I thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing.
Nearly two years have passed since the start of Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine, and the Ukrainian people continue to suffer from its devastating effects. We condemn this grave violation of international law and reiterate th…
Given that this is our first public meeting this month, I wish to assure you, Madam President, of Switzerland’s full support during your presidency. I also wish to congratulate France on its successful presidency last month. We thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing detailin…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting. I would also like to join my colleagues in thanking the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Martin Griffiths, both for his briefing and for his work and that of his team.
In view of the devastating human toll of this confli…
Switzerland thanks the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Mr. Karim Khan, for the presentation of his thirty-eighth report on the situation in Darfur. We also welcome the participation of the representative of the Sudan at this meeting.
As we meet here today, fighting continues to rage…
I thank Ms. María Salvador, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Ghada Waly, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and Ms. Tirana Hassan, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, for their briefings. I also welcome the presence of the Ministers for Fore…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing.
Switzerland takes note of the information concerning the military aeroplane that crashed yesterday in the Belgorod region, near the Ukrainian border. Currently, we have no reliable information
pertaining to the incide…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing and express my heartfelt condolences to him on the loss of his 153 humanitarian colleagues.
Switzerland shares the principles of humanity and peace that guide the work of the Security Council. We reiterate our unequivocal c…
I thank Mr. Adedeji Ebo, Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, for his briefing.
In 1956, the Secretary-General of the United Nations at the time, Dag Hammarskjöld, reminded us here in this Chamber that:
“The principles of the Charter are, by far, greater than the Organization…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting, and Mr. Martin Griffiths and Ms. Ilze Brands Kehris for their briefings.
Their analysis of the situation is clear: the guns must be silenced if we wish to stop the spread of the conflict and the suffering of the civilian population and facilit…
We would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari for his briefing detailing the series of Houthi attacks in the Red Sea over the past few days, as well as last night’s joint American-British coalition military strikes. Those developments are very worrisome and once again increase the…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, for his invaluable work and his briefing and Ms. Yolanda Perea Mosquera for her statement and her bravery. I also welcome the participation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia, His Excelle…
I would like to welcome the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Leonardo Santos Simão, for his briefing and the valuable work of his Office. I also thank Ms. Lori-Anne Théroux-Bénoni for her briefing and valuable information.
I am encouraged by the signs of continued strengthening …
Switzerland voted in favour of resolution 2722 (2024) and welcomes its adoption.
As we begin 2024, the Security Council is sending a strong signal reaffirming the importance of strict
compliance with the rights and freedoms of navigation in the Red Sea in accordance with international law. We woul…
Like my colleagues, I would first like to thank the Under-Secretary-General, Rosemary DiCarlo, and the Director of Operations and Advocacy at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Edem Wosornu, for their briefings, however sombre. I also welcome the participation of the repres…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for convening today’s meeting on the use of the veto, in the context of the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
The Middle East conflict has great potential for regional escalation and is, therefore, a threat to peace and s…
As this is the first formal meeting of the year, I assure you, Sir, of Switzerland’s full support for your presidency. I would also like to congratulate Ecuador on its successful presidency last month. We wish the five elected members every success as they begin their term of office and look forward…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Mohamed Khaled Khiari for his briefing, and also welcome the participation of the representative of Ukraine.
Russia’s military aggression has been going on for almost two years now. Today’s attacks on Belgorod are yet another tragic consequence of this war initia…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting and the briefers for their briefings.
As the Security Council convenes for one of its last meetings in its current composition, the need for a lasting political solution to end the hostilities, ensure the protection of the civilian population and free th…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting at such short notice. I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing, and I welcome the participation of the representative of Ukraine, as well as the representatives of the European Union and Poland, in this meeting.
We have le…
Switzerland voted in favour of resolution 2720 (2023) and welcomes its adoption.
I would like to thank the delegation of the United Arab Emirates and all colleagues — Council members, as well as colleagues from the region — for their tireless efforts to find a compromise in order to alleviate the d…
