Publications

Zurich volunteers visiting a school and meeting with students during our school building initiative in collaboration with buildOn. Photo credit: buildOn

Media releases

Europe: Mental Health -The Unexplored Side of the 2025 Global Risks ReportJanuary 15th 2025 - We strongly believe that prevention is the best form of protection, and we call for all stakeholders to better consider and prioritize mental wellbeing., pdf, 65.53KB
Global: Z Zurich Foundation and UNICEF expand global partnership for youth mental health and wellbeingOctober 10, 2024: The partnership, which has already positively impacted the lives of more than 900,000 adolescents and caregivers, aims to support at least 11 million people by 2027., pdf, 127.46KB
Global: Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance to address the growing climate crisisBuilding on a decade of flood resilience experience, the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance is evolving into the Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance. This strategic shift reflects the urgent need for adaptation efforts that address the escalating impact of climate change., pdf, 84.62KB
Global: Ambitious plans to help two million people cope with climate change and build resilience to natural hazards like floodsFrom Peru to Indonesia, climate vulnerable people have acted to cope with climate change and build community resilience to natural hazards, thanks to support from the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance, pdf, 71.75KB
Global: Millions to benefit from an expanded leading program to adapt to climate changeAnnounced to mark New York’s Climate Week (September 21 – 27), the Z Zurich Foundation’s “Adapting to Climate Change Program” significantly scales up its earlier adaptation work, with the ambition to help approximatively four million people strengthen their resilience to flooding by 2024., pdf, 102.04KB
Ireland: €3 million in Awards Announced for 51 COVID-19 Community Response Projects by Rethink Ireland Innovate Together FundA COVID-19 mobile health unit, an island fisheries app, a youth mental health signposting tool and a neonatal unit virtual tour and classroom are among fifty-one projects to receive €3 million Innovate Together Fund from Rethink Ireland, pdf, 115.54KB
Switzerland: Zurich and the Z Zurich Foundation support the Swiss Ombudsman Office for Children's RightsZurich is committed to helping children and young people. Over the next three years, Zurich, together with the Z Zurich Foundation, will support the Swiss Ombudsman's Office for Children's Rights with a maximum of CHF 1.3 million, pdf, 75.89KB
Z Zurich Foundation and UNICEF launch global partnership to promote young people’s mental well-beingSeptember 23, 2021: Z Zurich Foundation and UNICEF today launched a three-year partnership that aims to promote mental well-being among young people worldwide, pdf, 112.17KB
Z Zurich Foundation and UNICEF seek partners to join new Global Coalition for Youth Mental Well-beingApril 7, 2022: UNICEF and the Z Zurich Foundation are seeking partners from the private and public sectors to join the Global Coalition for Youth Mental Well-being, an initiative being launched today to address the severe global shortage of funding and action in support of young people’s mental health, pdf, 69.18KB
Z Zurich Foundation announces support to UNICEF’s global efforts to help deliver COVID-19 vaccines to the most vulnerableApril 29, 2021: Z Zurich Foundation announced today an initial donation of CHF 1 million to UNICEF in support of the campaign to deliver 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines globally by the end of 2021, pdf, 110.32KB
Z Zurich Foundation, JA Worldwide & JA Africa announce a partnership to Create Bright, Boundless Futures for African YouthAugust 12, 2022: Our new partnership aims to empower young people in Africa to succeed as both innovative job creators and well-qualified job seekers, following the path best suited to their economic realities, pdf, 166.40KB
Z Zurich Foundation launches new Climate Resilience Program in urban communities worldwideDecember 6, 2022: We further scaling up efforts to combat the negative impacts of climate change and has announced its latest initiative – the Urban Climate Resilience Program, set to launch on 1 January 2023 and support urban communities in ten countries across the globe, pdf, 55.40KB
Z Zurich Foundation’s campaign helps UNICEF deliver over 2.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the most vulnerableJuly 13, 2021: The Z Zurich Foundation announced today the continuation of its fundraising campaign to help UNICEF’s efforts to deliver 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines globally by end of 2021. The campaign will run until the end of the year, and the Z Zurich Foundation is committing to match funds raised up to CHF 2.5 million, pdf, 146.30KB

Access our online reports

Impact Report 2022

Impact Report 2021

Improving youth mental wellbeing

Download our full report
This paper assesses the current state of youth mental wellbeing in the EU, identifies existing gaps to a more resilient future, and provides actionable steps and recommendations for respective stakeholders - from policy makers to the private sector, NGOs, caregivers and young people themselves.

Addressing flood resilience

Progress Report Year 4
This report presents progress-to-date as of Year 4 of Phase II of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance - highlighting the impact and change we are seeing as a result of our community engagement, learning, research, and advocacy work.
Foundations for Change: Using adaptive management to navigate uncertainty
This report presents lessons from Year 3 of Phase II of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance work, focusing on how the Alliance structure and culture have allowed us to adaptively manage to ensure continued focus on flood resilience and progress toward our goals, while also addressing COVID-19 needs and concerns.
At What Cost
How chronic gaps in adaptation finance expose the world's poorest people to climate chaos.
Foundations for Change - Lessons from Year 2
In this report, the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance members review the progress made towards the Alliance objectives over the course of Year 2, where they stand relative to their goals, and what they have learned about building flood and multi-hazard resilience as a result of grappling with the COVID-19 crisis.
Closing the Water Window
Over the course of 2016-19 to accelerate the impact of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance’s work the Z Zurich Foundation invested USD 10 million through the Global Resilience Partnership’s Water Window Challenge.