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Due to Switzerland’s history as a neutral and stable country, it is a natural home base for international organizations, whether the organization is a humanitarian body, a union, or a business association.
Switzerland hosts the global headquarters for:
The World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Geneva
The World Economic Forum (WEF), Geneva
The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria (The Global Fund), Geneva
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Geneva
The International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneva
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), Lausanne
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Lausanne
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Geneva
The International Organization for Migration, Geneva
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Geneva
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva
The Inter-Parliamentary Union, Geneva
The International Civil Defence Organization (ICDO), Geneva
The Association of Iron Ore Exporting Countries (APEF), Geneva
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), Geneva
The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV), Geneva
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Gland
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), Basel
The Intergovernmental Organization for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF), Bern
The Airlines Worldwide Telecommunications and Information Services (SITA), Geneva
The Airports Council International (ACI), Geneva
The South Centre, Geneva
The Universal Postal Union (UPU), Bern
The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD), Geneva
The Agency for International Trade Information and Cooperation (AITIC), Geneva
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Geneva
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), Geneva
The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI), Geneva
The Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi), Geneva
The Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), Geneva
The Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), Geneva
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), Geneva
The Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF), Geneva
The Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD), Geneva
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