We welcome this timely debate on mediation and the settlement of disputes. Chapter VI of the Charter of the United Nations defines mediation as a central function of the United Nations in the maintenance of peace and security.
In 2009, the Security Council recognized the importance of mediation, to…
The fight against HIV/ AIDS is a showcase for the impact that the international community can have if we all join forces. However, it is also a reminder of how fragile progress can be if we fall back into complacency or waver in walking the last mile. It is therefore extremely important that the Gen…
Liechtenstein wishes to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this timely debate.
As the number of conflicts increase and their humanitarian consequences reach unprecedented dimensions, the world expects the United Nations to find better ways to prevent conflict and sustain peace. Today’s discus…
Liechtenstein aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict.
The children and armed conflict agenda is sadly particularly relevant today. The ongoing erosion of the respect for international humanitarian law has
a particular impact on c…
Liechtenstein voted in favour of resolution 71/327, entitled “The United Nations in global economic governance”, for the same reasons just expressed eloquently by the representative of Singapore.
Liechtenstein has a long-standing commitment to strengthening the United Nations as an inclusive and tr…
Liechtenstein welcomes this opportunity to discuss the role of peacekeeping in the context of the broader United Nations efforts to sustain peace. We support the initiatives of the Secretary-General to strengthen the focus of the United Nations on prevention and its ability to sustain peace. Peaceke…
Last week, the United Nations reported that 5 million Syrians had fled to neighbouring countries, a new but sadly unsurprising record high in the light of the devastating ongoing conflict in Syria. The chemical-weapon attack earlier this week is a particularly abhorrent example of the complete disre…
We thank the United Kingdom for this opportunity to speak on human trafficking in conflict and on modern slavery. The prohibition of slavery is one of the very rare norms of international law applicable at all times in all places to all actors. States are under legal obligation to criminalize, inves…
I would like to begin by expressing Liechtenstein’s deep sympathies to the Russian delegation on the passing of Ambassador Churkin. Our thoughts are with his wife and family as well as his friends and his colleagues at the Russian Mission.
Liechtenstein welcomes today’s open debate on conflicts in …
I take the floor to explain Liechtenstein’s position on draft resolution A/68/L.3, extending the intergovernmental process of the General Assembly on strengthening and enhancing the effective functioning of the human rights treaty body system. Liechtenstein joins the consensus on the draft resolutio…
We welcome the second report of the Secretary-General entitled “Sexual violence in conflict” (S/2013/149), which updates us on the widespread use of sexual violence as a method of warfare in various situations. Let me also commend the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violenc…
Our collective failure to reform the Security Council is the single biggest piece of unfinished business. We have established a Human Rights Council and made it, over time, into the effective body it is today. We have created a Peacebuilding Commission, which, in spite of its weaknesses, fills a gap…
We welcome President Dupuy Lasserre back to New York and thank her for her comprehensive report to the General Assembly on the work of the Human Rights Council (A/67/53).
In the past year, the Council has further consolidated its work and has again shown its readiness to address urgent and grave hu…
Liechtenstein considers the treaty body system to be one of the most important achievements of the United Nations human rights system. We have engaged actively and constructively in efforts to strengthen that system in the framework of the multi-stakeholder process initiated by the United Nations Hi…
Liechtenstein is fully committed to combating transnational organized crime and considers the multilateral framework of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime — the Palermo Convention — the best forum to do so. We are pleased to see that that milestone agreement now has …
At the outset, we would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/64/735), which provides a useful update on developments in the global response to HIV/AIDS, especially in view of the upcoming Millennium Development Goal (MDG) summit.
The fight against the HIV epidemic remains one of th…
