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Village Suisse ONG is a Swiss-based NGO, accredited to the UN ECOSOC, with a stated mandate to help children in developing countries, to provide computers to persons in developing countries and to provide social integration for persons in Switzerland.

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Village Suisse ONG and the Church of Scientology

Village Suisse ONG is associated with several events of the Church of Scientology [1]

The relationship of Village Suisse ONG [2] to the Church of Scientology caused media controversy [3] in 2009, when the UN Office at Geneva (UNOG) refused entrance of the Scientology group "Youth for Understanding" to the UN premises, [4] for a meeting which had been planned and organized by Village Suisse ONG.

In 2016, Village Suisse ONG was again noted by the Tribune de Geneve for holding a conference for a "Day of the NGOs", sponsored by the Church of Scientology. The news-article claimed that documentation distributed at the meeting in the UN Palais des Nations was probably edited by the Church of Scientology. [5]

See also

Youth for Human Rights International

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References

  1. ↑ Jourdan, Alain, "Scientology was behind NGO Day" (in French), 18 January 2018
  2. ↑ Website for Village Suisse ONG
  3. ↑ "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. Alain Jourdan, Tribune de Geneve, 27 August 2009". Archived from the original on 2009-08-30. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
  4. ↑ no evidence
  5. ↑ Jourdan, Alain, "Scientology was behind NGO Day" (in French), 18 January 2018


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