CAGI mission
The CAGI was founded in 1996 by the Confederation and the Republic and Canton of Geneva and is supported by more than 30 national and local, public and private entities.
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The CAGI’s mission is threefold :
- Reception and integration in Geneva and the Lake Geneva region of people employed by international organizations, non-governmental organizations, diplomatic missions and consulates, multinational companies, as well as doctoral students and professors by offering them appropriate services upon their arrival and throughout their stay.
- Accommodation for delegates from developing countries to ensure their stay during their participation in conferences, training courses or work meetings within the framework of International Geneva.
- Advice and assistance to NGOs with a view to their installation and maintenance in Geneva, in liaison with the cantonal authorities concerned.
In addition to the practical assistance it provides, the CAGI organizes or supports cultural and social events promoting exchanges between “International Geneva” and local communities.

We are located at “La Pastorale”, an area built in the middle of the 19th century, comprising five buildings that have become over time the link between the city and the international community, demonstrating that heritage and modernity coexist in harmony.
The CAGI is organised into 3 Services:
- Welcome : for welcoming internationals with practical conferences on life in Geneva, Excursions and a Language Exchange Programme .
- Civil society : in charge of supporting NGOs in Geneva and visiting delegates for their accommodation during their participation in an international conference.
- Communication : managing the website, social networks, events and cultural kiosk at UNOG .
The generalist pole is a rotation of each member of the CAGI team, in order to provide answers to your requests.

Alexia PIFFARD
Executive assistant

André SALEM
Coordinator of the Cultural Kiosk at UN Geneva

Eric Droz
Deputy of Communication Service

Francois SCHALLER
Deputy of Welcome Service, housing specialist

Carmen HERRERO
Deputy of Civil Society Service, delegates accommodation specialist

Julien BEAUVALLET
Head of Civil Society Service

Linh DANG
Administrative assistant, delegates accommodation specialist

Gregory BOZZETTI
Head of Welcome Service and Human Resources of CAGI

Michael COCHET
Head of Communication Service and Cultural Kiosk at UN Geneva

Miyuki KAWADA
Receptionist

Mounia OULDAISSA
Administrative assistant of Welcome Service, Conversation Exchange Programme specialist

Salman BAL
Director

Sonia Tancic
Deputy of Civil Society Service, NGO specialist

Veronica Eggly
Deputy of Welcome Service, Welcome Programme specialist
International Geneva Welcome Centre (CAGI)
La Pastorale, Route de Ferney 106
1202 Genève
Opening hours
Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. only by appointment.

Access by public transport (TPG):
Line 5 or 8: Intercontinental stop ;
Lines 20, 22, F: Appia stop ;
No parking at La Pastorale.