Post2015 process: Governments Conclude Initial Exchange of Views on Post-2015 Negotiations

14.11.2014 — Press release Agenda2030

Einladung: Die Post-2015 Agenda und die Schweiz / November 2014

10.11.2014 — Article Agenda2030

Switzerland's position on the agenda for sustainable development

25.06.2014 — Article Agenda2030

Switzerland's position regarding sustainable development contains its key concerns for the post-2015 development agenda.

Open Working Group on SDGs adopts report on future sustainable development goals

23.06.2014 — Press release Agenda2030

Post-2015 Agenda: Einladung zu den Nationalen Konsultationen (de)

10.04.2014 — Press release Agenda2030

57 Ambassadors in New York sign letter calling for a Sustainable Development Goal on Water and Sanitation

22.03.2014 — Press release Agenda2030

Swiss delegation at the UN session on the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls

05.03.2014 — Press release Agenda2030

THE WORLD YOU WANT? HAVE YOUR SAY!

24.02.2014 — Press release Agenda2030

Post-2015 agenda: Interim balance sheet on Switzerland’s efforts to fulfil the global objectives on sustainable development

12.12.2013 — Press release Agenda2030

23 October 2013 – Side event: Swiss stakeholders' meeting

25.10.2013 — Press release Agenda2030

24–25 October 2013 – Symposium in Montreux: Development Cooperation Forum

18.10.2013 — Press release Agenda2030

3-4.10.2013 – 68th General Assembly of the United Nations (de)

08.10.2013 — Press release Agenda2030

UN General Assembly: Switzerland committed to preventing violent extremism and terrorism

20.09.2016 — Press release EDA
Stepping up international efforts to prevent violent extremism and terrorism was at the heart of Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter's concerns as he participated on Tuesday in the opening of the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Mr Burkhalter, who is head of the Federal Department for Foreign Affairs, took part in meetings focusing on how to involve women and the private sector in projects in order to give marginalised groups more opportunities – with the aim of preventing people deprived of hope from falling into violence and extremism. One of the meetings was also sponsored by Switzerland.

UN issues declaration on refugees and migration

19.09.2016 — Press release EDA
Federal Councillor Simonetta Sommaruga represented Switzerland on Monday at the UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants in New York. The states want to meet the challenges posed by large movements of refugees and migrants more effectively and issued a political declaration on this issue. Federal Councillor Sommaruga stressed that Switzerland wants to play an active role in implementing the goals agreed at the summit in New York.

Switzerland’s priorities at the UN’s 71st General Assembly

07.09.2016 — Press release EDA
Johann N. Schneider-Ammann, President of the Swiss Confederation, will set out Switzerland’s priorities in relation to the UN for the coming year on 20 September at the opening of the UN’s 71st General Assembly. He will also take part in various events and meet with heads of state and government. During this ministerial week in New York, Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter will also represent Switzerland at various events, focusing in particular on international security, and will conduct bilateral talks. Federal Councillor Simonetta Sommaruga will also take part in the UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants to be held on the eve of the opening of the General Assembly.

Switzerland to send fifth aid consignment to the conflict zone in Ukraine

01.09.2016 — Press release EDA
Swiss Humanitarian Aid is preparing a further consignment of aid supplies needed by the population on both sides of the contact line in eastern Ukraine. This time it will transport 3,500 tonnes of quartz sand to the region for filtering water. The sand will be transported by train and leave western Ukraine at the weekend. It will be handed over in Donetsk a week later.

Ambassadors and International Network Conference in the presence of Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni

22.08.2016 — Press release EDA
Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter opened this year’s Ambassadors and International Network Conference on Monday 22 August 2016. The four-day conference has as its theme ‘Switzerland – stakeholder and beneficiary of the multilateral system’ and this year is being held in Geneva’s Palais des Nations, the highly symbolic building opened in 1936 to house the League of Nations. International Geneva is the European heart of multilateral diplomacy while also serving as a platform for Swiss foreign policy. The choice of venue for this year’s conference emphasises Switzerland’s role as a host country and an active and innovative member of the UN. Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni attended the conference as guest speaker. On Tuesday, the President of the Swiss Confederation, Johann N. Schneider-Ammann, and other members of the Federal Council will also address the ambassadors in a series of presentations and seminars.

Federal Councillor Doris Leuthard welcomes Solar Impulse in Abu Dhabi

26.07.2016 — Press release EDA
On Tuesday 26 July, Federal Councillor Doris Leuthard welcomed the solar-powered plane Solar Impulse as it completed its round-the-world flight in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). She also congratulated the initiators and pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg on behalf of the Federal Council. On the occasion of the celebrations, Ms Leuthard also held bilateral talks with two ministers of the UAE.

Switzerland steps up its humanitarian commitment to the people fleeing the fighting in Iraq

20.07.2016 — Press release EDA
A conference of donor countries was held today in Washington to mobilise funds to ensure better humanitarian support for the tens of thousands of internally displaced persons fleeing the fighting that has been ravaging Iraq since May. Switzerland has decided to allocate an additional CHF 1 million, increasing its commitment to CHF 10 million for 2016.

Switzerland presents initial steps towards the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

19.07.2016 — Press release EDA
New York, 19 July 2016: at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) at the United Nations in New York, Manuel Sager, the director-general of the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC), presented Switzerland's initial steps towards the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Switzerland donates ambulances to Syria's suffering population

18.07.2016 — Press release EDA
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has delivered twelve new ambulances to the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC). A Swiss delegation accompanied the delivery in the Syrian capital Damascus. The ambulances are urgently needed in Syria because the country's health system has too few ambulances to cope with the enormous number of victims caused by the war, including attacks against hospitals.

10 years of the UN Human Rights Council: Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter launches an international appeal to enhance conflict prevention

13.06.2016 — Press release EDA
At the opening of the UN Human Rights Council’s June session in Geneva, Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter has launched an international appeal of 13 June calling for enhanced conflict prevention. The Council is celebrating its 10th anniversary in Geneva today.

Federal Council concludes headquarters agreement and administrative arrangement with Secretariat of the Arms Trade Treaty

13.06.2016 — Press release EDA
On 13 June 2016, Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter, head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA, signed a headquarters agreement and an administrative arrangement with the Secretariat of the Arms Trade Treaty on behalf of the Federal Council. The head of the Secretariat, Mr Dumisani Dladla, signed the documents on behalf of the Secretariat of the Arms Trade Treaty.

Aid and prospects close to home for refugees: Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter visits Swiss-sponsored projects in Lebanon

24.05.2016 — Press release EDA
Having attended the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul where he discussed measures to jointly tackle violent conflict, major humanitarian challenges and the refugee crisis, the Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA, Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter, stopped off in Lebanon. In the capital, Beirut, he visited a number of projects in a show of support for the efforts being made by Switzerland and its partner organisations to improve the future prospects of people in Lebanon. There, he spoke among other things with young people about their tough living conditions and their ideas for the future.

«Eine Welt/Un seul monde» – dossier on the 2030 Agenda

22.01.2016 — Article Agenda2030

Interview with Ambassador Michael Gerber, the Federal Council's special envoy for sustainable development

11.11.2015 — Article Agenda2030

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted unanimously in New York in September 2015 at the largest-ever meeting of heads of state and government.  This milestone sets out the path for the future and provides the model for sustainable development for the next 15 years.

Positive results in implementing the Millennium Development Goals

13.07.2015 — Article Agenda2030

Are we living in a better world today than we were 15 years ago? In order to cut worldwide poverty in half by 2015 and promote global development, the international community established eight Millennium Development Goals in the year 2000. The deadline has come and gone and it is time to take stock.

Einladung: Die Post-2015 Agenda und die Schweiz / November 2014

10.11.2014 — Article Agenda2030

Switzerland's position on the agenda for sustainable development

25.06.2014 — Article Agenda2030

Switzerland's position regarding sustainable development contains its key concerns for the post-2015 development agenda.