I am delivering this statement on behalf of the co-penholders of the Syria humanitarian file, Brazil and Switzerland. Let me first thank Mr. Geir Pedersen, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, Mr. Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relie…
I thank Special Representative Abdoulaye Bathily for his briefing and welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Libya in today’s meeting. As this is the first time that Switzerland is taking the
floor on this topic, I would like to express our full support for the efforts of the …
Switzerland thanks the delegations of Israel and Morocco for facilitating the negotiations on resolution 77/275 on the modalities of the high-level meeting on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response.
As the resolution emphasizes, continued multilateral cooperation and engagement is needed to…
I thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his commitment to peace. I would like to assure you, Mr. President, of Switzerland’s support for the work of the Security Council.
During my first visit to Ukraine in October 2021, I discussed reforms and development with the political authorities. At …
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this timely debate on the cooperation between the United Nations and the European Union (EU). I also thank Mr. Josep Borrell Fontelles, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European …
I thank Ms. Gbeho, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Souef, Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia, and Ms. Bahous, Under-Secretary- General and Executive Director of UN-Women, for their briefings. I also would like to welcome …
I thank the Under-Secretary-General, Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, for her briefing. I have also taken note of the remarks of Mr. Jeffrey Sachs and Mr. Ray McGovern.
Switzerland is concerned about the damage to the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines, which resulted in worrisome gas leaks last September. As …
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Ms. Valentine Rugwabiza, and the Chairperson of the Central African Republic country-specific configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission, Ambassador Omar Hilale, for their briefings and especially for their valuable work. And I welcome…
I would also like to join others in thanking the Special Coordinator, Mr. Tor Wennesland, and the Deputy Commissioner-General, Ms. Leni Stenseth, for their briefings and for their work.
Switzerland welcomes the exchanges in the past few days between the parties aimed at promoting de-escalation. We …
I would like to join others in thanking Assistant Secretary- General Khaled Khiari for his briefing. The launch of intercontinental ballistic missiles and the remarks of the Vice-Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea are particularly disturbing developments. They add to th…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča and the former Special Representative of the Chairperson-in-
Office in Ukraine of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and in the Trilateral Contact Group, Mr. Martin Sajdik.
By becoming members of the United Nations, we all agr…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s open debate. We also thank the Secretary- General, the President of the General Assembly, the co-Chair of the International Law Commission’s Study Group on sea level rise in relation to international law and Ms. Coral Pasisi for their b…
Switzerland welcomes the convening of today’s debate. We thank the Special Representatives of the Secretary- General, Ms. Gamba de Potgieter and Ms. Maalla M’jid, for their briefings and above all for the invaluable work they do for children. Ms. Divina’s welcome contribution underlines the importan…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening today’s meeting. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Voronkov, Acting Executive Director Chen and
Ms. Praxl of the Global Centre on Cooperative Security for their briefings.
Terrorism fundamentally amounts to a denial and destruction of human rights, an…
I would like to thank the Under-Secretary-General, Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu, for her briefing. We have also taken note of the statement by Mr. Roger Waters.
As the Security Council heard two days ago (see S/PV.9254) and again this morning, Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine continues to cost …
First of all, allow me to join my colleagues in once again extending our deepest condolences to the families of the thousands of victims of the earthquake that struck Türkiye and Syria. The disaster of a magnitude not seen in decades adds to the already serious humanitarian crises affecting the regi…
I wish to join others in expressing our sincere condolences to all of the victims of the devastating earthquake in Türkiye and Syria. Switzerland is deploying rescue teams to the affected zones and pledges to contribute to humanitarian aid to the population in need.
I thank Under-Secretary-General …
I would like to join my colleagues in thanking Japan for its excellent work during the month of January and wish you, Madam President, every success for the month of February. You can count, Madam, on Switzerland’s support.
My thanks also go to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General fo…
I thank Mr. El-Ghassim Wane, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and Ms. Aminata Cheick Dicko for their informative briefings, and I welcome His Excellency Mr. Abdoulaye Diop, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Mali.
Mali has been a priority and partner count…
“Peace never settles permanently. It must be nurtured every day, every moment, no matter if we are a great politician or a simple schoolboy.”
These are the words of young Franco-Colombian peace activist Léa Narjoud, delivered at the Geneva Peace Talks, which have been held in Switzerland annually s…
