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Switzerland

Public bodies for preparedness, alerts, health and livelihoods, by topic.

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23 October 2026

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02Official bodies by topic

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  • PreparednessNationalGovernment

    Federal Office for Civil Protection

    babs.admin.ch

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  • Official alertsNationalGovernment

    Alertswiss

    alert.swiss

    Federal Office for Civil Protection

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  • Weather and hazardsNationalGovernment

    MeteoSwiss

    meteoswiss.admin.ch

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  • HealthNationalGovernment

    Federal Office of Public Health

    bag.admin.ch

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  • HealthInternationalInternational body

    Country profile

    who.int

    World Health Organization

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  • Social protectionNationalGovernment

    AHV/IV

    ahv-iv.ch

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  • Humanitarian informationInternationalInternational body

    Country updates

    reliefweb.int

    ReliefWeb, UN OCHA

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  • Public employment serviceNationalGovernment

    Job-Room

    job-room.ch

    State Secretariat for Economic Affairs

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03Services

Public and community services from the country services directory.

  • Emergency numbersNationalGovernment

    112, 117, 118, 144

    ch.ch

    ch.ch

    Call 112 in any emergency. Call 117 for the police, 118 for fire and 144 for an ambulance.

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  • Health and mental healthNationalNon-profit

    Die Dargebotene Hand

    143.ch

    Free, anonymous emotional support. Phone 143.

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  • Family and womenNationalGovernment

    Victim support (Opferhilfe)

    opferhilfe-schweiz.ch

    Swiss Conference of Cantonal Social Directors

    Free, confidential support for victims of violence.

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  • Young peopleNationalNon-profit

    147

    147.ch

    Pro Juventute

    Free, confidential support for children and young people. Phone 147.

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  • Settlement and integrationNationalGovernment

    Integration

    sem.admin.ch

    SEM

    Cantonal integration programmes and where to find local advice.

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  • Settlement and integrationGenevaGovernment

    City of Geneva

    geneve.ch

    Ville de Genève

    The city’s official portal for local services.

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  • Settlement and integrationBasel-StadtGovernment

    Canton of Basel-Stadt

    bs.ch

    Kanton Basel-Stadt

    The canton’s official portal, including migration and integration services.

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04Official updates

Official alerts

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Source: EUMETNET Meteoalarm (the national weather services of Europe)

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Source: United Nations (UN News)

International bodies

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Source: United Nations (UN News)

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APA

The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. (2026). Switzerland. kurds.global. https://kurds.global/development/directory/switzerland/

Chicago

The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. 2026. “Switzerland.” kurds.global. https://kurds.global/development/directory/switzerland/.

BibTeX
@misc{kco2026_development_directory_switzerland,
	author = {{The Kurdish Cooperation Organization}},
	year = {2026},
	note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0},
	title = {Switzerland},
	url = {https://kurds.global/development/directory/switzerland/},
	howpublished = {https://kurds.global/development/directory/switzerland/},
}

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