Repository of Actors

The below list is not an exhaustive list of all actors in Switzerland working for the integration of migrants, refugees and asylum applicants. However, it provides a good initial overview of a wide variety of actors, their focus and it offers the opportunity for partnership-building.

ORGANISATION	TYPE OF ORGANISATION	THEMATIC FOCUS	LOCATION	WEBSITE
International Committee of Red Cross	Humanitarian organisation	Humanitarian response and advocacy	Geneva	www.icrc.org
International Organisation for Migration UN Geneva	Regional Office-International Organisation	Migration, human rights, research, capacity-building	Geneva	https://eea.iom.int/
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights	UN body	Migration, human rights, research, capacity-building	Geneva	www.ohchr.org
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development		Migration, human rights, research, capacity-building	Geneva	www.unrisd.org
Care International Geneva	NGO	Humanitarian response and advocacy	Geneva	http://www.care-international.org/
World Business Council for Sustainable Development	Foundation, think tank	Migration, human rights, sustainabality, research, capacity-building	Geneva	https://www.wbcsd.org/
International Centre for Migration, Health and Development	NGO	Migration, human rights, advocacy	Geneva	www.icmhd.ch
Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation - Secrétariat Romand	NGO	Migration, human rights, advocacy, humanitarian response	Geneva	https://www.helvetas.org/
Aide Et Action International	NGO	Migration, education, advocacy	Geneva	www.aide-et-action.ch
International Catholic Migration Commission		Migration, human rights, humanitarian response	Geneva	www.icmc.net
Fédération Internationale Terre des Hommes	NGO	Migration, human rights, advocacy, humanitarian response	Geneva	https://www.geneve-int.ch/terre-des-hommes-international-federation-0
Swiss Philanthropy Foundation	NGO	Migration, human rights, advocacy, humanitarian response	Geneva	https://www.swissphilanthropy.ch/
OIDEL	NGO	Migration, education, advocacy	Geneva	http://www.oidel.org/
Caritas Genève	NGO	Migration, human rights, advocacy, humanitarian response	Geneva	http://www.caritasge.ch/
Norwegian Refugee Council-Geneva Office	NGO	Migration, human rights, advocacy, humanitarian response	Geneva	https://www.nrc.no/countries/nrc-representation-offices/nrc-geneva/
Geneva - Danish Refugee Council	NGO	Migration, human rights, advocacy, humanitarian response	Geneva	https://drc.ngo/
Global Migration Centre	Research Centre	Migration, human rights, research, advocacy	Geneva	https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/gmc
Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations Office and to the other international organizations in Geneva	Government body	Migration, policy advice	Geneva	https://www.eda.admin.ch/
SDC Network on Migration & Development	NGO Network	Migration, human rights, sustainability, advocacy, capacity-building	Geneva	https://www.shareweb.ch/site/Migration
SPS/PSS - Social Democratic Party	Political Party		Bern	https://www.sp-ps.ch/de
FDP/PLR - Liberals	Political Party		Bern	https://www.plr.ch/
CVP/PDC/PPD - Christian Democratic People's Party	Political Party		Bern	https://die-mitte.ch/
GPS/PES - Green Party	Political Party		Bern	https://www.gruene.ch/
GLP/PVL - Green Liberal Party	Political Party		Bern	https://grunliberale.ch/
EDU/UDF - Federal Democratic Union	Political Party		Bern	https://www.edu-schweiz.ch/de/home.html
Swiss Trade Union Federation	Political Party		Bern	https://www.sgb.ch/aktuell
UNIA	Trade Union		Geneva	https://www.unia.swiss/
ITUC - Geneva	Trade Union		Geneva	https://www.ituc-csi.org/
Swiss Employers Association	Employers Association		Zurich	https://www.arbeitgeber.ch/
Swiss Business Federation	Employers Association		Geneva	https://www.economiesuisse.ch/
International Chamber of Commerce ICC Switzerland	Employers Association		Zurich	https://www.icc-switzerland.ch/
Carlo Sommaruga	Member of Parliament - Representative of Canton of Geneva to Swiss Parliament		Geneva	https://www.carlo-sommaruga.ch/
Lisa Mazzone	Member of Parliament - Representative of Canton of Geneva to Swiss Parliament		Geneva	https://lisamazzone.ch/
State Secretariat for Migration	Public Authority		Bern	https://www.sem.admin.ch/