Federal Councillor Sommaruga celebrates press freedom
Local news, 05.05.2022
Federal Councillor Simonetta Sommaruga and UN High-Commissioner to Human Rights Michelle Bachelet highlighted how important the freedom of the press is to democracy, on 4 May 2022 in Geneva. Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, Nobel Peace Prize laureates in 2022, participated to the World Press Freedom Day.
Speech (in French): "À ceux qui risquent leur vie pour nous informer".
Communiqué (in French)
Article, 02.03.2022
Switzerland is Host State of the United Nations in Europe since 1945 (and before that was Host State of the League of Nations) and became a Member State of the UN on 10 September 2002.
Switzerland is the only country in the world that joined the UN as a consequence of popular initiative and many Swiss people commit to the ideals of the United Nations by becoming staff members. Below are a few portraits of them.
Switzerland at the UN by the Swiss of the UN
A series of video capsules on Swiss UN staff members. In original language (including Swiss German) with English, French, German and Italian subtitles.
