At the outset, I would like to thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and Director Ramesh Rajasingham of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for their briefings.
Switzerland welcomes the efforts undertaken by Mr. Pedersen within the framework of his mandate under resolution 2254 (201…
At the outset, I would like to thank Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, and the Secretaries-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) for their …
Sanctions are the most powerful non-military instrument, under the Charter of the United Nations, for persuading individuals or entities, such as parties to a conflict, to comply with international law. They are therefore invaluable but must always be used with care and respect for the rule of law.
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I welcome the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Leonardo Santos Simão, and thank him for his briefing.
West Africa and the Sahel have tremendous potential. The region is one of the youngest in the world, in particular the Sahel, where most of the population is under the age of 2…
During our visit to Colombia in February, a group of women from a region particularly affected by the conflict presented me with a basket full of letters. Each letter expressed the same dream: the right to send their children to school without violence and to aspire to a future of opportunity. They …
I would like to thank the Acting Under-Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Joyce Msuya, and Mr. Zhovnir for their statements. I also welcome the participation of the representatives of the European Union, Poland and Ukraine.
We are shocked that a children’s hospital, where many suffer …
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Ms. Bintou Keita, for her briefing, which included the touching slam poem by a young person, and for all the work accomplished by the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). I w…
I would like to start by thanking the Special Envoy, Ms. Salvador, not only for her briefing but also for her efforts and those of all staff at the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH). I would also like to welcome the presence of the Prime Minister of Haiti and the Minister of Foreign …
I would like to thank the Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, Ms. Sigrid Kaag, for her report. For me, the key takeaways are the urgent need to safeguard human dignity and the very concrete recommendations, which address issues ranging from education for children to reconstr…
I thank the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mrs. Nakamitsu, for her briefing. I have also taken note of Mr. Kovalik’s remarks.
In these times of heightened tension, it is essential that we return to the fundamental principles that unite us. As Member States, we are bound by the common …
I would like to thank our two briefers for the overview they have just presented, however grim it may be.
Switzerland strongly condemns the Houthis’ recent arbitrary detention of humanitarian and United Nations personnel and calls for their immediate and unconditional release. We are concerned abou…
I join my colleagues in thanking the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Türk, and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Ms. Salmón, for their briefings. We also thank Mr. Gumhyok Kim for sharing his story with us and for his courag…
I would like to thank the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mrs. Nakamitsu, for her briefing.
In its most recent statement to the Security Council on this issue in March (see S/PV.9562), Switzerland welcomed the holding of the twenty-sixth round of consultations between the Declaration A…
Switzerland voted in favour of resolution 2735 (2024) submitted by the United States of America and welcomes its adoption. I would like to thank the United States delegation for that initiative.
The resolution calls on the parties to conclude and implement, without delay or conditions, the three-ph…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Joyce Msuya for her statement.
The consequences of the high intensity of Russian attacks are being felt throughout Ukraine. Switzerland is deeply troubled by the daily news reports from various regions where human lives are being shattere…
I would like to begin by thanking Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths for their briefings, and above all, for their commitment. As this is one of Mr. Griffiths last meetings or last in-person meetings of t…
I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his briefing and all his efforts.
Switzerland is outraged by last Sunday’s events in the Middle East. We strongly condemn the indiscriminate firing of rockets by Hamas against Israel, as happened on Sunday, 26 May. We recall that indiscriminate attacks…
I welcome you back to this Chamber, Madam President.
“We still believe in the promise of a better world for everyone. Do others?” That is the question posed by young people in an open letter to world leaders, shared by the United Nations Youth Office just one month ago. Yet almost 25 years ago, fiv…
Switzerland welcomes the Security Council’s adoption of this resolution (resolution 2730 (2024)) and thanks all Council members. It is a strong and hopeful message, and an unequivocal one in favour of respect for international humanitarian law. We warmly thank all the sponsors of this resolution, fu…
Switzerland is honoured to introduce a draft resolution (S/2024/400) aimed at strengthening the protection of those who protect: humanitarian and United Nations personnel. This draft resolution is therefore dedicated to the humanitarian and United Nations actors active throughout the world who put t…
