I wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Central Africa and Ms. Daniele Nlate for their contributions.
Switzerland reiterates its full support for the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General in the region. The commitment to regional
preventive d…
I too would like to thank Special Representative Otunbayeva, Mr. Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, and the Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) for their briefings, and Ms. Mahboob for her courageous wor…
I would like to begin by thanking Special Envoy Hans Grundberg for his briefing, as well as him and his team for all their invaluable work and collaborative efforts over the past two years. I would also like to warmly welcome Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergen…
I would like to thank President Gatti Santana and Prosecutor Brammertz of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals for their clear briefings and updates. We also welcome the participation of the representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Rwanda in this meeting.…
I too would like to begin by thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for her briefing, as well as for her deep commitment, which we have witnessed over the past two years. I welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the …
I would like to thank the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), Mr. Mohamed Al Hassan, for his first briefing to the Security Council. We wish him every success in fulfilling his mandate during what is an important tim…
Switzerland is honoured to introduce today, in partnership with the United States, this draft resolution (S/2024/879) aimed at facilitating humanitarian assistance and saving lives. We thank the United States for its valuable collaboration and all members of the Council for their constructive engage…
I thank the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mrs. Nakamitsu, for her briefing. We also take note of the briefing by Mr. Nidal Shikhani, Director General of the Chemical Violations Documentation Center of Syria.
On 5 January 2023, Switzerland participated in its first Council meeting for…
I too would also like to begin by thanking the Executive Director of UNICEF, Ms. Catherine Russell, and the two civil society representatives, Mr. Raymond and Ms. Rashevska, for their briefings.
We just heard today, as we have so many times before, that the difference between a childhood experience…
Switzerland would like to thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen for his briefing. We also noted the briefing by Mr. Raed Al Saleh, Director of the White Helmets.
The intensifying hostilities in the provinces of Idlib and Aleppo in recent days have been very worrisome. That new escalation could gravely …
Allow me, like my colleagues, to thank the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom and her team for their excellent work in November. I would also like to congratulate you, Madam President, on taking the helm once again for the month of December. We will have seen three women-led presidencies…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča for his briefing.
We condemn the recent Russian attacks on various regions in Ukraine. We are alarmed by the numerous civilian casualties, including children, and the considerable damage inflicted on civilian infrastructure, particula…
I would like to start by thanking Mr. Gilles Michaud, Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security, Department of Safety and Security, for his first Security Council briefing, as well as Ms. Lisa Doughten, Director of Financing and Partnerships Division, Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this briefing on the situation in the Middle East. I also thank Mr. Muhannad Hadi, Deputy Special Coordinator, for his briefing on behalf of Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland.
Through you, Madam President, Switzerland pays tribute to the central role of …
I thank the Deputy Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for Syria, Najat Rochdi, and the Director of the Operations and Advocacy Division at the Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Edem Wosornu, for their briefings. I also take note of the briefing by Ms. Sawsan Abou Zainedin. S…
I would like to thank all the elected members, and especially our coordinator, Guyana, for their unwavering efforts in favour of urgent and necessary action by the Council. I thank all members that supported our draft resolution (S/2024/835). As co-penholder, Switzerland voted in favour of the adopt…
I thank the Assistant Secretary-General, Mr. Miroslav Jenča and the National Security Adviser to the President of Kenya, Ms. Monica Juma, for their briefings. We thank Mr. Pape for his input. We also take note of Mr. Cohen’s observations.
The multidimensional crisis in Haiti continues, marked by gr…
I thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his briefing and the presentation of his twenty-eighth report on the situation in Libya.
We welcome the significant progress made in implementing the renewed strategy and road map aimed at completing the investigation phase by the…
I would like to express my sincere thanks to the United Kingdom and Sierra Leone, as co-penholders, in their efforts during the negotiations and to the members of the Security Council for their commitment.
Switzerland voted in favour of the draft resolution (S/2024/826) on the protection of civilia…
I wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing. I would also like to welcome our Ukrainian colleague, Minister for Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha. As we commemorate the 1,000th day of the war, we are at a loss for words when faced with the suffering of his country. Through …
