Speeches

Address: Winston Churchill and Willy Sax: art, friendship and foreign policy

31.03.2021
Cassis Ignazio
Address by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis on the occasion of the Churchill Europe Symposium - The speech was made in German. The spoken word prevails.

Informal meeting of the plenary: Briefing by the Secretary-General on the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic

30.03.2021
Swiss representative to the UN

Statement pronounced by Switzerland during the informal meeting of the plenary to hear a briefing by the Secretary-General on the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, including developments on the implementation of Security Council resolution 2254 (2015), on the humanitarian situation and on human rights (A/RES/75/193).

Protecting the Peacekeeper: Suppressing the Deployment of Improvised Explosive Devices against Peace Operations

26.03.2021
Swiss representative to the UN

Statement submitted by Switzerland to the United Nations Security Council Arria Formula (VTC) on Protecting the Peacekeeper.

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.