First of all, let me express our deepest condolences to all the representatives of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth on the death of Queen Elizabeth II, a remarkable Head of State.
Switzerland welcomes the adoption by consensus of the resolution on the modalities of the Summit of
the Future …
Switzerland welcomes resolution 76/301, entitled “High- level meeting on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response”.
As underscored in the resolution, leadership, multilateral cooperation and ongoing engagement are necessary in order to prevent future global health emergencies such as the coro…
Switzerland welcomes the three annual reports under consideration today (A/76/678, A/76/668 and A/76/688/ Corr.1, and A/76/687). We thank the speakers for their important work for peace. The reports cover what has been a challenging period, characterized by the continued consequences of the coronavi…
Switzerland thanks China for organizing this open debate, and the speakers for their contributions.
“There is no peace without development, there is no development without peace, and there is no lasting peace or sustainable development without respect of human rights and the rule of law.”
Jan Elia…
For the second time since the adoption of resolution 76/262, at the end of April (see A/76/PV.69), we are meeting at the General Assembly, following a veto in the Security Council. The compromise finally reached in the Council on cross-border humanitarian assistance for Syria (Security Council resol…
I would like to thank Brazil for organizing today’s debate, and all the briefers for their valuable briefings.
“Children are both our reason to struggle to eliminate the worst aspects of warfare, and our best hope for succeeding at it.” (A/51/306, para. 6)
Those were the words of Graça Machel in h…
Allow me first of all to wish you, Mr. President, every success in your presidency of the Security Council. Switzerland thanks you for organizing this open debate, the first of its kind, and the briefers for their valuable contributions.
The Action for Peacekeeping Plus (A4P+) initiative emphasizes…
I am pleased to deliver this statement on behalf of 26 members of the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency (ACT) group, namely, Austria, Chile, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Gabon, Ghana, Hungary, Ireland, Jordan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Maldives, New Zealand, Norw…
Switzerland welcomes the fact that the responsibility to protect is now included on the annual agenda of the General Assembly. As a member of the Group of Friends of the Responsibility to Protect, Switzerland reaffirms its full support for the principle and aligns itself with the joint statement mad…
This debate is taking place on a historic day for Switzerland. Member States have entrusted us with a mandate to serve on the Security Council for the first time, and therefore to contribute to the maintenance of international peace and security. We warmly thank the members of the General Assembly f…
Today’s debate marks a milestone in the relationship between the General Assembly and the Security Council. The fact that we are meeting today following the use of the veto by two permanent members of the Council on a draft resolution on non-proliferation (S/2022/431) proves that the United Nations …
I am honoured to take the floor on behalf of the Group of Friends on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, a cross- regional network of 27 Member States.
We thank the United States for organizing this important debate, and the briefers for their contributions.
As the report of the Secreta…
Switzerland sponsored and joined the consensus on resolution 76/264 on the state of global food insecurity, and we welcome its adoption. Since global food security is a major concern for Switzerland, even beyond today’s resolution, I would like to make the following additional remarks.
Today’s nume…
Switzerland welcomes the adoption of resolution 76/262, which it co-sponsored together with more than 80 Member States. We thank Liechtenstein for its leadership and its valuable hard work over the past two years.
Current events show that it is vital for the main organs of the United Nations to wor…
Switzerland thanks the Head of the International Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible
for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011 (IIIM), Ms. Catherine Marchi-Uhel, fo…
As we celebrate International Women’s Day today, I deliver this statement with deep sorrow in my heart, thinking of all the women who today are fleeing, threatened by cold, hunger, war and violence, in Afghanistan, Ukraine, Myanmar or elsewhere.
And yet, women are actors, driving forces and indispe…
Under the Charter of the United Nations, we, the Member States, have committed to practising tolerance, living in peace with one another in a spirit of good neighbourliness and joining forces to maintain international peace and security. As many here have said, today we find ourselves at a crossroad…
I am honoured to take the floor on behalf of the Group of Friends on the protection of civilians in armed conflict — a cross- regional network of 27 Member States.
We thank Norway for organizing this important debate. I would also like to thank the briefers, the Secretary-General, the President of …
We have a number of proposals before us for the organization at the first session of the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes. Switzerland thanks the Dominican Republic for dr…
I deliver these remarks on behalf of the Human Rights and Conflict Prevention Caucus, which is co-chaired by Germany and Switzerland, and its members Albania, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Gabon, Guatemala, Japan, Mauritius, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone…
