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Covid-19 Resource Centre
The objective of this page is to support Geneva based NGOs to navigate this extraordinary situation and to access key online based resources and information. It will be frequently updated.
Categories:
- General information
- Press releases and conferences by the Host Authorities (Federal and Cantonal) + Point of contact
- Resuming office operations
- Travel restrictions and other issues related to migration
- Measures for the economy
- Employment law and regulations
- Tele-Work and Virtual meetings
- Governance (statutory meetings)
- Fundraising / donor relations
- Republic and State of Geneva
- Canton of Vaud (French)
- Swiss Federal Office of Public Health
- French Government
- World Health Organisation (WHO)
- United Nations (UN)
Press releases and conferences by the Host Authorities (Federal and Cantonal) + Point of contact
- Swiss Federal Council Press releases
- Swiss Federal Council Press conferences (video)
- Geneva State Council Press releases (French)
- COVID-19 Civil Society Point of Contact
Resuming office operations
- New coronavirus: Recommendations for the workplace and schools - Swiss Federal Office of Public Health
- Plan de protection standard sous covid-19: entreprises comprenant des bureaux et un contact occasionnel avec la clientèle (or read the non official English translation) – Secrétariat d’Etat à l’économie (SECO)
- COVID-19 - Ensuring mobility during partial lifting of restriction measures (video) - State of Geneva
- Coronavirus: reprise des activités (French) - Fédération des entreprises romandes (FER Genève)
- Formation-conseils: le retour en entreprise (vidéo) (French) - Fédération des entreprises romandes (FER Genève)
Travel restrictions and other issues related to migration
- FAQ on refusal of entry, free movement of persons and suspension of visas – State Secretary for Migration
- FAQ Covid-19 (French) - Office cantonal de la population et des migrations (OCPM)
- Centre d'aide COVID-19 - Secrétariat d’Etat à l’économie (SECO)
- Coronavirus : Un train de mesures pour atténuer les conséquences économiques (French) – Secrétariat d’Etat à l’économie (SECO)
- Coronavirus : Décisions des autorités en faveur de l’économie (French)– Fédération des entreprises romandes (FER Genève)
- Support for businesses and self-employed persons – République et canton de Genève
- Solliciter de l'aide pour le paiement des loyers - République et canton de Genève
Employment law and regulations
- Coronavirus : Une situation compliquée pour l'économie - Que faire? (French)- Travail.Swiss
- FAQ de droit du travail en lien avec le Coronavirus (French) – Fédération des entreprises romandes (FER Genève)
- Coronavirus : allocation pour perte de gain (French) – Office fédéral des assurances sociales (OFAS)
- Legal Compass “Employment law Partial unemployment and COVID-19” - Eversheds Sutherland
- COVID-19 and the world of work – International Labour Organization (ILO)
- COVID-19 Platform – International Organization of Employers (IOE)
Tele-Work and Virtual meetings
- FAQ concernant le télétravail (French)- Fédération des entreprises romandes (FER Genève)
- Keys for effective teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic - Organisation internationale du Travail (OIT)
- Pivoting to Remote Work — COVID-19 Response Course Track for Nonprofits -
- TechSoup
- The Conference Tech Lab's guide: From onsite to online Conference Tech Lab – DiploFoundation
- Guide to successful virtual meetings - Sustainable United Nations (SUN)
- 12 success factors for virtual meetings - Sustainable United Nations (SUN)
Governance (statutory meetings)
- FAQ Coronavirus et assemblées générales (French) - Département fédéral de justice et police (DFJP)
- Coronavirus and General Assembly meetings of associations (English) - sigma legal
- SDC supporting global fight against COVID-19 pandemic - Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
- Covid-19 – Le service de la solidarité internationale reste opérationnel - République et canton de Genève
- Covid-19: la solidarité internationale plus importante que jamais - Fédération genevoise de coopération (FGC)
- Informations utiles et conseils pratiques pour le travail des fondations dans cette période de crise - SwissFoundations
- Newsletter spéciale: travail des fondations et des OBNL en temps de Coronavirus - ProFonds
- Coronavirus/COVID-19 Resource Guide - Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP)
- European Philanthropy Statement on covid-19 - DAFNE / EFC
- Covid-19 Resource Hub - Council on Foundations
