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Information for international organisations, NGOs and their employees in the context of the funding freeze.
On April 16, the State Council submitted to the Grand Council’s Finance Committee a request for a supplementary credit of 10 million francs to support Geneva’s non-governmental organizations (NGOs). This funding follows the Grand Council’s vote on February 14, 2025 on PL13593 concerning extraordinary financial aid from the State to NGOs affected by the freeze on international aid (LAFONG).
As the referendum filed against it failed to gather sufficient signatures, Law 13593 came into force on April 25, 2025.
Application form for financial support.
For more information regarding the procedure and conditions for granting aid, as well as the terms for processing the aid request, please consult the dedicated booklet.
You may also consult the presentation materials of the information session dedicated to the extraordinary financial aid for Geneva-based NGOs that took place on Tuesday, 6 May 2025.
Contacts
Questions concerning the status of European nationals employed by NGOs can be addressed to the Office cantonal de la population et des migrations (OCPM) using the contact form.
For non-European nationals employed by NGOs, questions can be submitted to the Office cantonal de l’inspection et des relations du travail (OCIRT) using the contact form.
For European and non-European nationals employed by international organizations, please contact the Swiss Mission.
The cantonal employment office (OCE) has set up a hotline dedicated to questions from NGOs about collective redundancies and reduced working hours (RHT). You can call the freephone number 0800 90 90 90 from 8am to 12pm and from 1.30pm to 4pm. NGO human resources staff can also contact the OCE at rht@etat.ge.ch.
Founded by the Swiss Confederation and the Republic and Canton of Geneva, the International Geneva Welcome Centre is the single entry point for the support and integration of employees of International Geneva and their families, NGOs and visiting delegates.
Contact
By appointment only: Monday to Friday from 9 am to 12 pm / 2 pm to 4:30 pm
La Pastorale: Route de Ferney 106, 1202 Genève
Access by public transports (TPG): Line 5: stop Intercontinental; lines 8, 20, 22, 60: arrêt Appia. No parking on site.