Speeches

Agility and innovation: Lessons for the future from the COVID-19 Pandemic - statement by the Group of Like-Minded States on Targeted Sanctions

16.06.2021
Swiss representative to the UN

Statement on behalf of the Group of Like-Minded States on Targeted Sanctions submitted by Sweden to the United Nations Security Council Open Debate (VTC) on Agility and Innovation: Lessons for the future from COVID-19 Pandemic.

Agility and Innovation: Lessons for the future from COVID-19 Pandemic - statement by the ACT Group

16.06.2021
Swiss representative to the UN

Statement on behalf of the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency (ACT) group submitted to the United Nations Security Council Open Debate (VTC) on Agility and Innovation: Lessons for the future from COVID-19 Pandemic.

Agility and innovation: lessons for the future from the COVID-19 Pandemic - statement by the Group of Like-Minded States on Targeted Sanctions

Building back better: COVID-19 response and recovery; Meeting the needs, Realizing the rights and Addressing the socio-economic impacts on persons with disabilities

15.06.2021
Swiss representative to the UN

Statement submitted by Switzerland at the occasion of the general debate of the 14th Conference of States Parties to the CRPD – COSP14, entitled "Building back better: COVID-19 response and recovery; Meeting the needs, Realizing the rights and Addressing the socio-economic impacts on persons with disabilities."

"Aktuelle europapolitische Themen" (de)

12.06.2021
Cassis Ignazio
Speech by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis at the Europa Forum Wachau, Furth bei Göttweig

Annual report of the Security Council 2020

11.06.2021
Swiss representative to the UN; State Secretary, Livia Leu

Statement submitted by Switzerland at the occasion of the annual report of the Security Council 2020 to the General Assembly, read by Livia Leu, FDFA State Secretary.

High-level meeting on HIV/AIDS

08.06.2021
Head of Department, Ignazio Cassis; Swiss representative to the UN

Statement submitted by H.E. Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, during the high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS.

Strengthening an integrated approach to peace and security in the Sahel through a gendered lens: launch of the Group of Friends of Women of the Sahel

02.06.2021
Swiss representative to the UN

Statement submitted by Switzerland to the United Nations Security Council Arria Formula (VTC) on strengthening an integrated approach to peace and security in the Sahel through a gendered lens: launch of the Group of Friends of Women of the Sahel.

General Assembly Special Session against Corruption

02.06.2021
Head of Department, Ignazio Cassis; Swiss representative to the UN

Statement submitted by Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, during the United Nations General Assembly Special Session against Corruption.

Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict

25.05.2021
Swiss representative to the UN

Statement submitted on behalf of the Group of Friends of the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict (PoC) to the United Nations Security Council Open Debate (VTC) on the protection of civilians in armed conflict .

The situation in the Middle East; Question of Palestine

25.05.2021
Swiss representative to the UN

Statement pronounced by Switzerland during the formal plenary joint debate of the General Assembly on the agenda items 37 and 38: “The situation in the Middle East" and  "Question of Palestine”.

Renforcer le multilatéralisme, la solidarité et la coopération internationale

24.05.2021
Discours du Conseiller fédéral Alain Berset à l’occasion de la 74e Assemblée mondiale de la Santé à Genève. Seules les paroles prononcées font foi (nur französisch).

"Digitalisation - an opportunity for Europe's democratic values"

21.05.2021
Cassis Ignazio
Speech by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), on the occasion of the 131st (virtual) Session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. Check against delivery.