Geography may be a challenge, but it is not destiny. Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) face specific hurdles in their development that countries bordering on the sea do not. But those hurdles can be addressed, as we are doing successfully with the Almaty Declaration and Programme of Action. Th…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the President of the Swiss Confederation, Mr. Pascal Couchepin, who had to cancel his trip to New York at the very last minute.
Since its foundation, the United Nations has embodied the hope of all people to live in peace, freedom and dignity. As Members of t…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for the energy and interest he has devoted to the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in the course of the past year. I would also like to thank Ambassador Gert Rosenthal of Guatemala for his excellent work; the Secretary-Gener…
First of all, Switzerland would like to stress the importance of the obligations contained in the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols. It is clear that only increased respect for and better implementation of international humanitarian law by all the actors concerned will make it possib…
Switzerland very much welcomes the holding of this thematic debate, and we thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/62/644). That document is a very good source of information and of proposals aimed at better coordination of the activities of United Nations agencies to support negotiations and …
First of all, Switzerland would like to thank the President of the General Assembly, the Secretary- General and UNICEF for organizing this event. We thank UNICEF in particular for its excellent documentation, which enables us to assess the progress achieved and the gaps that remain to be closed in t…
Switzerland welcomes the results of the Annapolis Conference, specifically the commitment of the parties to resume negotiations on a final settlement of the
conflict by the end of 2008, as well as the reaffirmation of the obligations set out in the Road Map and the acceptance to create a monitoring…
I thank the delegation of Indonesia for organizing today’s open debate. We welcome the presence of the Secretary-General this morning, an encouraging signal confirming the Secretariat’s commitment on this important issue. I congratulate him on his excellent report on the protection of civilians in a…
I would like to support what my colleagues from New Zealand and Liechtenstein have just said and take the opportunity to clarify Switzerland’s view on the issue.
Our position is and has been, since the creation of the Human Rights Council, that its annual report should be considered in plenary. Giv…
Switzerland would first like to express its gratitude to President Philippe Kirsch for presenting the third annual report of the International Criminal Court (ICC) (A/62/314), covering the main developments in the Court’s activities and cooperation between the Court and the United Nations. Switzerla…
My delegation has taken note with great satisfaction of the Secretary-General’s report entitled “Sport for development and peace: progress and prospects”, which he has submitted to the General Assembly at its sixty-second session to review the steps taken over the past year to implement the three-ye…
At the outset, I should like to thank you, Madam President, for having convened this timely debate on energy, security and climate. Switzerland welcomes your initiative and shares the passionate arguments and concerns you have raised in your concept paper.
It is important that the Security Council …
Switzerland thanks you, Madam President, for having convened this debate. We also thank the Secretary- General for his report on the recommendations of the High-level Panel (A/61/836). Switzerland appreciates the Secretary-General’s support for the principle of a more effective and more coherent Org…
I would like to thank the Security Council for its annual report (A/61/2), and welcome its introduction here in the General Assembly. The report contains a comprehensive overview of the Council’s activities and meetings over the previous session. Switzerland believes, however, that the document woul…
Switzerland attaches great importance to the intergovernmental discussions and negotiations on the strengthening of the coordination of United Nations humanitarian aid in the framework of the General Assembly.
For several years now Switzerland has advocated greater complementarity between this work…
My delegation has taken note with great satisfaction of the Secretary- General’s report entitled “Sport for development and peace: the way forward”, which he has submitted to the General Assembly at its sixty-first session. We are also pleased that we are debating the report together with draft reso…
We would like to thank the President of the Human Rights Council for his report (A/61/53) on the Council’s initial work. We would also like to thank him personally for his tireless endeavours as President of the Council.
Switzerland welcomes the 26 October 2006 decision of the General Assembly rega…
We would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the work of the Organization (A/61/1 and Corr.1), which places the activities of the United Nations in the context of the challenges that it has had to face following the many major changes that have characterized the international envir…
The final document of the 2005 world summit, which was approved last September by all Member States, highlights the central role of Security Council reform. It also underlines the fact that that reform contains two distinct elements of equal importance, namely, enlargement in the membership of the S…
On behalf of Germany, Sweden and Switzerland, I would like to thank you, Sir, for organizing this meeting and for the opportunity to address the Security Council.
I also thank the three chairmen of the committees for their informative and timely briefings.
Today, I would like to focus on the Commi…
