As member of the UN, Switzerland takes an active part in important debates. Switzerland’s speeches and statements at the UN are compiled according to subject and the body they address, and are available in the original language version. With the menu item “select language” you will find (mostly unofficial) translations and more statements and speeches in other languages.
Speeches and statements
Speeches and declarations (2001)
Ministerial Briefing: Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation
18.03.2024
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement deilvered by Switzerland at the United Nations Security Council Ministerial Briefing on Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.
UN Security Council Briefing on the maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine
15.03.2024
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement pronounced by Switzerland at the Unitd Nations Security Council Briefing on the maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine.
Joint Statement Local Government and Human Rights
15.03.2024
Swiss representative to the UN
Conseil des droits de l’homme
Déclaration conjointe de la Suisse, du Chili, de l'Egypte, de la Roumanie, de la République de Corée et de 47 Etats de différentes régions.
Joint Press Stakeout on Conflict Prevention
15.03.2024
Swiss representative to the UN; Joint Statement
Joint Press Stakeout on Conflict Prevention delivered by Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Chechia, Cyprus, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Hungary, Italy, Kenya, Latvia, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Rumania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, South Sudan, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates, Uganda, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States, Uruguay and Japan at the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Promoting Conflict Prevention.
UN Security Council Open Debate on Promoting Confilct Prevention: Empowering All Actors
15.03.2024
Joint Statement; Swiss representative to the UN
Joint Statement by the Human Rights / Conflict Prevention Caucus New York pronounced at the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Promoting Confilct Prevention: Empowering All Actors.
UN General Assembly Informal Plenary Meeting Briefing from Assistant Secretary-General Robert Piper, Special Adviser on Solutions to Internal Displacement
14.03.2024
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement delivered by Switzerland at the United Nations General Assembly Informal Plenary Meeting Briefing from Assistant Secretary-General Robert Piper, Special Adviser on Solutions to Internal Displacement.
UN Security Council Briefing on Yemen
14.03.2024
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement delivered by Switzerland at the United Nations Security Council Briefing on Yemen.
Dialogue interactif avec Virginia Gamba, Représentante spéciale du Secrétaire général pour les enfants et les conflits armés
13.03.2024
Swiss representative to the UN
Conseil des droits de l’homme
Dialogue interactif avec Virginia Gamba, Représentante spéciale du Secrétaire général pour les enfants et les conflits armés
Déclaration de la Suisse
UN Security Council Open Debate on Peacebuilding and Peacekeeping
13.03.2024
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement delivered by Switzerland at the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Peacebuilding and Peacekeeping.
UN Security Council Briefing on the cooperation between the United Nations and the European Union
12.03.2024
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement pronounced by Switzerland at the United Nations Security Council Briefing on the cooperation between the United Nations and the European Union.
Arria Formula meeting: Leveraging the synergies between the CEDAW and the Women, Peace and Security Framework
12.03.2024
Swiss representative to the UN
Arria Formula meeting: Leveraging the synergies between the CEDAW and the Women, Peace and Security Framework.
Dialogue Interactif avec le Rapporteur spécial sur la promotion et la protection des droits de l’homme et des libertés fondamentales dans la lutte antiterroriste
12.03.2024
Swiss representative to the UN
Conseil des droits de l’homme
Dialogue Interactif avec le Rapporteur spécial sur la promo-tion et la protection des droits de l’homme et des libertés fondamentales dans la lutte antiterroriste
Déclaration de la Suisse