I thank you, Madam President, for organizing this debate under your presidency. I also thank the speakers for their statements.
Switzerland is deeply concerned about the alarming increase in grave violations committed against children in armed conflicts. That trend is unacceptable, and it is our co…
We thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo and Mr. Jonah Leff of Conflict Armament Research for their briefings. We welcome the participation of representatives from Ukraine, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the European Union in our deliberations.
The briefings just delivered a…
I wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Central Africa and Ms. Daniele Nlate for their contributions.
Switzerland reiterates its full support for the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General in the region. The commitment to regional
preventive d…
I would like to thank the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), Mr. Mohamed Al Hassan, for his first briefing to the Security Council. We wish him every success in fulfilling his mandate during what is an important tim…
I thank the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mrs. Nakamitsu, for her briefing. We also take note of the briefing by Mr. Nidal Shikhani, Director General of the Chemical Violations Documentation Center of Syria.
On 5 January 2023, Switzerland participated in its first Council meeting for…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča for his briefing.
We condemn the recent Russian attacks on various regions in Ukraine. We are alarmed by the numerous civilian casualties, including children, and the considerable damage inflicted on civilian infrastructure, particula…
I thank the Deputy Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for Syria, Najat Rochdi, and the Director of the Operations and Advocacy Division at the Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Edem Wosornu, for their briefings. I also take note of the briefing by Ms. Sawsan Abou Zainedin. S…
I thank the Assistant Secretary-General, Mr. Miroslav Jenča and the National Security Adviser to the President of Kenya, Ms. Monica Juma, for their briefings. We thank Mr. Pape for his input. We also take note of Mr. Cohen’s observations.
The multidimensional crisis in Haiti continues, marked by gr…
I would like to thank Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, and Mr. Conrado for their detailed contributions.
Switzerland welcomes the Security Council’s renewed focus on the important issue of cybersecurity. Threats in cyberspace, particularly those emanating f…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Haysom for his briefing. I especially thank
Ms. Merekaje Lorna for her insightful remarks and clear recommendations on quite rightly including women and civil society in this critical phase for the future of South Sudan. I welcome the presenc…
First of all, allow me to express my appreciation for the warm wishes extended to Switzerland and our team, and to assure you, Madam President, of our full support for you and your team during your country’s presidency of the Security Council.
I welcome the participation of the Chairman of the Pres…
Switzerland welcomes the Pact for the Future (resolution 79/1) as an important commitment to multilateralism. We all need effective multilateralism to solve today’s challenges. Switzerland is firmly
committed to the values of multilateralism, and we are determined to pursue a path towards a more su…
We thank the co-penholders, Ecuador and the United States, as well as the other members of the Council, for their efforts to reach the unanimous decision to renew the mandate of the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti. That decision once again sends a strong signal of solidarity with the…
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 …
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
