Speeches

UN Security Council Open Debate: Artificial intelligence and international peace and security

25.09.2025
Swiss representative to the UN

Statement delivered by Switzerland at the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Artificial intelligence and international peace and security.

General Debate of the 80th session of the General Assembly

24.09.2025
Swiss representative to the UN

Statement delivered by the President of the Swiss Confederation, Karin Keller-Sutter, at the General Debate of the 80th session of the General Assembly. 

UN High Level Week: Biennial Summit for a Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Economy

24.09.2025
Swiss representative to the UN

Statement delivered by Switzerland at the United Nations High Level Week Biennial Summit for a Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Economy.

Missing Persons in Armed Conflict

24.09.2025
Address by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) - UN-High Level Week New York – check against delivery

High-Level Meeting to Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the 4th World Conference on Women

22.09.2025
Swiss representative to the UN

Statement delivered by the President of the Swiss Confederation, Karin Keller-Sutter, on the occasion of the High-Level Meeting to Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the 4th World Conference on Women. 

80th UN General Assembly: Protection of humanitarian personnel

22.09.2025
Head of Department, Ignazio Cassis
Address by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) – Check against delivery

Setting the course: The future of the bilateral approach between Switzerland and the EU (it)

19.09.2025
Head of Department, Ignazio Cassis
Speech by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis at an event organised by the Camera di Commercio Cantone Ticino, Economiesuisse and the Swiss Association for Foreign Policy on the Swiss-EU package in Bellinzona - Check against delivery

Preserving the spirit of Helsinki in a world in crisis

18.09.2025
Head of Department, Ignazio Cassis
Address by Federal Councillor, Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) - presentation of Switzerland's priorities to the OSCE Permanent Council 2026 – Check against delivery

Informal Ad Hoc Working Group on the UN80 Initiative

16.09.2025
Swiss representative to the UN; Pascale Baeriswyl

Statement delivered by Switzerland at the Informal Ad Hoc Working Group on the UN80 Initiative meeting on the Mandate Implementation Review.

ECOSOC: UN Women Executive Board Second Regular Session

09.09.2025
Swiss representative to the UN

Statement delivered by Switzerland at the United Nations ECOSOC meeting - Second Regular Sessionof the UN Women Executive Board. 

UN General Assembly Plenary Meeting: The situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine

04.09.2025
Swiss representative to the UN

Statement delivered by Switzerland at the United Nations General Assembly plenary meeting on the situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

Baseltalks

04.09.2025
Rede von Bundesrat Beat Jans