The Embassy and Permanent Mission of Niger in Geneva was created by Decree No. 2007-267/PRN/MAE/C of 19/07/2007. It performs three functions cumulatively:

1. Embassy to the Swiss Confederation, the Federal Republic of Austria and the Principality of Liechtenstein.
2. Consular post having jurisdiction over the three above-mentioned territories.
3. Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) and the World Trade Organization (WTO).