We the Peoples, We the Arts 2019

15.04.2019 — Press release Pakistan
We the Peoples, We the Arts is an art competition aimed at involving young artists to promote United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through visual arts. It is a joint initiative of the Embassy of Switzerland and Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA).

Women lawyers discuss workplace challenges, solutions at conference in Peshawar

19.01.2019 — Press release Pakistan
Peshawar: The first-ever Women Lawyers’ Conference of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) was held on Saturday at the University of Peshawar, where female law professional from across the province shared their experiences, challenges at the workplace, lessons learned and way forward. They also reviewed the draft of Women Lawyers’ Charter.

2000-year-old Buddha statue from Pakistan exhibited in Switzerland

12.12.2018 — Press release Pakistan
Islamabad: The government of Pakistan has loaned a 2,000-year-old Buddha sculpture from Peshawar Museum to Switzerland for exhibition at the Rietberg Museum in Zurich. This is the first time that this sculpture has been sent out of Pakistan.

Mashal celebrates 10 years of work in urban slums

05.12.2018 — Press release Pakistan
Mashal Model School is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its work in urban slum areas of Islamabad this week. To mark the occasion, the school organized a charity event in its facilities near Bari Imam in Islamabad on Wednesday where the Head of Humanitarian Aid at the Embassy of Switzerland in Pakistan, Ms. Franziska Vögtli, participated as chief guest.

Federal elections 2019 – your vote matters!

05.12.2018 — Press release Pakistan
The votes of the Swiss abroad matter.

Swiss envoy hosts exhibition of Pakistani artists

22.11.2018 — Pakistan
Islamabad: The Ambassador of Switzerland to Pakistan Thomas Kolly, in collaboration with the National College of Arts Lahore, inaugurated an exhibition titled ‘Cross Border’ featuring Pakistani artists at his residence in Islamabad on Wednesday.

Swiss Embassy, ADB sign agreement to support National Disaster Risk Management Fund

16.07.2018 — Press release Pakistan
Islamabad: The Embassy of Switzerland in Pakistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed an agreement on Monday to support the National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF), recently established by the Government of Pakistan to finance investments in disaster risk reduction and preparedness that have high economic impact.

Swiss Embassy joins hands with UNDP to foster evidence-based development policy in Pakistan

10.07.2018 — Press release Pakistan
The Embassy of Switzerland in Pakistan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today signed an agreement that will help ensure that Pakistan’s efforts to achieve its Sustainable Development Goals are guided by evidence, research and open policy dialogue.

Winners of We the Peoples, We the Arts 2018 announced

10.05.2018 — Press release Pakistan
Islamabad: An international jury announced winners of an art competition on UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the residence of the Swiss Ambassador in Islamabad on Thursday. Each of the four winners and 25 finalists were given cash prizes, certificates and other gifts. 

Jury announces finalists of We the Peoples, We the Arts 2018

25.03.2018 — Press release Pakistan
Islamabad: An international jury announced finalists of a nation-wide art competition on UN’s Sustainable Development Goals at Pakistan National Council of the Arts on Sunday. More than 140 submissions were received from all over Pakistan, out of which 25 finalists have been selected. 

Switzerland to provide CHF 5.1 million to KP govt for water reforms

23.01.2018 — Press release Pakistan
The Embassy of Switzerland in Pakistan signed two Memorandums of Understanding with the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in Peshawar on Tuesday, to improve water governance in KP with a total funding of 5.1 million Swiss francs (USD 5.3 million).

Locarno Festival: Open Doors in Pakistan

15.01.2018 — Press release Pakistan
Sophie Bourdon, the Head of Open Doors section of the Locarno Festival, is visiting Pakistan to present various activities open to Pakistani filmmakers and producers in 2018 on the occasion of the International Film Festival. From 14^th to 23^rd January, 2018 in Pakistan, she will run the discussions and answer all possible questions by Pakistani professionals during sessions planned in Karachi, Islamabad and Peshawar.

We the Peoples, We the Arts 2019

15.04.2019 — Press release Pakistan
We the Peoples, We the Arts is an art competition aimed at involving young artists to promote United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through visual arts. It is a joint initiative of the Embassy of Switzerland and Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA).

Women lawyers discuss workplace challenges, solutions at conference in Peshawar

19.01.2019 — Press release Pakistan
Peshawar: The first-ever Women Lawyers’ Conference of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) was held on Saturday at the University of Peshawar, where female law professional from across the province shared their experiences, challenges at the workplace, lessons learned and way forward. They also reviewed the draft of Women Lawyers’ Charter.

2000-year-old Buddha statue from Pakistan exhibited in Switzerland

12.12.2018 — Press release Pakistan
Islamabad: The government of Pakistan has loaned a 2,000-year-old Buddha sculpture from Peshawar Museum to Switzerland for exhibition at the Rietberg Museum in Zurich. This is the first time that this sculpture has been sent out of Pakistan.

Mashal celebrates 10 years of work in urban slums

05.12.2018 — Press release Pakistan
Mashal Model School is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its work in urban slum areas of Islamabad this week. To mark the occasion, the school organized a charity event in its facilities near Bari Imam in Islamabad on Wednesday where the Head of Humanitarian Aid at the Embassy of Switzerland in Pakistan, Ms. Franziska Vögtli, participated as chief guest.

Federal elections 2019 – your vote matters!

05.12.2018 — Press release Pakistan
The votes of the Swiss abroad matter.

Swiss Embassy, ADB sign agreement to support National Disaster Risk Management Fund

16.07.2018 — Press release Pakistan
Islamabad: The Embassy of Switzerland in Pakistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed an agreement on Monday to support the National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF), recently established by the Government of Pakistan to finance investments in disaster risk reduction and preparedness that have high economic impact.

Swiss Embassy joins hands with UNDP to foster evidence-based development policy in Pakistan

10.07.2018 — Press release Pakistan
The Embassy of Switzerland in Pakistan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today signed an agreement that will help ensure that Pakistan’s efforts to achieve its Sustainable Development Goals are guided by evidence, research and open policy dialogue.

Winners of We the Peoples, We the Arts 2018 announced

10.05.2018 — Press release Pakistan
Islamabad: An international jury announced winners of an art competition on UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the residence of the Swiss Ambassador in Islamabad on Thursday. Each of the four winners and 25 finalists were given cash prizes, certificates and other gifts. 

Jury announces finalists of We the Peoples, We the Arts 2018

25.03.2018 — Press release Pakistan
Islamabad: An international jury announced finalists of a nation-wide art competition on UN’s Sustainable Development Goals at Pakistan National Council of the Arts on Sunday. More than 140 submissions were received from all over Pakistan, out of which 25 finalists have been selected. 

Switzerland to provide CHF 5.1 million to KP govt for water reforms

23.01.2018 — Press release Pakistan
The Embassy of Switzerland in Pakistan signed two Memorandums of Understanding with the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in Peshawar on Tuesday, to improve water governance in KP with a total funding of 5.1 million Swiss francs (USD 5.3 million).

Locarno Festival: Open Doors in Pakistan

15.01.2018 — Press release Pakistan
Sophie Bourdon, the Head of Open Doors section of the Locarno Festival, is visiting Pakistan to present various activities open to Pakistani filmmakers and producers in 2018 on the occasion of the International Film Festival. From 14^th to 23^rd January, 2018 in Pakistan, she will run the discussions and answer all possible questions by Pakistani professionals during sessions planned in Karachi, Islamabad and Peshawar.

We the Peoples, We the Arts

10.11.2017 — Press release Pakistan

"We the Peoples, We the Arts" is an art competition aimed at involving young artists in promoting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through visual arts.

Swiss envoy hosts exhibition of Pakistani artists

22.11.2018 — Pakistan
Islamabad: The Ambassador of Switzerland to Pakistan Thomas Kolly, in collaboration with the National College of Arts Lahore, inaugurated an exhibition titled ‘Cross Border’ featuring Pakistani artists at his residence in Islamabad on Wednesday.

'Human Rights Film Tour' launched in Pakistan to commemorate the 70th year of UNDHR

11.12.2017 — Local news Pakistan
Islamabad: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights entered the 70th year of its existence on 10 December 2017, the International Human Rights Day. The Embassy of Switzerland commemorated the event with the official launch of ‘Human Rights Film Tour’ that will bring six human rights films to 45 countries over the next one year. On this occasion, Geneva-based International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights’ (FIFDH) Director Isabelle Gattiker and filmmaker Juan José Lozano presented the documentary ‘Crime Hunters’ at Lok Virsa in Islamabad.

Human Rights Day 2017

10.12.2017 — Position Pakistan
In exactly one year from today, on 10 December 2018, Switzerland together with the international community will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which 70 years after its adoption, remains of unequivocal relevance. Human rights are a necessity for our societies, an invaluable ingredient to boost peace and stability and to foster sustainable development. Human rights are at the heart of the values represented by Switzerland and its political model, which is founded on the principles of democracy, non-discrimination, gender equality, peaceful coexistence, and mutual respect among people having different religious, linguistic, ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

New Year Message of the Ambassador to the Swiss Compatriots in Pakistan

12.01.2016 — Position Pakistan

World Day Against the Death Penalty, October 10, 2015

10.10.2015 — Position Pakistan

Together We Can, and Together We Will

06.07.2015 — Article Pakistan

Yet another accomplishment

29.04.2015 — Local news Pakistan

April 29^th, 2015, the day when the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) accomplished yet another milestone by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA).

Tripartite Agreement on Sustainable Development in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

28.04.2015 — Local news Pakistan

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Pakistan, the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), and the Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation (IC) on April 28^th, 2015 in Peshawar. The MoU guides the overall collaboration among the three signatories for lifting up the sustainable development interventions in KPK.

The Nansen Initiative delegation visit to SDC Pakistan

20.01.2015 — Article Pakistan

On their two day visit to Pakistan (19^th-20^th January), the Nansen Initiative delegation represented by Professor Dr. Walter Kaelin and Mr. Abdul Saboor Atrafi visited Swiss Cooperation Office Pakistan. The delegation was accompanied by the Deputy Head of Swiss Mission to Pakistan, Mr. Roger Kull, and was welcomed by the team of SCO headed by the Director of Cooperation, Mr. Matthias Weingart. They were briefed about the ongoing projects of the SDC in Pakistan.