Village Suisse ONG
Village Suisse ONG is a Swiss-based NGO has for a mandate to help children in developing countries, to provide computers to persons in developing countries and to provide social integration for persons in Switzerland.
Village Suisse ONG and the Church of Scientology
Village Suisse ONG also provides a local presence for the Church of Scientology in the UN NGO community[1] in Geneva, and provides support to human rights training provided by the Church of Scientology offshoot "Youth for Understanding" [2][3] .
The relationship of Village Suisse ONG[4] to the Church of Scientology caused media controversy[5] in 2009, when the UN Office at Geneva (UNOG) refused entrance of the Scientology group "Youth for Understanding" to the UN premises, for a meeting which had been planned and organized by Village Suisse ONG.
- ^ UNCTAD accreditation of Village Suisse ONG
- ^ Church of Scientology International Co-Sponsors 9th Annual Human Rights Youth Summit, Brussels, 2012
- ^ Website for the Church of Scientology
- ^ Website for Village Suisse ONG
- ^ UN foils the attempted infiltration of Scientologists: CULTS | An accredited NGO would serve as a Trojan horse for a "summit" organized covertly by the Church of Scientology. , Tribune de Geneve, 27 August 2009