I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča and Director Rajasingham for their briefings and their tireless work in Ukraine and beyond.
Russia’s military aggression against its neighbour country continues unabated. Ten days ago, and just after a new wave of drone attacks hit the capital…
I would first like to thank Special Adviser Ritscher and his Team for their briefing and to welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Iraq in today’s meeting.
Switzerland welcomes the continued progress made during the reporting period by the United Nations Investigative Team to …
At the outset, allow me to congratulate China on the work accomplished during the month of November and to assure you, Mr. President, and your team of our full support for your presidency.
We thank the United Kingdom for its efforts and its constructive and consultative approach aimed at reaching a…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for facilitating this meeting, attended by many ministers and representatives of countries affected by the hostilities in the Middle East. Their participation testifies to the international community’s determination to find a solution to this crisis. Time is…
Switzerland fully endorses the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Brazil, our co-penholder, on behalf of our two countries on the humanitarian issue. I would like to thank Ms. Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs …
We thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing and welcome the participation of the
representatives of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea in our deliberations.
Switzerland noted with great concern the launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Kore…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this meeting, devoted in particular to the situation of women and children in the context of the Middle East conflict.
We are today accompanied by a glimmer of hope. Switzerland welcomes the agreement enabling the release of 50 hostages and the establishme…
I join my colleagues in thanking Assistant Secretary- General Jenča and the World Food Programme representative and country director in Ukraine, Mr. Matthew Hollingworth, for their briefings.
On the ninetieth anniversary of the Holodomor, I too would first like to pay tribute to the millions of vic…
We would like to thank China for convening this open debate. Fortunately, it is now generally accepted there can be no peace without development or development without peace. The briefings by the Secretary-General, Ms. Dilma Rousseff, President of the New Development Bank, and Mr. Sachs illustrated …
I would like to thank the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ms. Ilze Brands Kehris, for her briefing, and I have taken note of Mr. Kipshidze’s remarks.
The work of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is crucial and enjoys
Switzerland’s full support. The …
Switzerland has been a member of the Security Council for almost a year and is conscious of its responsibility towards the General Assembly, which elected it to the Council. Unfortunately, we have observed that all too often there is a lack of willingness to compromise and a lack of trust within the…
I would like to begin by thanking Assistant Secretary- General Martha Pobee for her briefing. As she indicated in her sobering remarks, fighting continues to rage in the Sudan, with no sign of abatement. Far from media attention, the conflict is taking a catastrophic toll on the civilian population,…
Switzerland welcomes the Council’s adoption of resolution 2712 (2023). That first step comes belatedly, however, as we deplore the victims of Hamas’s terrorist acts and the deaths of thousands of civilians in Israel and throughout the occupied Palestinian territory since 7 October, including a huge …
I would like to thank the Chairs of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities; the Security Council Committee establi…
We thank the speakers for their briefings. Switzerland would like to express its gratitude to the police officers who are committed, day after day and sometimes in very difficult conditions, to maintaining law and order, protecting civilians and developing the police capabilities of their host count…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this open meeting and the moment of silence that we were able to dedicate to all the victims. I would also like to thank the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Mr. Ghebreyesus, and Mr. Marwan Jilani, Director General of the Palestine Red Crescent Socie…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his briefing.
Switzerland once again condemns Russia’s military aggression and underscores its tragic consequences for the civilian population in Ukraine. We call on all parties to the conflict to strictly respect international humanitarian law and inte…
Switzerland thanks the Prosecutor for his briefing and for presenting his twenty-sixth report on the situation in Libya. The report is a guarantee of transparency and gives us a clear and complete account of the Office’s efforts over the past six months, in accordance with the mandate contained in r…
I would like to join my colleagues in thanking Under- Secretary-General Lacroix and Special Envoy Tetteh for their briefings. I also welcome the presence of the representatives of the Sudan and South Sudan at this meeting.
As the Secretary-General points out in his report (S/2023/777), and as we ha…
First of all, allow me to join you, Mr. President, in congratulating the Brazilian delegation on its outstanding work during the month of October, as well as to congratulate you and your team on assuming the presidency. We assure you of our full support.
Switzerland welcomes the Security Council’s …
