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Christ, help us to build bridges with dialogue, with encounter, uniting us all so as to be one people always in peace.

- Pope Leo XIV

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.
  • 13.05.2025

26th Session of the Working Group on the Right to Development Interactive Dialogue: “Debt Crisis and the Right to Development”

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  • 10.05.2025

Statement of Archbishop Ettore Balestrero on the Election of the 267th Successor of Saint Peter

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  • 09.04.2025
    • UNCTAD

28th Session of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development

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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.
  • 09.05.2025
    • Pope Leo XIV
    • Holy See

Pope Leo XIV: 'Peace be with all of you'

Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful and the world invoking peace and pledging to work for a united Church faithful to Jesus and to the Gospel.
  • 08.05.2025
    • Holy See

Habemus Papam!

"Peace be with all of you!" - the first words of Pope Leo XIV. The Conclave has elected Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost as the 267th Bishop of Rome. The new pope was announced to the waiting crowds by Cardinal Protodeacon Dominique Mamberti.
  • 21.04.2025
    • Holy See

The Death of Pope Francis

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta.