Greycells – Partnerships

Greycells would not be where it is today without the support and active involvement of a large and diverse group of partners, both institutional and substantive.

Institutional Partnerships

Swiss Authorities

• Start-up grant and funding for LDC Permanent Missions documentation project.
• Key partners:
• CAGI – hosts Greycells’ office at Domaine de La Pastorale.
• City of Geneva - Département de la cohésion sociale, Cité Seniors, and Plateforme des Seniors – support aging population engagement.
• Canton of Geneva - Département de l’instruction publique and Fondation Eduki – engage with secondary school students.

United Nations

• ECOSOC consultative status since 2016.
• Regular contact with UNOG’s NGO Liaison Unit.
• Supported by succeeding UNOG Directors General for intergenerational dialogues.
• Collaboration with:
  • Perception Change Project
  • Portail des Nations – exploring synergies

Press & Diplomatic Circles

• Events with Club Suisse de la Presse at Château de Penthes.
• Cooperation with Diplomatic Club of Geneva and Forum Suisse de politique internationale.

AFICS Collaboration

• Joint activities with AFICS to engage retiring/retired UN staff.
• Starts with co-organizing pre-retirement seminar.

Substantive Partnerships

Mentoring, Lecturing & Training

• Mentorship via Kofi Annan Foundation Changemakers.
• Academic mentoring at UNIGE and UNIL.
• Training for students pursuing international careers.
• Study tours for:
  • Peking University, NOHA Aix-Marseille
  • Planned: Catholic University of Milan, UNITAR Prosperity Alliance Shenzhen

Fondation Eduki Collaboration

• Biennial SDG competition with secondary school students.
• Part of the wider Projet fédérateur initiative.

Academic Engagements

• Lectures at:
  • University of Saint Gallen
  • Université ouvrière de Genève

• MoU with UNITAR for lecturing, training & study tours (incl. Shenzhen officials).

Intergenerational Dialogues

• Collaborations with youth and student organizations:
  • Young UN, Fair Internship Initiative, GIMUN, Mosaïque
  • SDSA, Junior Diplomat Initiative, GSI/UNIGE

• Support from UN entities: ILO, UNCTAD, WTO, UNRISD, OHCHR, UNHCR, UNDP.

Global Civil Society Engagement

• Member of CoNGO.
• Partnerships with:
  • FOGGS – Forum on Global Governance and Sustainability
  • C4UN – Coalition for the UN We Need

• Participation in global dialogues on the Pact for the Future and UN reform.