment to humanitarian demining in 2023 * Back * eda.base.components.navigation.header.overviewPage Swiss commitment to humanitarian demining in 2023 * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Field of action 1: Promotion of the normative framework * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Field of action 2: Humanitarian mine action on the ground * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Field of action 3: Innovation * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Speeches * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Interviews * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Flights of Department Head * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * Organisation of the FDFA * Back * eda.base.components.navigation.header.overviewPage Organisation of the FDFA * Head of the Department Ignazio Cassis * Back * eda.base.components.navigation.header.overviewPage Head of the Department Ignazio Cassis * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Portrait * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Speeches * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Autograph card * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * General Secretariat * Back * eda.base.components.navigation.header.overviewPage General Secretariat * 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for Swiss citizens abroad (SSA) * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Application forms * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * Directorate of International Law * Back * eda.base.components.navigation.header.overviewPage Directorate of International Law * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Human Rights, Counter-Terrorism, IHL and Diplomatic Law * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage General, Treaties and Asset Recovery * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Swiss Maritime Navigation Office * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * Directorate for Resources * Back * eda.base.components.navigation.header.overviewPage Directorate for Resources * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Swiss Government Travel Centre * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * History of the FDFA * Back * eda.base.components.navigation.header.overviewPage History of the FDFA * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Bilateral Visits from 1848 until 2023 * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Dodis – Swiss diplomatic documents * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * Working at the FDFA * Back * eda.base.components.navigation.header.overviewPage Working at the FDFA * Pupils * Back * eda.base.components.navigation.header.overviewPage Pupils * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage VET programme: IT specialist * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage VET programme: commercial employee * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage VET programme: logistician * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage VET programme: Mediamatician * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Commercial college 3+1 course placement * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Placement for pupils of sports colleges * Helpline * Jobs * Media * 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12 août 1949 relatif à la protection des victimes des conflits armés internationaux (Protocole I) * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Protocole additionnel aux Conventions de Genève du 12 août 1949 relatif à la protection des victimes des conflits armés non internationaux (Protocole II) * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Protocole additionnel aux Conventions de Genève du 12 août 1949 relatif à l’adoption d’un signe distinctif additionnel (Protocole III) * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Notifications du dépositaire, communes aux Conventions de Genève et aux Protocoles additionnels * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * Intellectual property * Back * eda.base.components.navigation.header.overviewPage Intellectual property * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Convention de Berne pour la protection des oeuvres littéraires et artistiques (Rome 1928) * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Convention de Berne pour la protection des oeuvres littéraires et artistiques (Bruxelles 1948) * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Convention d'Union de Paris pour la protection de la propriété industrielle (La Haye 1925) * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Convention d'Union de Paris pour la protection de la propriété industrielle (Londres 1934) * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Convention de Paris pour la protection de la propriété industrielle (Lisbonne 1958) * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Arrangement de Madrid concernant la répression des fausses indications de provenance sur les marchandises (La Haye 1925) * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Arrangement de Madrid concernant la répression des fausses indications de provenance sur les marchandises (Londres 1934) * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Arrangement de Madrid concernant la répression des indications de provenance fausses ou fallacieuses (Lisbonne 1958) * 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internationale de l'état civil de communication internationale de données d'état civil par voie électronique * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Convention relative à la délivrance d’extraits et de certificats plurilingues et codés d’actes de l’état civil * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Conventions de la Commission internationale de l'Etat civil (CIEC) - Notifications du dépositaire * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Protocole relatif à la Commission internationale de l'état civil * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Protocole additionnel au Protocole du 25 septembre 1950 relatif à la Commission internationale de l'état civil * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Convention relative à la délivrance de certains extraits d'actes de l'état civil destinés à l'étranger * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Convention relative à la délivrance gratuite et à la dispense de légalisation des expéditions 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énonciations figurant dans les documents d'état civil * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Convention concernant l'échange international d'informations en matière d'état civil * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Convention relative à la délivrance d'un certificat de vie * Helpline * Jobs * Media * Contact * Protection of the Rhine * Back * eda.base.components.navigation.header.overviewPage Protection of the Rhine * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Convention relative à la protection du Rhin contre la pollution par les chlorures * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Protocole additionnel à la Convention du 3 décembre 1976 relative à la protection du Rhin contre la pollution par les chlorures * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Convention pour la protection du Rhin * eda.base.components.navigation.header.detailPage Convention relative à la protection du Rhin - Notifications du dépositaire * Helpline * Jobs * Media * 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ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD) The OECD provides a forum in which its 38 member states can come together to discuss, review and improve their policy on economic matters, finance, education, science, social affairs, the environment and development. Against the background of globalisation, it allows governments to exchange information and experiences and work together to seek solutions to common problems, with a particular emphasis on better coordination and more coherence in national and international economic policy. Main entrance of the Conference Centre at OECD Headquarters in Paris. © OECD WHAT IS THE OECD? * Established in 1961 * Headquartered in Paris * 38 member countries * Annual budget of EUR 363 million * Secretariat staff 3'200 * 250 publications per year Official OECD website OECD member countries WHAT DOES THE OECD DO? The mission of the OECD is to help its member countries to: * Support sustainable economic growth * Boost employment * Raise living standards * Maintain financial stability * Assist other countries' economic development * Contribute to growth in world trade OECD activity fields HOW DOES THE OECD WORK? The governments of member countries meet regularly in committees to : * Compare experiences ("peer reviews") * Seek solutions to common problems * Identify good practices * Develop international standards * Coordinate their national and international policies The OECD and its secretariat collect data, analyse and forecast economic and social trends and developments. WHAT BENEFITS DOES THE OECD OFFER SWITZERLAND? * International platform for advocating Switzerland's interests * Opportunity to be involved in defining international standards * Peer learning * Arguments for structural reforms which are necessary but politically difficult * Areas of particular interest: investment, competition, tax, development, health and innovation THE FUTURE OF THE OECD * Status quo: risks losing influence and economic clout to new actors * Aim: globalisation hub * One candidate country for accession: Costa Rica. Negotiations with Russia are postponed. * Enhanced engagement with the "global players" of tomorrow: Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, South Africa LINKS * Official OECD website * OECD member countries * OECD activity fields * Accession process * Enhanced engagement procedure * National Contact Point of Switzerland * BEPS Report and Action Plan * Convention concerning the OECD, 1960 * OECD Yearbook -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOCUMENTS * Swiss OECD Chart (PDF, 34 Pages, 1.4 MB, English) Last update 11.03.2024 * FDFA THEMATIC DOMAINS WITH THE OECD * DELEGATION OF SWITZERLAND TO THE OECD IN PARIS The Delegation to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris works to defend Switzerland's interests in connection with the OECD and supports the 500 or so Swiss delegates who travel to Paris each year Start of page The FDFA online * Switzerland's European policy * Swiss contribution to selected EU member states 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