I thank Special Envoy Hans Grundberg and Ms. Lisa Doughten of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for their contributions.
“War is ugly” is how 40-year-old Sana’a resident Elham Hassan begins her September 2023 letter to future generations, a compelling plea for peace. She adds …
I would like to join my colleagues in thanking the three briefers for their insightful presentations. I would also like to thank the Peacebuilding Commission for its written advice and continued engagement, and welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of South Sudan.
As we heard today, …
Switzerland welcomes the convening of this urgent meeting of the Security Council on the situation in Gaza. I would like to thank the Under-Secretary- General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, and the Director of the Financing and Partnerships Division of the Office for …
Allow me, first of all, to say — as the representative of a relatively small country, a young Member of the United Nations in its first term on the Security Council, but also one with a rich history of cooperation spanning more than four decades on the African continent — what an honour it is to be …
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Voronkov and Assistant Secretary-General Gherman for their briefings. I would like to express our appreciation for the new format of the report of the Secretary- General (S/2024/583), which we find conducive to our discussions.
The attacks perpetrated a…
We welcome the focus on the subject of today’s meeting and thank all of the speakers.
“Peace begins with me, you and all of us” is the powerful message of 75 years of United Nations peacekeeping. That message must resonate with the entire population, including women and girls. Experience, and the e…
I would like to thank the representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the World Food Programme — Ms. Edem Wosornu and Mr. Stephen Omollo, respectively — for their
sobering and very clear briefings and for their ongoing commitment to the humanitarian response in th…
As this is the first public meeting of the month, I wish you, Mr. President, every success in your presidency and assure you of our full support this month. I thank the presidency for the month of July for its work.
Switzerland thanks the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Mr. Ka…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing.
Switzerland is extremely concerned about the situation in the Middle East. The attacks of the past few days in the occupied Syrian Golan, in the southern suburbs of Beirut and in Tehran represent an
acceleration of th…
I thank the Deputy Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Ms. De Meo, and the Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. Hadi, for their briefings.
Switzerland is grateful for the important humanitarian work done by their staff, who ri…
I thank the Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Ebo, for his briefing. I have also taken note of Ms. Kneissl’s remarks.
Last week, we discussed the importance of respecting the Charter of the United Nations in order to preserve our multilateral order (see S/PV.9686). It i…
I would like to thank Special Envoy Hans Grundberg and Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Joyce Msuya not only for their briefings but also for their great commitment.
“This is our sanctuary — I now feel a sense of relief”, said 60-year-old Azi…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Major General Beary, Head of the United Nations Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement, for their briefings.
Switzerland is deeply concerned about the developments of recent days. We condemn the drone attack claimed by the Houthis against Tel Aviv on F…
At the outset, I would like to thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and Director Ramesh Rajasingham of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for their briefings.
Switzerland welcomes the efforts undertaken by Mr. Pedersen within the framework of his mandate under resolution 2254 (201…
At the outset, I would like to thank Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, and the Secretaries-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) for their …
Sanctions are the most powerful non-military instrument, under the Charter of the United Nations, for persuading individuals or entities, such as parties to a conflict, to comply with international law. They are therefore invaluable but must always be used with care and respect for the rule of law.
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I thank Mr. Rattray for his briefing.
Switzerland is alarmed by the situation throughout the occupied Palestinian territory and on both sides of the Blue Line between Israel and Lebanon. We must work tirelessly to restore peace and security in the Middle East. Switzerland has strongly condemned the…
A more just, more democratic and more sustainable world order is one that places freedom at its heart. History shows us that there is no such thing as absolute freedom and that, while freedom is essential for living in society, it is only guaranteed when it is protected by rules — rules of principle…
I welcome the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Leonardo Santos Simão, and thank him for his briefing.
West Africa and the Sahel have tremendous potential. The region is one of the youngest in the world, in particular the Sahel, where most of the population is under the age of 2…
During our visit to Colombia in February, a group of women from a region particularly affected by the conflict presented me with a basket full of letters. Each letter expressed the same dream: the right to send their children to school without violence and to aspire to a future of opportunity. They …
