Switzerland condemns the recent Russian strikes against Odesa and other regions. We will address that subject in greater detail in the next meeting. The serious damage suffered by the Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa on Sunday gives today’s meeting a sad sense of urgency.
Switzerland remains deep…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari for his briefing.
Since Russia’s decision last week not to extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative, the population of Odesa has been enduring nights that no one should have to live through. Switzerland is appalled by the considerable
increase in the …
In the fight against hate speech, interreligious and intercultural dialogue and the promotion of tolerance are imperative.
We firmly believe that such approaches are key to combating discrimination, intolerance, incitement to hatred and violent extremism. Switzerland condemns in the strongest terms…
I would like to welcome Mr. Leonardo Santos Simão, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General. I wish him every success in his new role and look forward to continuing our productive cooperation with him. I also thank the President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African …
Switzerland welcomes the annual reports examined today (A/77/720 and A/77/756). Only a few days after the launch of the New Agenda for Peace, these discussions come at a particularly opportune moment. In a world at a crossroads, we need a renewed and honest commitment to peace. Switzerland welcomes …
I associate myself with the statement made by our colleague, the Permanent Representative of Brazil, and our co-penholder on the humanitarian issue.
I would like to add a few points in my national capacity on the political situation in Syria.
At the outset, I would like to thank Special Envoy Pede…
I would like to begin not only by thanking Under- Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo and Under- Secretary-General Martin Griffiths for their briefings, but also, on behalf of my country, Switzerland, but also by expressing our deep appreciation for their tireless work to alleviate the suffering of t…
We thank the President of the General Assembly for organizing today’s debate, which reinforces the transparency and accountability of the Security Council to the General Assembly. We welcome the transmission of the Council’s special report on the exercise of the veto in that regard. Having been elec…
We are grateful to Secretary-General António Guterres for his participation in this important debate. My thanks also go to Mr. Clark and Mr. Yi Zeng for their valuable and impressive contributions.
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“I believe it is only a matter of time before we see thousands of robots like me …
We last held a debate on this agenda item on 23 February 2022, on the eve of Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine (see A/76/PV.58 and A/76/PV.59). Our debate began with the annexation of Crimea, in breach of international law, more than nine years ago. Over the years, various initiatives hav…
At the outset, I would like to thank the United Kingdom for paying special attention to the situation in Ukraine. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing, as grim as it may be. And I welcome
the participation in today’s meeting of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of U…
I thank the United Kingdom for convening this debate and the briefers for their contributions and shocking first-hand accounts.
In the words of Nadia Murad, who briefed the Security Council in April 2022,
“We need more than moral outrage. We need action.” (S/PV.9016, p. 6)
Fifteen years after the…
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.
Once again, the Council is meeting because of a ballistic missile launch by the Democratic P…
Switzerland would like to thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Mr. Karim Khan, for his detailed briefing on the situation in Darfur, and welcomes the participation of the representative of the Sudan in this meeting.
In a few days’ time, we will be celebrating the twenty-fifth a…
I welcome the participation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia, His Excellency Mr. Álvaro Leyva Durán, in this meeting, and I thank the Special Representative, Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, for his briefing. My thanks also go to Ms. Salcedo López.
Switzerland has a long-standing commitment …
I would first like to thank Mr. Ebo, the Deputy to the
High Representative of the United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs, for his briefing.
Switzerland considers the Chemical Weapons Convention to be an important pillar of our collective security. Ratified by nearly every State, including Sy…
I took note of the briefings by Mr. Greene and Mr. Brodsky.
As we have mentioned in the past, we are concerned about the alleged acts of sabotage against the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines, which led to worrisome gas leaks in September. I reiterate Switzerland’s condemnation of any acts of sabot…
Brazil and Switzerland are very disappointed that the Security Council did not adopt the draft resolution on cross- border humanitarian aid into Syria, on which we have just voted (S/2023/506).
Over recent weeks, we engaged with all Council members, as well as partners in the region, and did not sp…
I would like to thank our three briefers, in particular the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Yemen, Mr. David Gressly. I also welcome the presence here today of the Vice-Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the representative of Yemen. Switzerla…
I would like to thank His Excellency Mr. Andrew Holness and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. María Isabel Salvador, for their briefings. My thanks also go to Ms. Marie-Yolène Gilles, Executive Director of the Fondasyon Je Klere, for her briefing, and to the Foreign Ministers …
