Category
page 1Organisations based in Switzerland
Historical Dictionary of Switzerland
encyclopedia on the history of Switzerland
Nansen International Office for Refugees
organization
Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem
non-governmental organization, group of self-styled chivalric orders
Ayuda Suiza a los Niños de España
Swiss humanitarian association during the Spanish Civil War
Swiss Tenants' Association
Mieterverband, meaning the association of the tenants and commonly shortened to MV, is a Swiss nonprofit organization that was founded in 1915 in Zürich. Its full and political correct name is Mieterinnen- und Mieterverband. Important political signals by the Swiss establishment occurred in the 1990s as the tenancy law was introduced, and the association developed into a consumer organization, focussed to support tenants, such as housing and rent terminations. As Switzerland is still a country of tenants of well over 60% of the population, now the goals are to lower rents, demand for more coop
Civil protection of Switzerland
body in Switzerland to assist in disasters (civil defense)