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July Newsletter

09.07.2019 — Local news Jordan
Embassy of Switzerland Newsletter, July 2019 (PDF, 2.0 MB)

Academic Intern - Diplomatic Affairs Section

15.01.2019 — Press release Jordan
Are you curious about Swiss diplomacy? Do you enjoy working on communication issues and reporting on political, economic and social affairs? Would you like to put into practice your skills in a challenging environment like the Middle East? If so, please apply for this paid internship with the Embassy of Switzerland in Jordan by sending your CV, a letter of motivation and other relevant to documents.

Call for projects 2019

14.01.2019 — Press release Jordan

Federal elections 2019 – your vote matters!

18.12.2018 — Local news Jordan
The votes of the Swiss abroad matter.

University of Geneva offers an opportunity to study translation from English and French into Arabic.

05.12.2018 — Jordan

The Embassy of Switzerland in Jordan has the pleasure to announce that The Arabic Unit at the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting – University of Geneva offers the opportunity for students all over the world to study translation from English and French into Arabic.

The Arabic Unit offers a BA in Multilingual Communication face-to-face or remotely as well as M.A. in Translation.

Please find attached announcements for registration dates for all students who might be interested in studying translation.

The University will answer all students’ questions via the following :

• E-mail: Arabe-fti@unige.ch

• Skype: Unité d’Arabe

• Facebook https://fr-fr.facebook.com/unite.arabe.fti /

Scholarship announcement at the University of Fribourg

03.12.2018 — Local news Jordan
The Embassy of Switzerland in Jordan has the pleasure to announce that the University of Fribourg will be granting the two types of scholarships for the academic year 2019/2020: A short stay for young researches who have a Doctoral Thesis in progress (4 months) and a short stay for young researches at Post-Doctoral level (1-3 months).

Technical Problem- Embassy is not reachable by landlines

30.09.2018 — Local news Jordan
Please be advised that the Swiss Embassy is not reachable by landlines for technical problems. If you have an urgent request, please send an email to: amman@eda.admin.ch and we will reply to you as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding.

1st of August address of the President of the Swiss Confederation Alain Berset

25.07.2018 — Local news Jordan

Swiss Foreign Minister meets with H.E. Mr. Ayman Safadi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, inaugurates new Swiss Embassy in Amman and visits Swiss supported projects in Jordan

14.05.2018 — Press release Jordan

New Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis paid yesterday and today his first official visit to the Middle East with two days in Jordan. During his stay, he had a meeting with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, he inaugurated the new building of the Swiss Embassy located in Abdoun, visited the UNRWA Vocational Training Center in Wadi Seer and the historical and archaeological city of Petra.

Embassy Relocates to New Address

03.05.2018 — Local news Jordan

عنوان جديد للسفارة السويسرية

27.03.2018 — Position Jordan

سوف تنتقل السفارة السويسرية ومكتب التعاون السويسري إلى مبنى مشترك. لذلك، سوف تغلق السفارة أبوابها يومي الأحد الموافق 6 أيار والاثنين 7 أيار، وسوف تعاود العمل في الموقع الجديد يوم الثلاثاء 8 أيار، 2018. يبقى مكتب التعاون السويسري مغلقا في 8 أيار، ويعاود العمل مجدداً في الموقع الجديد يوم الأربعاء 9 أيار. العنوان الجديد هو: رقم 4 شارع عبد الجبار الراوي، جنوب عبدون، 400 متر جنوب دوار مجمع عبدون(عبدون مول).

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Academic Intern - Diplomatic Affairs Section

Call for projects 2019

14.01.2019 — Press release Jordan

Swiss Foreign Minister meets with H.E. Mr. Ayman Safadi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, inaugurates new Swiss Embassy in Amman and visits Swiss supported projects in Jordan

14.05.2018 — Press release Jordan

Switzerland’s Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) reaffirms its commitment to a world without capital punishment

10.10.2017 — Press release Jordan

Switzerland is committed to maintain a leading role in the worldwide movement to abolish capital punishment. On this year's World Day against the Death Penalty the FDFA has presented its new action plan, which sets out Switzerland's foreign policy activities towards universal abolition of the death penalty for the period until 2019.

Swiss Foreign Minister signs agreement with Foreign Minister Safadi, inaugurates project in Azraq refugee camp and hosts dinner at the WEF

19.05.2017 — Press release Jordan

At the occasion of a meeting between Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Switzerland and Jordan signed today a Memorandum of Understanding establishing bilateral political and security policy consultations. In the afternoon, Swiss Minister Burkhalter went to Azraq refugee camp to officially hand over a borehole and the main connecting pipelines that provide the basis for a sustainable and safe drinking water supply in the refugee camp. In the evening, Minister Burkhalter co-hosted a dinner at the World Economic Forum on the topic of young entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa.

Switzerland to Maintain Assistance for Palestinian Refugees in the 2017 – 2020 period

19.05.2017 — Press release Jordan

The Swiss Federal Council allocates a 78 million US$ contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA) over the coming four years.

Regional meeting to discuss migration in the Middle East from a development perspective

28.03.2017 — Press release Jordan

The Embassy of Switzerland organized a three-day event on “Mixed Migration and Development”. The workshop gathered practitioners from international organizations, international non-governmental organizations, private sector representatives, donors and policy makers from different parts of the world.

Switzerland and Jordan Cooperate in the field of Improving Quality of Construction to increase Resilience against Natural Hazards

08.11.2016 — Press release Jordan

As part of their ongoing cooperation since 2008, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and Jordan Engineers Association (JEA) launch two manuals for construction supervision. The two Manuals will be the first documented and comprehensive tools for supervision Engineers.

Switzerland and Jordan sign an agreement on the preservation of the Kingdom’s aquifer

27.10.2016 — Press release Jordan

Switzerland and Jordan concluded today an agreement on the preservation of the Kingdom’s aquifer in order to preserve Jordan’s water resources. Her Royal Highness Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan, President of the Royal Scientific Society (RSS), and Ambassador of Switzerland Hans-Peter Lenz signed the document at the RSS Headquarters in Amman.

Disaster risk reduction - Switzerland and Jordan cooperate in the field of Urban Search and Rescue (USAR)

24.10.2016 — Press release Jordan

After thirteen years of cooperation, Switzerland and Jordan celebrated today the successful completion of the Jordan Civil Defence (JCD) USAR project supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). Ambassador of Switzerland to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Mr. Hans-Peter Lenz and Major General Khalil Al-Dabbas, Deputy Director of JCD, jointly commended the classification as “heavy level” of the JCD USAR team.

Switzerland funds the construction of a new marsh pool in the Azraq Wetland Reserve

20.10.2016 — Press release Jordan

With the support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) has constructed a new marsh pool in the Azraq Wetland Reserve which has contributed to the rehabilitation of 10% of the former oasis, and has doubled the surface area of the wetland. The new pool contributes to the conservation of the wetland habitat and of the endemic Azraq Killifish population.

Syria crisis: Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter to visit Jordan

18.10.2015 — Press release Jordan

The head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter, will travel on 19 October 2015 for a two-day visit to Jordan, where he will take part in the OSCE Mediterranean Conference and meet with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Judeh, for bilateral talks. Mr Burkhalter will also visit a school in Amman which is supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) as well as the Azraq refugee camp, where the SDC is active in the water sector.