I would like to thank our two briefers for the overview they have just presented, however grim it may be.
Switzerland strongly condemns the Houthis’ recent arbitrary detention of humanitarian and United Nations personnel and calls for their immediate and unconditional release. We are concerned abou…
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the United Kingdom for its efforts during the negotiations and to Security Council members for their commitment.
Switzerland voted in favour of the resolution (resolution 2736 (2024)) and welcomes its adoption. Given the extremely alarming situation i…
I join my colleagues in thanking the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Türk, and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Ms. Salmón, for their briefings. We also thank Mr. Gumhyok Kim for sharing his story with us and for his courag…
I would like to thank President Gatti Santana and Prosecutor Brammertz for their reports and informative briefings. I would also like to welcome the participation of the representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Rwanda and Serbia in this meeting.
This year we commemorate the thirtieth ann…
I would like to thank the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mrs. Nakamitsu, for her briefing.
In its most recent statement to the Security Council on this issue in March (see S/PV.9562), Switzerland welcomed the holding of the twenty-sixth round of consultations between the Declaration A…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Central Africa and the President of the Commission of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) for their briefings.
Switzerland reiterates its full support for the Special Representative and the United Nations Regional…
Switzerland voted in favour of resolution 2735 (2024) submitted by the United States of America and welcomes its adoption. I would like to thank the United States delegation for that initiative.
The resolution calls on the parties to conclude and implement, without delay or conditions, the three-ph…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Joyce Msuya for her statement.
The consequences of the high intensity of Russian attacks are being felt throughout Ukraine. Switzerland is deeply troubled by the daily news reports from various regions where human lives are being shattere…
Switzerland thanks China and the core group for their
work in facilitating resolution 78/286, just adopted. Switzerland was actively involved in the negotiations and appreciates China’s efforts to reach consensus. However, we would like to clarify our position on certain aspects of the text.
We we…
I would like first of all to congratulate Mozambique for its successful presidency in May and assure you, Mr. President, of Switzerland’s full support for your mandate in June.
I would like to welcome Ms. Ana Peyró Llopis, the Acting Special Adviser, and wish her success in this crucial period. I a…
Switzerland wishes to thank Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan for having facilitated the negotiations on this resolution. We are grateful for the willingness and commitment of Central Asian countries to jointly overcome drug- related challenges in the region. We appreci…
We thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing and welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in our discussions.
Following the tests and announcements of recent months, Switzerland watched with great concern the latest attem…
I would like to express my gratitude to the High Commissioner for his briefing and his Office’s tireless efforts on behalf of communities affected by displacement around the world.
As the High Commissioner has just pointed out, millions of lives have been uprooted by armed conflict, including as a …
I would like to begin by thanking Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths for their briefings, and above all, for their commitment. As this is one of Mr. Griffiths last meetings or last in-person meetings of t…
I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his briefing and all his efforts.
Switzerland is outraged by last Sunday’s events in the Middle East. We strongly condemn the indiscriminate firing of rockets by Hamas against Israel, as happened on Sunday, 26 May. We recall that indiscriminate attacks…
I welcome you back to this Chamber, Madam President.
“We still believe in the promise of a better world for everyone. Do others?” That is the question posed by young people in an open letter to world leaders, shared by the United Nations Youth Office just one month ago. Yet almost 25 years ago, fiv…
Switzerland welcomes the Security Council’s adoption of this resolution (resolution 2730 (2024)) and thanks all Council members. It is a strong and hopeful message, and an unequivocal one in favour of respect for international humanitarian law. We warmly thank all the sponsors of this resolution, fu…
Switzerland is honoured to introduce a draft resolution (S/2024/400) aimed at strengthening the protection of those who protect: humanitarian and United Nations personnel. This draft resolution is therefore dedicated to the humanitarian and United Nations actors active throughout the world who put t…
Like my colleagues, I would like to thank Mozambique for convening us here today, and I wish to thank the Secretary-General and Commissioner Adeoye for their insightful briefings. I also wish to thank the Peacebuilding Commission for its support of peacebuilding efforts and, in particular, Ambassado…
Seventy-five years ago the Geneva Conventions were adopted in the wake of the horrors of the Second World War. “Our most fervent wish would be that they would
never have the opportunity to be applied”, declared Max Petitpierre, former President of the Swiss Confederation and President of the Diplom…
