Swiss-Humanity Initiative, Geneva
Let us encourage dialogue and preserve humanitarian values.
We strengthen Switzerland’s humanitarian tradition and foster open debate on its role in international law, to raise society’s awareness of humanitarian values and multilateralism.
Who we are
Swiss Humanity is a non-profit, politically neutral association committed to Switzerland’s humanitarian values, representing the diversity of Swiss citizens.
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Uphold Switzerland’s humanitarian values in the spirit of the Geneva Conventions.
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Honour and defend the commitments of the UN Charter to which Switzerland is a signatory.
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Engage Swiss society and its stakeholders to defend humanitarian values and respect for the international law that governs them.
Positions & news
Urgent appeal, Gaza: the Federal Council must protect international law
Faced with the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza, numerous NGOs, humanitarian organisations and international-law experts issue an urgent appeal to Switzerland to act.
Security Study 2026, a strong army and closer cooperation
Swiss respondents are more pessimistic than in 2025 about world affairs. The share who consider defence spending too low is the highest since 1986.
Switzerland releases CHF 13.5 million for the Near and Middle East
The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs releases CHF 13.5 million to meet needs in Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Afghanistan.
Documentary
UNRWA, 75 years of a provisional history
This documentary reveals the little-known history of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, now at the heart of the debate. Amid turmoil, the agency fights for its survival and that of the humanitarian aid it provides.
1949 to today
75 years of provisional history
Documentation
Charter
A humanitarian Switzerland, in the service of dialogue and peace
Founding charter of the association
Peace plan
Peace plan for Palestine
Cambridge Initiative on Peace Settlements, a rights-based transition
Motion
Protection of journalists and free media access in Gaza
Walder Motion
Report
Annual report 2025
Swiss-Humanity Initiative association, 2024 & 2025
UNRWA report
Situation in Gaza, 2 December 2025
UNRWA Situation Report #199, Gaza & West Bank
Resolution
Resolution 2803 (2025)
UN Security Council, Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict
Motion
Respect for international humanitarian law in Gaza
Chappuis Motion (Le Centre)
Reference
The Geneva Conventions, 1949
Humanitarian rules applicable in times of war
The committee
Alain Bittar
Director of ICAM, Institute of Arab and Mediterranean World Cultures
Riccardo Bocco
Professor Emeritus, Graduate Institute Geneva
Stephan Stadler
Former head of the Anti-Money-Laundering Control Authority
Thomas Bischoff
Physician, former director of the University Institute of Family Medicine, Lausanne
Irène Challand
Producer and media consultant
Support
We warmly welcome your donation
Your support strengthens a humanitarian Switzerland, in the service of dialogue, international law and peace.
Rue de Fribourg 5, 1201 Geneva
IBAN CH94 8080 8006 0814 9780 2
IID (bank no.) 80808
SWIFT-BIC RAIFCH22
Contact
Write to us
Association « Swiss-Humanity Initiative »
Rue de Fribourg 5, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland