It is an honour for me to make this statement on behalf of Mr. Walter Fust, Director-General of the Agency for Development and Cooperation of Switzerland.
Allow me first to express Switzerland’s gratitude to the least developed countries for the considerable efforts they have made to prepare this m…
Switzerland welcomes the report on the prevention of armed conflict presented to us today (A/60/891). It provides a clear and structured account of preventive measures, as well as a comprehensive inventory of what the United Nations is doing in this area.
It is encouraging to note that the expertis…
The final document of the 2005 world summit, which was approved last September by all Member States, highlights the central role of Security Council reform. It also underlines the fact that that reform contains two distinct elements of equal importance, namely, enlargement in the membership of the S…
It is 25 years since the first cases of HIV/AIDS were reported. As it has spread, the pandemic has exacerbated poverty in many parts of the world. As the Secretary-General reminds us in his report (A/60/736), the promotion, fulfilment and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms is crucia…
On behalf of Germany, Sweden and Switzerland, I would like to thank you, Sir, for organizing this meeting and for the opportunity to address the Security Council.
I also thank the three chairmen of the committees for their informative and timely briefings.
Today, I would like to focus on the Commi…
Twenty years have passed since we learned of the explosion that took place in reactor No. 4 at the nuclear power plant at Chernobyl. That event caused fear and trepidation even in Switzerland, 2,000 kilometres away. We can only imagine the horror and shock that the explosion caused in the countries …
Switzerland wholeheartedly voted in favour of resolution 60/251 for the following reasons.
First, the resolution represents a good compromise and strikes a fair balance between widely divergent perspectives and ambitions. It also represents a new commitment on the part of Member States to promoting…
Migration is something that has always existed; it will continue to bring States together as we endeavour to manage it and to prevent illegal or undesirable forms of the phenomenon. We believe, therefore, that our efforts should result in the creation of a true partnership among States, internationa…
I am speaking in my capacity as Vice-Chairman of the Second Committee.
Corrections need to be made to a number of draft resolutions under the sustainable development cluster in order to bring the texts into line with what was decided in the Second Committee. The draft resolutions in question are th…
I have requested the floor in my capacity as Vice-Chair of the Second Committee. I have a number of corrections to make to some of the draft resolutions on which the Assembly is about to take action, under the sustainable development cluster. I would like to make those corrections, Sir, when you wan…
Switzerland welcomes the adoption of resolution 60/180, on the Peacebuilding Commission, which marks a milestone in the implementation of decisions taken by our heads of State or Government at the 2005 world summit.
Following the end of a conflict, the principal actors in the fields of peacekeeping…
First of all, I should like to thank the United Kingdom for having convened today’s debate. I should like also to thank the Humanitarian Coordinator and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for their contributions. Finally, I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on the format of this…
The major developments that have taken place over the past year make it possible to look to the future with prudent optimism. Aside from its political significance, the withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and part of the northern West Bank demonstrates to a certain extent the capacity of the Government o…
We welcome the holding of this annual debate on the strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian assistance. We believe that a great deal has been done in this field in the past year, notably in emergency situations of unprecedented size and complexity. We would like to express our gratitude fo…
Like many other delegations, I wish, on behalf of Switzerland, to extend my most sincere condolences to the Government of Jordan, as well as to all the families of victims who are today suffering the consequences of the terrorist attacks which yesterday struck Amman and all of Jordan.
At the outset…
Switzerland welcomes President Philippe Kirsch to the General Assembly and also welcomes the first report of the International Criminal Court submitted by President Kirsch, which has been presented to the Assembly in compliance with the Relationship Agreement between the United Nations and the Inter…
My delegation welcomes the Secretary-General’s report to the sixtieth session of the General Assembly entitled “Sport for peace and development: International Year of Sport and Physical Education” (A/60/217). We are also very pleased that the report is being debated along with two draft resolutions,…
Switzerland is grateful for this opportunity to address the Council. We have distributed a complete text of our statement and I shall limit my remarks to an abbreviated version.
Switzerland welcomes the counter-terrorism measures set out in the outcome document adopted at the 2005 world summit on 1…
Switzerland thanks the Secretary-General for his informative report on the Global Agenda for Dialogue among Civilizations (A/60/259), and welcomes the draft resolution proposed by the Islamic Republic of Iran that seeks to further intensify the dialogue among civilizations. Switzerland also supports…
We are celebrating today the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond. Although this Hall has never before welcomed so many representatives of youth, there are still not enough young people here. Too many of them must settle for watchin…
