I thank the President for providing this opportunity to discuss the situation created by the use of the veto by the Russian Federation in the Security Council on 8 July (see S/PV.9087). Security Council draft resolution S/2022/538, submitted by Ireland and Norway, would have extended the mandate for…
The latest report of the Secretary-General (S/2022/493) underlines the unconscionable suffering of children in armed conflict, which has sadly increased over the past year. We wish to highlight in particular the significant rise in sexual violence perpetrated against boys and girls, as also document…
The past year has seen the Security Council return from many of its coronavirus disease-affected working methods, while searching for ways to bridge the increasing divisions among its members on key files. While we continue to be concerned about the Council’s overall effectiveness, working methods c…
We wish to join others in extending our congratulations to the five
newly elected members of the Security Council. We very much look forward to working with them over the next two years.
We welcome the submission of the annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly (A/76/2). We app…
Liechtenstein deplores the casting of a veto in the Security Council by two permanent members, China and the Russian Federation, on draft resolution S/2022/431, on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, considered by the Council on 26 May (see S/PV.9048). It was the first draft resolution of the…
The reason the Security Council is discussing ways to strengthen its work on accountability is obvious. There is a strong link between sustainable peace and justice that we have agreed on various occasions, including when we adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. There is ample evidenc…
I have the honour to introduce, on behalf of its co-sponsors, draft resolution A/76/L.52, entitled “Standing mandate for a General Assembly debate when a veto is cast in the Security Council”. I am happy to inform the Assembly that the initiative is currently supported by 76 co-sponsors from all reg…
Our Organization needs a Secretary-General who speaks up in defence of the Charter of the United Nations whenever it is needed. We are grateful to Secretary-General Guterres for doing that with regard to the situation in Ukraine in recent days and for his presence here with us again today.
The pres…
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…
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…
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…
