The Anti-Racism Information Service (ARIS) is a non-profit,

non-governmental organisation A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an independent, typically nonprofit organization that operates outside government control, though it may get a significant percentage of its funding from government or corporate sources. NGOs often focus ...

based in

Geneva Geneva ( , ; ) ; ; . is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous in French-speaking Romandy. Situated in the southwest of the country, where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the ca ...

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

. It was founded in 1992 by Kati David. ARIS was accorded Special Consultative Status with the

United Nations Economic and Social Council The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is one of six principal organs of the United Nations, responsible for coordinating the economic and social fields of the organization, specifically in regards to the fifteen specialized ...

in 1997. The service aims to make the UN

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) is a United Nations convention. A third-generation human rights instrument, the Convention commits its members to the elimination of racial discr ...

better known and to publicize the work of the Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), which monitors the application of the convention. Its head is Eya Nchama.Geneva Humanitarian Forum
The NGO acts as a liaison for other NGOs to assist with the collection of information and preparation of reports.

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Anti-Racism Information Service Anti-racist organizations in Europe Organizations established in 1992 Organizations established in 1997 Anti-racism in Switzerland {{charity-org-stub