I have taken note of the statements by Mr. Pohlmann and Mr. Dore. Our assessment remained unchanged. As my delegation has said in the past, Switzerland is concerned about the alleged sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines that led to gas leaks last September. Switzerland condemns all acts…
I thank Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu, Under-Secretary-
General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, for her briefing. I have also taken note of Mr. Szamuely’s remarks.
While more than 500 days have gone by since Russia began its military aggression against Ukraine, the suffering and damage tha…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General El-Ghassim Wane and Ms. Beatrice Abouya for their briefings.
The withdrawal of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) is of an unprecedented scope and
complexity, and we appreciat…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting. I would also like to thank Under-Secretary-General Voronkov, Executive Director Gherman and Ms. Farida Khalaf for their briefings.
As the President of Switzerland said in March, “the confidence of our people is absolutely crucial to deprivin…
We thank the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr Volker Türk, and the Special Rapporteur on the situation on human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Ms. Elizabeth Salmón, for their briefings. We also welcome Mr. Ilhyeok Kim’s participation in today’s meeting and …
Switzerland thanks Ms. Wosornu for her briefing and expresses its appreciation for the indispensable work of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. We welcome His Excellency Mr. Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Armenia, and the representatives of Azerbaijan, Türkiye…
I thank Special Envoy Hans Grundberg and the Director of Operations and Advocacy of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Edem Wosornu, for their briefings. My thanks also go to Ms. Amat Al-Salam Abdullah Abdo Al-Hajj for her statement.
In the light of the recent developments…
I thank the Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, Ms. Martha Pobee, and the Director of Operations of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Edem Wosornu, for their moving briefings. I also welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of the Sudan.
At the outset, I w…
I would first like to thank the Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Ebo, for his presentation. I also take note of Mr. Katoub’s briefing.
Switzerland reiterates its full confidence in the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) as the principal guardia…
I would first like to congratulate the United Kingdom on its presidency of the Council in July and to wish you, Mr. President, and your team every success in our work this month. You can count on Switzerland’s support. I would also like to thank you for organizing today’s timely debate and the brief…
Switzerland challenges the pretext under which today’s meeting has been convened. Moreover, we believe that today’s meeting harms the effectiveness of the Council’s work.
Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine is a serious violation of international law. Switzerland condemns that act in the s…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Mohamed Khaled Khiari for his detailed briefing. It is a reminder of the ever-increasing cost of a lack of political will. We must all do better.
I would like to make three main points.
First, in the face of the current spiral of violence, de-escal…
Switzerland condemns the recent Russian strikes against Odesa and other regions. We will address that subject in greater detail in the next meeting. The serious damage suffered by the Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa on Sunday gives today’s meeting a sad sense of urgency.
Switzerland remains deep…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari for his briefing.
Since Russia’s decision last week not to extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative, the population of Odesa has been enduring nights that no one should have to live through. Switzerland is appalled by the considerable
increase in the …
I would like to thank our three briefers, in particular the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Yemen, Mr. David Gressly. I also welcome the presence here today of the Vice-Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the representative of Yemen. Switzerla…
I would like to thank His Excellency Mr. Andrew Holness and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. María Isabel Salvador, for their briefings. My thanks also go to Ms. Marie-Yolène Gilles, Executive Director of the Fondasyon Je Klere, for her briefing, and to the Foreign Ministers …
Switzerland thanks France for its efforts as penholder of the resolution (resolution 2690 (2023)) on the withdrawal of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) from Mali.
Switzerland acknowledges and respects the decision of the Malian authorities to re…
I thank the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu, for her briefing. We have also taken note of the other briefings. I will focus on three main points today.
First, Switzerland firmly condemns Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine. We reject all attempts to justif…
First of all, I would like to express a heartfelt welcome to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of the Federal Republic of Somalia, whose presence attests to his commitment to working with the Security Council to
ensure that Somalia can live in peace with its neighbours and within its own borders. I t…
I would like to thank Special Representative Abdoulaye Bathily and the briefers for their insights. I also welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of Libya in today’s meeting.
Before I elaborate on three points, I just want to mention the tragic incident in the Mediterranean in which a…
