The ongoing pandemic has had a considerable effect on our ability to assist populations in need and has exacerbated existing humanitarian crises. In addition, we are seeing the emergence of new crises that are putting even more pressure on humanitarian actors. The issue of humanitarian access to pop…
Switzerland would like to thank the President for convening this meeting. The challenges that every country has been facing during the pandemic, and the multiplying impact of the pandemic on the risks of conflict and instability, leave no doubt that a more representative and effective Security Counc…
Switzerland thanks Mexico for organizing today’s debate.
The diversion and illicit proliferation of arms and ammunition fuel conflicts around the world. To ensure the protection of civilians, humanitarian personnel and peacekeepers, as well as a lasting peace, we must all contribute to preventing i…
Switzerland thanks the President of the International Criminal Court for his report (A/76/293) and for his leadership.
The Court was established to fight impunity for the most serious crimes under international law, bring justice to victims and, in so doing, contribute to lasting peace. As stated i…
Switzerland thanks the President of the Human Rights Council for her statement and her commitment over the past year, especially in the current context complicated by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Switzerland would like to take this opportunity to highlight the following three points …
In 1921, Switzerland declared its acceptance of the compulsory jurisdiction of the Permanent Court of International Justice. Today, 100 years later, Switzerland would like to thank the President of the International Court of Justice for her report (A/76/4). Year after year, the Court continues to ha…
Switzerland welcomes the adoption by the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space of the “Space2030” Agenda: space as a driver of sustainable development, an ambitious Agenda that aims to facilitate access to satellite data and technology and promote their use in achieving the Sustainable Devel…
We welcome the adoption by consensus of resolution 75/322 on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development. The resolution contains crucial elements and we fully support its content. The return to a consensus-based and balanced text does justice to the resolution’s importance. We also hope that draft…
I thank the President for bringing us together for this valuable debate. Switzerland welcomes the annual reports (A/75/747 and A/75/735) under consideration today. I would first of all like to thank the briefers, former Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) Ambassador Robert Rae and current PB…
Terrorism remains a serious threat to international peace and security. In a context of international mobilization against the coronavirus disease pandemic, it is essential that States remain united in confronting that threat. Terrorists are highly resourceful and adapt quickly to new situations. Th…
Switzerland welcomes the engagement and the efforts of the co-facilitators, the Permanent Representatives of Austria and Senegal, who have definitely done their utmost to reach a consensus. We regret that such a consensus was not possible. Switzerland would have liked to see the discussions take pla…
I am honoured to speak on behalf of Switzerland at the debate on the annual report of the Security Council (A/75/2). The report covers an exceptional year, marked by a pandemic that has spared no country and has directly affected millions of people, including in conflict zones. While the number and …
I have the honour to introduce a pre-recorded statement of His
Excellency Mr. Ignazio Cassis, Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of the Swiss Confederation.
I have the honour to read out this statement on behalf of Liechtenstein and my own country, Switzerland.
We deeply regret that open, inclusive and transparent consultations were not held to find consensus on the modalities of the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Conventio…
Switzerland welcomes the conclusion of a ceasefire in the Middle East after 11 days of hostilities and commends Egypt for its efforts, in coordination with the United Nations, to help restore calm.
The humanitarian situation in Gaza is particularly worrisome. In that regard, Switzerland stresses th…
In 2018, the Secretary-General said,
“At this time of extreme challenges, we must not abandon the responsibility to protect or leave it in a state of suspended animation, finely articulated in words but breached time and again in practice” (see A/72/PV.99).
His words could not be truer today. In t…
On behalf of Switzerland I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate and your statement. I would also like to thank Ms. Catherine Marchi-Uhel, the Head of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsi…
The year 2021 marks the seventh anniversary of the annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol by the Russian Federation. That annexation remains an act that runs counter to international law and in particular to the principle of the territorial integrity of States, an…
Switzerland welcomes the consensus adoption of resolution 75/201, on the review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture. The consensus reached by Member States is vital to the resolution, which provides the main reference framework for the General Assembly and the Security Council in taking…
The disaster of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has exacerbated existing humanitarian crises in the world’s most fragile and vulnerable countries. In recent months, the United Nations system as a whole has mobilized and responded rapidly to reduce the humanitarian impact of the pandemic,…
