On November 28^th, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) organize a rich evening event to present the Swiss contributions to the Global Refugee Forum 2023, which will take place in Geneva in December. The GRF is the largest international gathering on refugees.

Many swiss organizations and government agencies will be attending the GRF and have pledged new initiatives to support refugees and facilitate their integration – both in Switzerland and abroad. On November 28, these Swiss civil society organizations, NGOS and public institutions will showcase their contributions to the GRF and their overall engagement for refugees. SMArt is delighted to be one of them !

November 28, 17:30 – 20:30

Kongresszentrum Krez, Zeughausgasse 41, 3011 Bern

Peruvian photographer Alejandra Orosco spent three months in the alpine village of Bellwald. During this artistic residency, she made a reflection on the less known effects of climate change on the human body. She became interested in stress as a general model of the body’s reaction to the need to adapt to changing conditions.  In her « Symptoms » exhibition, she offers us a series of photos taken under a microscope as well as portraits and landscape photographs, in search of analogies between human and plant organisms and their environment.

Her exhibition will be presented at Centro de la Imagen in Perú from November 17 to December 9.

Opening : November 16, 7pm