Odysseys of yesterday and today

It is Switzerland for UNHCR’s pleasure to announce a new partnership with the Comédie de Genève, thus opening a new chapter in our journey of raising awareness on the hardships and experiences refugees face in exile through art and culture.
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In Switzerland

Being a woman and a refugee: a double challenge accessing higher education?

In 2021, only 5% of the world's refugees have access to higher education. We spoke to Atalanti Moquette, founder of Giving Women, about the importance of this issue today, especially for women.
UNHCR
In Switzerland
Event

Cédric Anker is appointed Chair of the Board of Trustees

Today we are pleased to announce the appointment of Cédric Anker as the new Chair of the Board of Trustees of Switzerland for UNHCR.
In Switzerland

The climate crisis is a human crisis

COP26, the international climate summit, ended on November 12, with a climate "compromise", which UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres describes as insufficient.
Emergency

Standing with Refugees: Powercoders

For our seventh article, we met with Powercoders, an organization which offers refugees in Switzerland training in computer science and information technology, in order to facilitate their integration in the labour market.
Standing with Refugees
In Switzerland

Windows: the first NFT collection for refugees

To mark the 70th anniversary of the signing of the 1971 Refugee Convention, Switzerland for UNHCR partnered with Hani Abbas to launch UNHCR’s first ever NFT collection.
UNHCR
In Switzerland

Standing with Refugees: Cuisine Lab

For our sixth article we met with Cuisine Lab, a social enterprise that provides restaurant and catering services and employs passionate refugee chefs.
Standing with Refugees

Refugee Portraits: Maryam Sediqi

" Try to understand why people come, why they have no choice. They are as human as any of us. "
Refugee Portraits
In Switzerland

Looking back on the La Tour Genève Triathlon: Running for refugees

Last weekend the La Tour Genève Triathlon took place. We asked some questions to Chiara Valdesolo, who launched a fundraiser for Switzerland for UNHCR that collected over 1,500 francs.
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In Switzerland

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