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UNESCO-Switzerland Partnership

Our shared priorities

Switzerland shares the vision of UNESCO mandate and its relevance for sustaining peace in fostering human rights-based approach and multistakeholder international cooperation. Protection and promotion of culture, freedom of expression, inclusion and diversity, digital governance and emerging technologies, as well as education in emergencies are at the heart of our partnership. 

Our shared aim is to have an impact in transforming societies through the implementation of standards, innovation and capacity building.

On 9 September 2024, UNESCO and Switzerland will hold a strategic dialogue for the first time. It is organized by the United Nations Division (DNU) of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), in cooperation with the Permanent Delegation of Switzerland to UNESCO and the UNESCO Secretariat. 

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Strategic dialogue (9 September 2024)
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Strategic dialogue (9 September 2024)
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