I am pleased to take the floor on behalf of the members of the Group of Friends of the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, namely, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Uruguay and my own co…
On behalf of the Swiss Confederation, I would first like to thank the co-facilitators and their team for the tremendous job they have done over the past six months, as too have the United Nations agencies and all the representatives of civil society, the academic community, the private sector and Go…
My delegation welcomes this opportunity to take the floor as negotiations on humanitarian draft resolutions have just concluded. The negotiations came at a critical juncture and coincided with the renewal of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the new Agenda for Sustainable Development…
We thank the President for organizing this meeting aimed at raising global awareness of the tragedies of irregular migrants in the Mediterranean basin, with specific emphasis on Syrian asylum-seekers. We also thank him for the informal debate held yesterday, which was rich in information and proposa…
At the outset, let me state that Switzerland is deeply shocked and saddened by the terrorist attacks committed in the recent weeks. Switzerland strongly condemns those heinous acts, which go against the fundamental values of any society. We extend our deep condolences to the families of the victims …
Switzerland is deeply shocked and saddened by the terrorist attacks perpetrated in Paris, Beirut, Baghdad and over the Sinai peninsula in the past few weeks. Switzerland firmly condemns such hateful acts, which run counter to the fundamental values of all societies, and we assure the countries affec…
Switzerland is deeply shocked and concerned by the terrorist attacks perpetrated last week in Beirut, Baghdad and Paris. Switzerland strongly condemns those heinous acts, which go against the fundamental values of any society, and assures the countries affected of its full solidarity. It expresses i…
At the outset, I want to thank the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for her report (see A/70/350), which has provided us with an excellent basis for discussion today.
Recently, many States have expressed their commitment to the role played by the International Criminal Court in c…
We would like to thank the President for convening this meeting on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council. As we celebrate the United Nations seventieth anniversary, this question remains highly relevant. We welcome the decision by which th…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s open debate. I am pleased to take the floor in my capacity as the coordinator of ACT, which stands for Accountability, Coherence and Transparency. Launched in 2013, ACT is a cross-regional group of 25 countries aimed at improving the working methods…
Mr. President, I would like to thank you for having organized this debate. I also thank the Secretary- General for his briefing and the representatives of civil society for their statements. Switzerland welcomes the adoption of resolution 2242 (2015), which we co-sponsored.
Fifteen years after the …
I would like to thank the President for organizing this important debate. In the wake of the work of the High- level Independent Panel on Peace Operations (see A/70/95) and the publication of the Secretary-General’s report on the recommendations of the High-level Panel (A/70/357), it is essential th…
I thank you, Mr. President, and the Russian presidency for having initiated this debate.
Increasing instability and human suffering in the Middle East, massive refugee flows, the rise of transnational terrorism all call for a swift and determined response that includes not only additional humanitar…
The discussion on the venue of the annual sessions of the
Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme/United Nations Population Fund/United Nations Office for Project Services alternating between New York and Geneva is not new. In that regard, the secretariat of the Executive Board …
Like other delegations, Switzerland is deeply concerned by the scale of violence perpetrated against children.
First of all, the abduction of children is becoming a war practice used in systematic campaigns of intimidation and reprisals against civilian populations. Switzerland is particularly conc…
Over the past 15 years, a broad range of instruments and initiatives — national, regional and global — have been developed to prevent the illicit transfer, the destabilizing accumulation and the misuse of small arms and light weapons. Given the immense negative
effects of these arms, the internatio…
I would like to thank Jordan for having organized this debate. The rise of radicalization and violent extremism, especially among adolescent and young people, is among the today’s most pressing threats to peace, stability and development.
Switzerland is firmly committed to countering violent extrem…
As others before me have noted, the current year has been a crucial one for peacebuilding architecture, as it will undergo its second review following that of 2010. Switzerland welcomes the approach chosen for the review, which comprises two phases, namely, a report drafted by the Advisory Group of …
Madam President, Switzerland would like to thank you for organizing this open debate, even if its very holding is admission that we have all failed in our collective efforts to eradicate sexual violence against women. The recent report of the Secretary-General (S/2015/203) is bleak testimony to this…
I have the honour to present to the General Assembly the reports of the Fifth Committee containing recommendations on issues considered during the first part of the resumed sixty- ninth session of the General Assembly.
The Fifth Committee met from 2 to 27 March and held seven plenary meetings as we…
