I thank the briefers for their valuable presentations. I would like to express our appreciation to the former Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Mahamat Saleh Annadif, for guiding the work of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS). We look forward to worki…
I am delivering this statement on behalf of Brazil and Switzerland, as the co-penholders of the Syrian humanitarian file.
We welcome today’s unanimous adoption by the Security Council of resolution 2672 (2023), confirming the continuation of the mandate for the humanitarian cross-border mechanism i…
First of all, I would like to wish you, Mr. President, all the best for your presidency. I would also like to express my gratitude to all the members of the Security Council for the kind words of welcome addressed to Switzerland and the other incoming States. We look forward to working with them and…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this emergency meeting. I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing and assessment of the situation.
During its term as an elected member, Switzerland will work to promote peace in the region, based on a two- State solution negotiated by bo…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting on the question of equitable representation on the Security Council.
On four occasions this year, the Assembly has met in the face of disagreement in the Security Council — four
uses of the veto that go to the heart of its mission, in Ukraine or Syria o…
I warmly thank you, Madam President, for having convened this open debate. Allow me to congratulate Ghana on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council again. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General and all the other briefers for their valuable briefings.
Fauziya Abdi Ali, Ch…
For the second time since the adoption of resolution 76/262, at the end of April (see A/76/PV.69), we are meeting at the General Assembly, following a veto in the Security Council. The compromise finally reached in the Council on cross-border humanitarian assistance for Syria (Security Council resol…
I would like to thank Brazil for organizing today’s debate, and all the briefers for their valuable briefings.
“Children are both our reason to struggle to eliminate the worst aspects of warfare, and our best hope for succeeding at it.” (A/51/306, para. 6)
Those were the words of Graça Machel in h…
Allow me first of all to wish you, Mr. President, every success in your presidency of the Security Council. Switzerland thanks you for organizing this open debate, the first of its kind, and the briefers for their valuable contributions.
The Action for Peacekeeping Plus (A4P+) initiative emphasizes…
I am pleased to deliver this statement on behalf of 26 members of the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency (ACT) group, namely, Austria, Chile, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Gabon, Ghana, Hungary, Ireland, Jordan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Maldives, New Zealand, Norw…
Today’s debate marks a milestone in the relationship between the General Assembly and the Security Council. The fact that we are meeting today following the use of the veto by two permanent members of the Council on a draft resolution on non-proliferation (S/2022/431) proves that the United Nations …
Switzerland welcomes the adoption of resolution 76/262, which it co-sponsored together with more than 80 Member States. We thank Liechtenstein for its leadership and its valuable hard work over the past two years.
Current events show that it is vital for the main organs of the United Nations to wor…
Switzerland thanks the Head of the International Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible
for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011 (IIIM), Ms. Catherine Marchi-Uhel, fo…
As we celebrate International Women’s Day today, I deliver this statement with deep sorrow in my heart, thinking of all the women who today are fleeing, threatened by cold, hunger, war and violence, in Afghanistan, Ukraine, Myanmar or elsewhere.
And yet, women are actors, driving forces and indispe…
Under the Charter of the United Nations, we, the Member States, have committed to practising tolerance, living in peace with one another in a spirit of good neighbourliness and joining forces to maintain international peace and security. As many here have said, today we find ourselves at a crossroad…
I am honoured to take the floor on behalf of the Group of Friends on the protection of civilians in armed conflict — a cross- regional network of 27 Member States.
We thank Norway for organizing this important debate. I would also like to thank the briefers, the Secretary-General, the President of …
I deliver these remarks on behalf of the Human Rights and Conflict Prevention Caucus, which is co-chaired by Germany and Switzerland, and its members Albania, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Gabon, Guatemala, Japan, Mauritius, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone…
Switzerland would like to thank the President for convening this meeting. The challenges that every country has been facing during the pandemic, and the multiplying impact of the pandemic on the risks of conflict and instability, leave no doubt that a more representative and effective Security Counc…
Switzerland thanks the President of the International Criminal Court for his report (A/76/293) and for his leadership.
The Court was established to fight impunity for the most serious crimes under international law, bring justice to victims and, in so doing, contribute to lasting peace. As stated i…
I thank the President for bringing us together for this valuable debate. Switzerland welcomes the annual reports (A/75/747 and A/75/735) under consideration today. I would first of all like to thank the briefers, former Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) Ambassador Robert Rae and current PB…
