My delegation wishes at the outset to thank President Sang-Hyun Song for presenting the fifth annual report of the International Criminal Court (see A/64/356). We also take this opportunity to congratulate him on his election as President of the Court and to wish him much success in that new capacit…
I warmly thank the representative of Guatemala for his presentation of draft resolution A/64/L.6*. Switzerland has supported the establishment of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) since its inception. My delegation is pleased that the mandate of the Commission has be…
Switzerland has already stated its position in the Human Rights Council and the Security Council on the report (A/HRC/12/48) of the Independent United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict of December 2008 to January 2009. My delegation would therefore like simply to reiterate the follow…
I would like to touch on two issues under agenda item 114, first on armed violence and development, and then on the high-level event of September 2010.
I shall first speak as chair of the Core Group leading the implementation of the Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development. The Core Gro…
Fifteen years ago, the International Conference on Population and Development marked a historic break with the traditional discourse on population issues. In placing individuals and their rights at the centre of the analysis of population dynamics, the Cairo consensus endorsed a paradigm change, thu…
After a long negotiation process on modalities, Switzerland expresses its gratitude to all the delegations that participated, to the President of the High-Level Committee for South-South Cooperation and to the distinguished facilitator from the Republic of Suriname for their tireless efforts.
As th…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate on the subject of women and peace and security. We commend the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (S/2009/362) on the implementation of resolution 1820 (2008) and for his recommendations.
Last year’s adoption of resolution 1820…
Switzerland welcomes the efforts of the Secretary- General to operationalize the responsibility to protect on the basis of the consensus of September 2005. In that context, I would like to thank him for his presentation three days ago of the report before us (A/63/677). It is vital that we continue …
The turn of the new millennium was a splendid period in our history. There was optimism in the air. The community of States was marching towards new horizons. The economy was booming. Almost everything seemed possible, even achieving the greatest global challenge of all, namely, reducing poverty. Th…
At the outset, allow me to thank the Chairmen of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) and the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) for their informative briefings. Switzerland is firmly committed to combating terrorism and …
At the outset, Mr. President, I would like to thank you for organizing this open debate and giving non-members of the Council the opportunity to state their views on today’s important and timely topic. I am most grateful too to Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing, and in particular for t…
I have the honour to present, on behalf of Chile and Switzerland, draft resolution A/63/L.51.
Switzerland and Chile thank the Secretary- General for his report (A/63/466) and the United Nations Office of Sport for Development and Peace for its excellent work. The report presents an impressive catal…
Switzerland would like to explain its position on draft resolution A/63/L.53.
Switzerland is disappointed with the way in which the latest changes have been introduced into the draft resolution. It is an important achievement that the General Assembly is able to adopt humanitarian draft resolutions…
In many regards, the situation in the Middle East has benefited from encouraging developments. In particular, Switzerland welcomes the recent developments in Lebanon, especially the Doha Agreement. The announcement of the opening of Lebanese and Syrian diplomatic missions in Damascus and Beirut resp…
I thank the Security Council for having submitted its annual report (A/63/2) and welcome its introduction to the General Assembly by our colleague from Costa Rica.
As in previous years, the tableau is mixed. On one hand, we recognize that some improvements have been made, both in the preparation an…
The topic of climate change and its security implications is of urgent relevance. The security threat posed by climate change is real and its impacts are of global nature, affecting both developed and developing countries.
An impressive body of scientific evidence now tells us that even a relativel…
I wish to thank the President for having convened this meeting. I also thank the Secretariat and all stakeholders involved in the excellent preparations for this debate.
What do we mean when we say dialogue? To begin with, it means something that only has meaning and purpose if it creates a relatio…
Today, I have the honour to speak on behalf of Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
Our two countries welcome the regular open briefings by the Chairmen of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, the Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee and the 1540 Committee. We would also like to convey our gratitude for …
Switzerland thanks the Secretariat for the reports on the agenda item on the strengthening of the coordination of the United Nations urgent humanitarian assistance provided by United Nations agencies. The reports underline the major challenges that the United Nations has had to face in the past year…
I will speak first on draft resolution A/63/L.27, entitled “Promoting development through the reduction and prevention of armed violence”, and subsequently on draft resolution A/63/L.25, entitled “Legal empowerment of the poor and eradication of poverty”.
Armed violence affects all societies to dif…
