Allow me to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s meeting. I would also like to thank the Secretary- General of the League of Arab States, His Excellency Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, and Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo, for their briefings. We welcome in particular the presence of Ms. …
As I take the floor for the first time since you began your presidency, Madam, allow me to congratulate you, wish you every success and assure you of our full support in the month of June.
Switzerland welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2685 (2023), which extends the mandate of the United…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) for her statement and for the Mission’s work.
This is the first time that Switzerland is speaking on Kosovo as a member of the Security Council. This issue is close to our hearts, b…
I deliver this statement on behalf of Brazil and Switzerland, as co-penholders of the Syrian humanitarian file.
I would first like to thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Ms. Doughten, Director of the Humanitarian Financing and Resource Mobilization Division in the Office for the Coordination of Humani…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this first meeting dedicated to the use of the veto.
Switzerland has long been committed to restricting the use of the veto in the Security Council. Exactly one year ago, the General Assembly took a decisive step in that direction by adopt…
I thank the Secretary-General for his statement.
First of all, I would like to express our concern about the current violence in the Sudan, which is having an intolerable impact on the country’s civilian population. Switzerland joins the call of the Secretary- General in that regard.
The adoption …
I thank Special Envoy Hans Grundberg, to whom I wish a speedy recovery, and the Deputy Director of the Operations and Advocacy Division of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Ghada Mudawi, for their briefings and, above all, their significant efforts to promot…
I welcome the participation in this meeting of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Mr. Leyva Durán. His presence attests to the continued cooperation between Colombia and the Security Council. I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Carlos Ruiz Massieu and the Permanen…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General El-Ghassim Wane for his briefing.
Switzerland condemns the violence and attacks perpetrated since our previous meeting (see S/PV.9251) against Blue Helmets, the Malian armed forces and civilians, and at the outset I would like to express my de…
I make this statement on the political situation in Syria in my national capacity. With regard to the humanitarian aspects, I echo what our colleague from Brazil stated on behalf of our two countries, and I would like to thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Mr. Talahma.
In March 2011, Syrian people mar…
Let me begin by welcoming the unanimous adoption of resolution 2680 (2023) and by thanking the United States for facilitating the process that led to the renewal of the mandate of the Panel of Experts that supports the work of the Sanctions Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2016). W…
We join others in thanking Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča for his briefing. The second launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile this year is a demonstration of the unfortunate escalation of security tensions in the region.
Switzerland reiterates that the Democratic People’s Repub…
Allow me first to comment on the vote at the beginning of today’s meeting on the request for a briefer to participate. My country would like to stress that, in principle, we welcome the possibility for the Security Council to invite briefers that it considers qualified under rule 39 of its provision…
I would first like to join other speakers in thanking the co-penholders for their valuable work and all Council members for their constructive engagement, which led to the adoption of resolutions 2678 (2023) and 2679 (2023).
However, let us be clear: if the situation has become very serious in Afgh…
I thank Mr. Zouev, Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions, and Mr. Adeoye, African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, for their briefings. I also welcome the Permanent Representatives of South Africa and Slovakia. I would also like to thank M…
I would like to join others in expressing our profound condolences following the natural disaster that hit your country, Mozambique, Mr. President, and Malawi. Our thoughts are with the families that have been affected.
I would like to thank Special Envoy Hans Grundberg and Assistant Secretary-Gene…
Mr. President, I thank you for convening today’s meeting, and I thank Special Representative Otunbayeva for her testimony on the worrisome developments in Afghanistan and for her valuable work. I also thank Ms. Zubaida Akbar for her briefing and for her commitment to and with those who struggle for …
I am delivering this statement on behalf of the co-penholders of the Syria humanitarian file, Brazil and Switzerland. Let me first thank Mr. Geir Pedersen, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, Mr. Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relie…
I thank Special Representative Abdoulaye Bathily for his briefing and welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Libya in today’s meeting. As this is the first time that Switzerland is taking the
floor on this topic, I would like to express our full support for the efforts of the …
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this timely debate on the cooperation between the United Nations and the European Union (EU). I also thank Mr. Josep Borrell Fontelles, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European …
