My delegation welcomes this opportunity to take the floor as negotiations on humanitarian draft resolutions have just concluded. The negotiations came at a critical juncture and coincided with the renewal of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the new Agenda for Sustainable Development…
We would like to thank the President for convening this meeting on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council. As we celebrate the United Nations seventieth anniversary, this question remains highly relevant. We welcome the decision by which th…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s open debate. I am pleased to take the floor in my capacity as the coordinator of ACT, which stands for Accountability, Coherence and Transparency. Launched in 2013, ACT is a cross-regional group of 25 countries aimed at improving the working methods…
The discussion on the venue of the annual sessions of the
Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme/United Nations Population Fund/United Nations Office for Project Services alternating between New York and Geneva is not new. In that regard, the secretariat of the Executive Board …
Switzerland expresses its gratitude and appreciation to Judge Philippe Kirsch and the entire staff of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for their extraordinary efforts and accomplishments, to which the report just presented by the President of the Court (A/61/217) testifies. We are impressed by…
Switzerland welcomes the public briefings by the Chairpersons of the three counter-terrorism and sanctions Committees. Today’s meeting provides an excellent opportunity for non-members of the Security Council to be briefed about the activities of the Committees and to comment on issues of global con…
