Speeches by the head and representatives of the FDFA
Speeches and declarations (1062)
75 years of the United Nations (fr)
26.06.2020
Cassis Ignazio; Head of Department, Ignazio Cassis
Geneva, 26.06.2020: Address by the Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis on the 75th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter - Check against delivery
Joint Statement in support of the ICC
23.06.2020
Swiss representative to the UN
Joint Statement endorsed by 67 States Parties in support of the International Criminal Court (ICC) following the release of the US Excecutive Order of 11 June 2020.
Children and Armed Conflict
23.06.2020
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement submitted by Switzerland during the Open VTC of the UN Security Council on Children and Armed Conflict.
Accountability, Coherence and Transparency (ACT) statement: thematic debate on SG selection process
16.06.2020
Swiss representative to the UN
Virtual High-Level Forum: “The UN Charter at 75: Multilateralism in a Fragmented World”
10.06.2020
Cassis Ignazio; Head of Department, Ignazio Cassis
Bern, 10.06.2020 – Address by the Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis at the 75th anniversary of the UN Charter - Check against delivery
Joint Statement by the Group of Friends of the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflicts
27.05.2020
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 Conflicts.
Accountability, Coherence and Transparency (ACT) statement - Ensuring transparency, efficiency and effectiveness in the work of the Security Council
15.05.2020
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement submitted by Ambassador Jürg Lauber, Permanent Representative of Switzerland on behalf of the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency (ACT) group, to the United Nations Security Council Open Debate (VTC).
Improving the financial situation of the United Nations
14.05.2020
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement pronounced by Switzerland in the Fifth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly.
Maintenance of international peace and security: youth, peace and security
27.04.2020
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement pronounced by Switzerland during the United Nations Security Council Open Debate (VTC).
Statement on behalf of 59 countries in their national capacity and as members of the Group of Friends of WPS, CAAC, POC
30.03.2020
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement on behalf of 59 countries in their national capacity and as members of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security, the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict and/or the Group of Friends of the Protection of Civilians.
Accountability system in the United Nations Secretariat: Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations
11.03.2020
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement pronounced by Switzerland in the Fifth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly.
Accountability, Coherence and Transparency (ACT) statement - Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly
02.03.2020
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Switzerland, Ambassador Jürg Lauber, on behalf of the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency (ACT) group in the General Debate of the Ad-Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly.