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The world tells us to seek success, power and money; God tells us to seek humility, service and love.

- Pope Francis

I hope that the UN will ever remain the supreme forum of peace & justice, the authentic seat of freedom of peoples & individuals in their longing for a better future.

- Pope Saint John Paul II

Welcome to the Permanent Mission of the Holy See Geneva

The Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva was established by Pope Paul VI on February 1st 1967.
In these fora, the Holy See Mission communicates the centuries’ experience of the Catholic Church to humanity, and places this experience at the disposal of the United Nations and other Specialized Agencies to assist them in their realization of peace, justice, human dignity and humanitarian cooperation and assistance.

Latest Statements

The Permanent Mission of the Holy See regularly delivers statements and interventions at the various fora of the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.
  • 12.03.2025
    • UNHCR

92nd Meeting of the Standing Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees – Regional update on the Americas

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  • 10.03.2025
    • Human Rights Council

58th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Independant Expert on Foreign Debt

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  • 04.03.2025
    • Human Rights Council

58th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief

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Latest News

All the latest news from the Permanent Mission of the Holy See Geneva, including relevant updates from the Vatican.
Archbishop Gallagher delivering the Holy See's intervention at the Conference on Disarmament
  • 26.02.2025
    • Disarmament

Archbishop Gallagher: Nuclear weapons pose existential threat

The Vatican's Secretary for Relations with States, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, expresses the Holy See's "deep concern" over the existential threat posed by nuclear weapons, in his remarks to the High-Level Segment of the UN's 2025 Session of the Conference on Disarmament.
  • 26.02.2025
    • Human Rights Council

Archbishop Gallagher raises crucial issues at Human Rights Council

The Secretary for the Holy See's Relations with States and International Organizations addresses the 58th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Panellists
  • 25.02.2025
    • Human Rights Council
    • UNCTAD

Holy See Organizes High-Level Jubilee Event on Debt Justice at the Human Rights Council