Speeches by the head and representatives of the FDFA
Speeches and declarations (1062)
CSW65: Building back better: women’s participation and leadership in COVID-19 response and recovery
18.03.2021
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement delivered by Ms. Corinne Huser (Program Advisor, Focal Point Gender, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation) during the interactive dialoge on “Building back better: women’s participation and leadership in COVID-19 response and recovery” during the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
The implementation of the Water-related Goals and Targets of the 2030 Agenda
18.03.2021
Swiss representative to the UN; Head of Department, Ignazio Cassis
Statement submitted by H.E. Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, during the high level meeting of the General Assembly on the implementation of the water-related goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda.
CSW65: Eliminating violence against women in public life
17.03.2021
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement pronounced by Switzerland during the interactive dialoge on “Eliminating violence against women in public life” during the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
CSW65: Building alliances for women’s full and effective participation in public life
17.03.2021
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement pronounced by Switzerland during the interactive dialoge on “Building alliances for women’s full and effective participation in public life” during the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
Third round of the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council (IGN)
16.03.2021
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement pronounced by Switzerland during the meeting of the General Assembly on the Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council Reform.
The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy
05.03.2021
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement submitted by Switzerland during the informal consultations on the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.
High-level panel on the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic
02.03.2021
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement pronounced by Switzerland during the General Assembly high-level panel on the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic at the 75th Session of the UNGA.
UNGA Fifth Committee: Human Resources Management
01.03.2021
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement pronounced by Switzerland to the United Nations in the Fifth Committee of the 75th Session of the UNGA.
High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen
01.03.2021
Cassis Ignazio; Head of Department, Ignazio Cassis
Bern, 01.03.2021 - Opening speech and co-chair of the conference by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen - The event was held virtually. The speech was given in English. Check against delivery.
The Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar
26.02.2021
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement pronounced by Switzerland during the General Assembly meeting on resolution 75/238 entitled “The Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar”. Briefing by Secretary General’s Special Envoy on Myanmar, Ms. Christine Schraner Burgener.
Informal Meeting of the General Assembly to hear a briefing by the Secretary-General on the Call to Action for Human Rights
24.02.2021
Swiss representative to the UN
Joint statement on behalf of the members of the Human rights/Conflict Prevention Caucus New York (co-chaired by Germany and Switzerland, and its members Albania, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Gabon, Guatemala, Japan, Mauritius, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Uruguay) on the occasion of the informal meeting of the General Assembly to hear a briefing by the Secretary-General on the Call to Action for Human Rights.
The situation in the temporally occupied territories of Ukraine
23.02.2021
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement pronounced by Switzerland during the General Assembly meeting on the situation in the temporally occupied territories of Ukraine at the 75th Session of the UNGA, item 65.