As for other agencies, 'we are still assessing the impact of the budget cuts,' according to a spokesperson for the International Labour Organization (ILO). But everyone expects significant disruption, with thousands of jobs already at risk.
"Given the attack on the values that define the international organisations and NGOs that we welcome on our soil, the few reactions from the Federal Council last Friday do not seem to me to be up to the challenge."
Figures from Geneva's statistical office (OCSTAT) indicate that well over 26,000 people commute to work in the city from Vaud, and over 90,000 from the nearby French regions of Haute-Savoie and Ain.