I would like to thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and Director of Coordination at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Ramesh Rajasingham for their statements.
I would like to highlight three points.
With regard to the security situation, Switzerland remains very concerned about…
We welcome the convening of this meeting in response to the extremely worrisome developments in Lebanon and beyond. I would like to thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo and High Commissioner Türk for their briefings, which provided a highly detailed account of the events of the past few days. I we…
I thank you, Madam President, for your presence today and for organizing this quarterly debate. I would also like to thank the Special Coordinator for his presentation of the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016). I thank Ms. Helen Clark for her briefing as …
Let me begin, Madam President, by welcoming you, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Slovenia. We are grateful for the proposed focus of this meeting on women and peace and security. I would also like to thank the Special Representative, Ms. Roza Otunbayeva, for her briefin…
I thank Ms. Pobee and Ms. Msuya for sharing the alarming updates on the recent escalation of fighting in El Fasher, which has been under siege by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for more than three months. We welcome the swift convening of the Security Council to address those developments.
The scal…
As is customary, I would like to begin by thanking the Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, Ms. Sigrid Kaag, and the Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Project Services, Mr. Jorge Moreira da Silva, for their briefings. Switzerland welcomes the remarkable comm…
I thank Mrs. Nakamitsu, the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, for her briefing.
As we already stated our views on this subject less than two weeks ago (see S/PV.9716), allow me to reiterate Switzerland’s position with five key points.
First, the current grave situation is a direct conse…
I would like to thank Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen Hans Grundberg, Acting Under-Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs Joyce Msuya and Linda Al Obahi of the Peace Track Initiative for their very relevant briefings.
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“In the blink of an eye, the storm came…
I thank the Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Joyce Msuya, for her briefing.
Once again, the Security Council is meeting in the wake of intense Russian attacks across Ukraine. In the past few days, cities from the west to the east of the country have been the target of wa…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Jean- Pierre Lacroix for his introductory remarks, as well as Ms. Comfort Ero and Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, Presidents and Chief Executive Officers of the International Crisis Group and the International Peace Institute, respectively, two renowned or…
I thank Mr. Ebo for his briefing.
Eleven years ago, the Council unanimously adopted resolution 2118 (2013) a few weeks after the use of chemical weapons in the suburbs of Damascus. On 21 August 2013, the inhabitants of Ghouta, including many children, were the victims of one of the most devastating…
As this is our first statement to the Council this month, let me begin by thanking Sierra Leone for its presidency last month and wishing you, Mr. President, every success in your presidency in September. I would also like to join my colleagues in thanking the four briefers today, Under-Secretary-Ge…
I thank Mr. Ebo, Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, for his briefing.
As a global community, we are bound by a body of rules and principles that we have undertaken to observe. They include the Charter of the United Nations — which lays down the principles for living in peace…
As my British colleague did, I would like to start by thanking the Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Joyce Msuya, and the Executive Director of the World Health Organization Health Emergencies Programme, Michael Ryan, for their briefings and above all for the unwavering courag…
I would like to join my colleagues in thanking Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his briefing.
Earlier this week, Ukrainians in various parts of the country once again woke up to the sound of warning sirens and explosions. Russia’s massive attacks on cities and power grids in recent days have o…
I would like to begin by thanking France for its excellent drafting work during this complex negotiation process. I also thank all the delegations for their willingness to find solutions. Switzerland welcomes the unanimous extension of the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIF…
I would like to thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Joyce Msuya for their briefings.
Switzerland remains very concerned about the persistent outbreaks of conflict and tension in Syria. We call for a nationwide ceasefire, as advocated by reso…
I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland and Dr. Lisa Baxter of Save the Children for their briefings.
In view of the humanitarian disaster caused by the conflict in the Middle East, including the ever- worsening situation in the Gaza Strip, Switzerland has consistently called for the implementat…
I thank you for convening this debate, Mr. President, and I thank our speakers for their insights.
No glory is to be had in prevention. History has a long memory when it comes to conflicts and their outcomes. Monuments to victory abound. Wars averted and violence defused, on the other hand, barely …
I would like to thank Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ms. Stephanie Koury, and Ambassador Yamazaki for their briefings. I welcome the participation of the representative of Libya in this meeting.
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