Switzerland
Switzerland
UNHCR in Switzerland and Liechtenstein advocates for refugee rights, monitors protection standards, and supports global efforts to aid displaced people.
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Switzerland is host to over 200,000 refugees, asylum-seekers and other persons of concern. The main countries of origin in 2024 for spontaneous applications were Afghanistan, Eritrea, Türkiye and Ukraine.
UNHCR in Switzerland and Liechtenstein monitors the implementation of international standards and engages with its national partners in public advocacy for the rights and well-being of persons of concern. It regularly exchanges with persons of concern. UNHCR is also involved in public information, awareness-raising activities, and the mobilization of support for the organization's global efforts to protect people forced to flee.
UNHCR has no formal role in the national asylum procedures and does, in general, not intervene in separate cases nor provide individual legal representation or counselling.
Geneva hosted the UN Conference which adopted the Refugee Convention in 1951 and it hosts UNHCR’s Headquarters.
Switzerland as a donor
Find out more about the funds raised by the government and private sector in Switzerland to support UNHCR.
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Office contact details
For information about our activities in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, please contact us through our Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
Switzerland is covered by the following office:
UNHCR Office for Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Street and mailing address:
Weltpoststrasse 4, 3015 Bern, Switzerland
Phone:
+41 31 309 60 80 (Tuesday and Thursday, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
Email:
[email protected]
Time zone:
GMT +1
