Speeches by the head and representatives of the FDFA
Speeches and declarations (1062)
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.
Annual Report 2020 on the evaluation function in UNFPA
10.06.2021
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement submitted on behalf of the following Member States: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States of America during the Annual Session of the Executive Board of UNFPA on Agenda Item 13: Annual Report 2020 on the evaluation function in UNFPA.
United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF): Annual report of results achieved in 2020
09.06.2021
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement submitted on behalf of the following Member States: Austria; France; Greece; Luxemburg; Malawi; Norway; Principality of Andorra; Republic of Korea; Rwanda; Turkey; Sweden; Switzerland; Ukraine; United States during the Annual Session of the Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS on Agenda Item 10: United Nations Capital Development Fund, Annual Report of Results Achieved in 2020.
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”.