We thank your delegation, Mr. President, for getting us together today for this important discussion.
The density of cities means that the suffering caused by attacks against them is overwhelmingly borne by civilians — 88 per cent of those killed and injured in 2020, according to the most recent re…
I have the pleasure and honour to introduce the pre-recorded statement of Her Excellency Ms. Dominique Hasler, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Education and Sport of the Principality of Liechtenstein, who will address the Assembly on behalf of my country.
A pre-recorded video statement was shown in t…
We would like to thank the new co-Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations, the Permanent Representatives of Qatar and Denmark, for taking on their demanding tasks. Liechtenstein will be a constructive voice in the negotiations and will support their efforts. The standing and authority of the in…
The strong participation in this debate illustrates clearly the high relevance of the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which goes indeed to the very purposes of the Organization. After almost 20 years of operations of the Court, the Rome Statue remains one of the most powerful and las…
We thank the President of the Human Rights Council for her leadership in ensuring business continuity during the pandemic and welcome the use of electronic voting by the Council during this time, in line with decision 75/510. We appreciate this opportunity to flag some of
the key aspects of the wor…
I would like first to pay tribute to the late Judge James Crawford, an outstanding member of the International Court of Justice and an iconic figure in the history of international justice. We will honour his memory and legacy, and we are grateful for his contribution to the work of the Court.
We c…
I congratulate the President on his election to the helm of the General Assembly, the most important policymaking body in the world. The future must be shaped by the best ideas, not the loudest voices, and by those who are committed to the purposes and principles of the Organization. Small States ha…
We welcome this opportunity to discuss the valuable work of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF). Given the tumultuous global context and ongoing institutional obstacles to upholding peace faced by other relevant United Nations bodies, the work of the PBC and the PBF c…
The debate on the annual report of the Security Council (A/75/2), held at a more appropriate moment than in recent years, is a key opportunity to reflect on the relationship between two principal Charter of the United Nations organs with carefully crafted mandates and clear provisions for cooperatio…
I have the honour to introduce a pre-recorded statement by Her Excellency Ms. Dominique Hasler, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Education and Sport of the Principality of Liechtenstein.
Liechtenstein appreciates this opportunity to discuss the very worrisome situation in the Middle East in the General Assembly.
Liechtenstein is gravely concerned about the escalation in and around Gaza, the violence in the rest of the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem, as w…
Liechtenstein welcomes this debate on the responsibility to protect (R2P) and aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Costa Rica on behalf of the Group of Friends of the Responsibility to Protect.
The agreement on the responsibility to protect was one of the most importa…
Liechtenstein underlines the need for continued engagement to ensure accountability for the crimes committed in the Syrian conflict, and we welcome the important role of the General Assembly in that respect. We salute Ms. Catherine Marchi-Uhel, the Head of the International, Impartial and Independen…
The conflict in and around Ukraine is a continuing crisis that calls for the urgent attention of the United Nations. In the spirit of Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, sustained efforts have been undertaken within the framework of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Eur…
Liechtenstein thanks the co-Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations, the Permanent Representative of Poland and the Permanent Representative of Qatar, for taking on the demanding task to chair the intergovernmental negotiations. Liechtenstein will be a constructive voice in those
negotiations …
We would like to thank all the delegations who supported the adoption of decision 75/510 in a vote in favour of a strong role for the General Assembly, which we believe is extremely important at a time when multilateralism is under attack and being undermined. For us, this is not a moment to be jubi…
Yesterday I had the honour to introduce draft decision A/75/L.7/Rev.1 on behalf of 43 sponsors (see A/75/PV.25). I am now taking the floor to address the amendment proposed in A/75/L.15 and to explain why our group is opposed to it.
Let me first say that we have engaged in particular with our colle…
I have the honour and the pleasure to introduce draft decision A/75/L.7/Rev.1, submitted on behalf of the core group, consisting of Austria, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Ghana, Iceland, Jamaica, Malta, New Zealand, Qatar, Sweden, Switzerland and my own country, Liechtenstein, and, in addition, on be…
The Human Rights Council has shown its responsiveness throughout these difficult times to the significant fall-out of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on the promotion and protection of human rights. We thank its President, Ambassador Tichy-Fisslberger, for her determination and leadershi…
In commemorating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations, we have shown a strong and unequivocal commitment to multilateralism and the rule of law, with the Charter of the Organization as one of its most important pillars. Today’s debate gives us the opportunity to include one of the fin…
