I would like to thank Director Rajasingham for his briefing and especially for the work that the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is doing in Ukraine and elsewhere in the world.
While our attention is now monopolized towards another terrible conflict, the military aggression agai…
Switzerland thanks the President of the Human Rights Council for his statement. This dialogue, which strengthens the link between Geneva and New York, is also important for Switzerland, as the host country of the Human Rights Council.
This year, which marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Univ…
I thank the High Commissioner for his briefing and the tireless efforts of his agency on the ground.
We have heard him say that 114 million people are currently displaced — a sad record. The reality of these men, women and children who have had to flee war, vio lence, conflicts, natural disasters …
Twenty-five years ago, the adoption of the Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court (ICC), marked a decisive step towards fulfilling the promise of “never again”. That crucial step sent a strong message that impunity for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes cannot…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for chairing — for the second time this month — an emergency meeting of the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East. I would also like to thank Mr. Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Pale…
I speak on behalf of Brazil and Switzerland, co-penholders of the Syrian humanitarian file.
We thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and the Director of the Operations and Advocacy Division of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Edem Wosornu, for their briefings. We also ack…
I thank Mr. Ebo, Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, for his presentation. I have also taken note of Mr. Credico’s speech.
Switzerland reiterates that Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine constitutes a serious violation of international law. Under the Charter of the U…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for her briefing, and I welcome the participation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Central African Republic and the representative of Angola in today’s meeting.
In this period of reflection on the renewal of the man…
We thank the President of the International Court of Justice for presenting the Court’s report (A/78/4). At the end of another year of intense activity for the Court, Switzerland wishes to reiterate its support for the peaceful settlement of disputes, which the Court embodies. Year after year, the C…
The situation in the Middle East calls for united and urgent action by the Council. We have all talked about this since the shocking and unjustifiable acts of terror perpetrated by Hamas against innocent Israeli civilians on 7 October, which we firmly condemn.
Our priorities are the protection of c…
I would like to thank Brazil for organizing this debate, as well as the speakers for their input.
To move from theory to practice in terms of women’s participation in international peace and security, it is essential to talk to the women directly concerned. Many of the contexts on the Council’s age…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on the situation in the Middle East. I also thank the Secretary-General, Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland and his Deputy, Ms. Lynn Hastings, for their important briefings. The presence of many Foreign Ministers and other high…
I would like to thank Special Representative María Isabel Salvador, Ms. Catherine Russell, Executive Director of UNICEF, and Ms. Ghada Fathi Waly, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, for their briefings. My thanks go to Ms. Mirlande Manigat, President of the High Tran…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Interim
Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) for her briefing. The presence of Prime Minister Brnabić and President Osmani-Sadriu at today’s meeting attests to its importance.
The close relations betwee…
War and violence often erupt suddenly, with a painful bang, causing casualties — often civilian casualties — on all sides, as we have sadly been reminded by the tragic events in the Middle East since Hamas’ launch of rockets and attacks against Israel on 7 October. War often erupts without warning, …
I would like to thank Special Representative Laing and Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia Souef for their presentations and their work. I also welcome the presence of the representative of Somalia at this meeting.
At this pivotal juncture in Somali…
Since 7 October, Switzerland has strongly condemned the acts of terror, indiscriminate attacks and hostage-taking perpetrated by Hamas against the Israeli population. We deplore the deaths of thousands of civilians, including hundreds of children, in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory, pa…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this emergency meeting. I would also like to thank Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths and Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for their extremely frank descriptions of a profoundly sombre situation. I would also like to thank them, and especially their teams, for…
I would like to thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, the Executive Secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region and Ms. Malimukono for their briefings. I would also like to thank the Peacebuilding Commission for its written opinion and welcome the representatives …
Since 7 October, Switzerland has firmly condemned the acts of terror, indiscriminate attacks and taking
of hostages carried out by Hamas against the Israeli population. We deplore the deaths of thousands of civilians, including hundreds of children, in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory,…
