Speeches
Speeches by the head and representatives of the FDFA.
Speeches and declarations (2408)
UN General Assembly: Humanitarian Resolutions
10.12.2025
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement delivered by Switzerland at the United Nations General Assembly regarding item 72 (a) Humanitarian Resolutions.
UN General Assembly: 10th Anniversary of Remembrance of Genocide Victims
09.12.2025
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement delivered by Switzerland at the United Nations General Assembly High-level meeting to mark the tenth anniversary of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime.
UN General Assembly 5th Committee: Strategic Heritage Plan
05.12.2025
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement delivered by Switzerland at the United Nations General Assembly 5th Committee meeting on the Strategic Heritage Plan.
OSCE Ministerial Council 2025 – Declaration of Switzerland (fr)
04.12.2025
Head of Department, Ignazio Cassis
Address by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) and incoming OSCE chairperson-in-office in Vienna – Check against delivery
UN General Assembly 11th Emergency Special Session on the situation in Ukraine
03.12.2025
Swiss representative to the UN; Pascale Baeriswyl
Statement read during the 11th Emergency Special Session on Ukraine by Ambassador Pascale Baeriswyl, Permanent Representative of Switzerland
Eröffnungsrede von Bundesrat Martin Pfister am Swiss Defense Industry Day
02.12.2025
Eröffnungsrede von Bundesrat Martin Pfister, Chef des Eidgenössischen Departements für Verteidigung, Bevölkerungsschutz und Sport (VBS), am Swiss Defense Industry Day in der Schweizer Mission bei der NATO in Brüssel, Montag, 1. Dezember 2025.
UN General Assembly 5th Committee Revised estimates relating to the proposed programme budget for 2026
01.12.2025
Swiss representative to the UN; Pascale Baeriswyl
Statement given by Pascale Baeriswyl, Permanent Representative of Switzerland at the UN General Assembly 5th Committee of the proposed programme budget for 2026
«Equity im Gesundheitswesen und Migrationsfamilien: Auf dem Weg zu einem inklusiven Ansatz»
01.12.2025
Rede von Bundesrätin Elisabeth Baume-Schneider anlässlich des Health Equity Forums in Bern. Es gilt das gesprochene Wort.
UN General Assembly Second Committee: Agriculture, food security and nutrition
26.11.2025
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement delivered by Switzerland at the UN General Assembly Second Committee on Agriculture, food security and nutrition
UN General Assembly Plenary on Adoption of Peacebuilding Architecture
26.11.2025
Swiss representative to the UN; Pascale Baeriswyl
Statement read by Pascale Baeriswyl, Permanent Representative of Switzerland at the UN General Assembly Plenary on the Adoption of the Peacebuilding Architecture
UN General Assembly Second Committee: External Debt Sustainability and Development
26.11.2025
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement Delivered by Switzerland at the UN General Assembly Second Committee on External Debt
Switzerland, Europe and the world (de)
26.11.2025
Head of Department, Ignazio Cassis
Address by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) on the occasion of the European Economic Forum in Lucerne – Check against delivery