Geneva Office

The Commonwealth Small States Office in Geneva, provides subsidised office space for diplomatic missions of Commonwealth small states, as well as a business centre for tenants and visiting small states delegations attending multilateral meetings.

Tenants currently include Maldives, Solomon Island and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS). The Bahamas, Seychelles, Sierra Leone and Vanuatu are scheduled to take up tenancy in the near future.

Situated at 15 Chemin Louis Dunant, the new office is within walking distance from the offices of the UN and the World Trade Organization and includes spacious and well equipped conference and business facilities. Whilst is subsidised, there is the possibility of further subsidy for Least Developed Countries from the Canton of Geneva - the westernmost state of Switzerland.

Subsidised utilities and service costs will be funded through donor contributions and space is limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

The office which opened for business in January 2011 is modelled on the Commonwealth Office in New York, the Geneva office can also be used by Commonwealth Secretariat staff and experts assisting member states in areas of work that take place in Geneva, including trade, human rights, health and labour.

Member states that take up tenancy at the new office will also have access to a resident technical expert on trade and human rights, provided at no extra cost by the Commonwealth Secretariat.

For more information contact:

Commonwealth Small States Office, Geneva
15b Chemin Louis-Dunant (3rd Floor)
Geneva 1202
Switzerland

Tel: +41 (0)22 730 1700
Fax: +41 (0)220730 1717
Email: geneva@commonwealth.int