Switzerland wholeheartedly voted in favour of resolution 60/251 for the following reasons.
First, the resolution represents a good compromise and strikes a fair balance between widely divergent perspectives and ambitions. It also represents a new commitment on the part of Member States to promoting…
Switzerland welcomes the adoption of resolution 60/180, on the Peacebuilding Commission, which marks a milestone in the implementation of decisions taken by our heads of State or Government at the 2005 world summit.
Following the end of a conflict, the principal actors in the fields of peacekeeping…
First of all, I should like to thank the United Kingdom for having convened today’s debate. I should like also to thank the Humanitarian Coordinator and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for their contributions. Finally, I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on the format of this…
The major developments that have taken place over the past year make it possible to look to the future with prudent optimism. Aside from its political significance, the withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and part of the northern West Bank demonstrates to a certain extent the capacity of the Government o…
We welcome the holding of this annual debate on the strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian assistance. We believe that a great deal has been done in this field in the past year, notably in emergency situations of unprecedented size and complexity. We would like to express our gratitude fo…
Like many other delegations, I wish, on behalf of Switzerland, to extend my most sincere condolences to the Government of Jordan, as well as to all the families of victims who are today suffering the consequences of the terrorist attacks which yesterday struck Amman and all of Jordan.
At the outset…
Switzerland welcomes President Philippe Kirsch to the General Assembly and also welcomes the first report of the International Criminal Court submitted by President Kirsch, which has been presented to the Assembly in compliance with the Relationship Agreement between the United Nations and the Inter…
My delegation welcomes the Secretary-General’s report to the sixtieth session of the General Assembly entitled “Sport for peace and development: International Year of Sport and Physical Education” (A/60/217). We are also very pleased that the report is being debated along with two draft resolutions,…
Switzerland is grateful for this opportunity to address the Council. We have distributed a complete text of our statement and I shall limit my remarks to an abbreviated version.
Switzerland welcomes the counter-terrorism measures set out in the outcome document adopted at the 2005 world summit on 1…
I would like to join other speakers in thanking you, Mr. President, for having provided this opportunity to discuss the reform of the Security Council today.
My country has had the opportunity, on a number of occasions during informal discussions in the course of the fifty-ninth session of the Gene…
Madam President, I would first of all like to congratulate you on the skill and commitment with which your country has conducted the presidency of the Security Council during the month of May 2005.
Over the last few years, the United Nations has been strongly committed to preparing the ground for e…
At the outset, I wish to join in the condolences expressed by other speakers to the delegations of the Holy See and of Monaco. I should also like to thank the President of the General Assembly and to congratulate him on the way in which he is guiding our discussions.
Switzerland commends the Secret…
Switzerland would like to thank Benin for convening this open debate of the Security Council on small arms and light weapons.
The United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects states that Governments bear the…
Switzerland attaches great importance to issues concerning the family, and we welcome the celebration of the tenth anniversary of the International Year of the Family. Switzerland would like to highlight — as the Secretary-General did in his introductory statement — that the family is the basic unit…
The context of the Middle East conflict today is one of change. The international community has just shown its solidarity with the Palestinian people in mourning the loss of Yasser Arafat, the first elected President of the Palestinian Authority. The image of that statesman being awarded the Nobel P…
The international community has been strongly committed to Kosovo for more than five years now. The deplorable events of last March have forced us to review the strategy we had pursued until then in order to find a lasting political settlement. The Secretary- General made proposals to this effect. S…
My delegation wishes to thank the Secretary-General for his reports on the points on today’s agenda. In particular, it would like to express appreciation for his reflections on the value of international law norms which the Secretary-General chose to touch upon in the preamble to his report on the i…
I will be speaking on agenda item 47 today.
My delegation took note with great interest of the report by the Secretary-General on sport in the service of peace and development and the International Year of Sport and Physical Education. We are also pleased that this report is being discussed at the …
Terrorist acts are one of the gravest threats to international peace and security. Therefore, the fight against terrorism concerns the entire international community. In that regard, Switzerland welcomes the holding of an open debate and is pleased that the Swiss delegation of the Inter-Parliamentar…
The Charter of the United Nations confers upon the Security Council the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. When the Security Council acts it does so on behalf of the international community. When it is powerless to act or when it fails to do so, the credi…
