Speeches by the head and representatives of the FDFA
Speeches and declarations (1055)
The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question
16.05.2021
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement submitted by Switzerland to the United Nations Security Council Open Debate (VTC) on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
UNGA Fifth Committee: Improving the financial situation of the United Nations
14.05.2021
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement pronounced by Switzerland to the United Nations in the Fifth Committee of the 75th Session of the UNGA.
Speech - More science in diplomacy, more diplomacy in science
07.05.2021
Cassis Ignazio
Speech by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis on the occasion of the 25th Dies academicus of the Università della Svizzera italiana in Lugano. The speech was given in Italian. Check against delivery.
Interactive Dialogue to commemorate and promote the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace
05.05.2021
Swiss representative to the UN
Questions submitted by Switzerland to the United Nations on the occasion of the interactive dialogue to commemorate and promote the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace.
UNGA Fifth Committee: Administrative and budgetary aspects of the financing of the United Nations peacekeeping operations: cross-cutting issues
03.05.2021
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement pronounced by Switzerland to the United Nations in the Fifth Committee of the 75th Session of the UNGA.
Inauguration Ceremony for the International Centre for Sculpture in Peccia
02.05.2021
Head of Department, Ignazio Cassis
Peccia, 2.5.2021 - Speech by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis on the occasion of the inauguration of the International Centre for Sculpture in Peccia. The speech was given in Italian. Check against delivery.
Peacebuilding Commission meeting on the Sahel
28.04.2021
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement pronounced by Switzerland to the United Nations during the meeting of the Peacebuilding Commission on the Sahel.
Digital cooperation and connectivity
27.04.2021
Head of Department, Ignazio Cassis; Swiss representative to the UN
Statement submitted by H.E. Mr. Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, during the high-level thematic debate on digital cooperation and connectivity.
Joint statement by the Group of Friends of the Protection of Civilians on the protection of objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population
27.04.2021
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 objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population.
Report of the IIIM to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011
21.04.2021
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement pronounced by Switzerland during the meeting of the General Assembly on the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011.
Enhancing Cooperation between the United Nations and Regional and Subregional Organizations in Enhancing Confidence-building and Dialogue in Conflict Prevention and Resolution - Open VTC
19.04.2021
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement submitted by Switzerland during the Open VTC of the UN Security Council on "Enhancing Cooperation between the United Nations and Regional and Subregional Organizations in Enhancing Confidence-building and Dialogue in Conflict Prevention and Resolution".
Sexual violence in conflict
14.04.2021
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement submitted by Switzerland during the Open VTC of the UN Security Council on "Sexual Violence in Conflict".