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 made by Switzerland to the UN
Speeches and declarations (1306)
Conflict and food security
19.05.2022
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement submitted by Switzerland to the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on "Conflict and food security”.
ECOSOC Operational Activities Segment, session 2: UNSDG’s Chair Report on the DCO
18.05.2022
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement pronounced by Switzerland to the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
ECOSOC Operational Activities Segment
17.05.2022
Swiss representative to the UN
Investing in prevention and peacebuilding
12.05.2022
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement pronounced by Switzerland to the United Nations in the Fifth Committee of the 76th Session of the UNGA.
Administrative and budgetary aspects of the financing of the United Nations peacekeeping operations: Cross-cutting issues
03.05.2022
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement pronounced by Switzerland to the United Nations in the Fifth Committee of the 76th Session of the UNGA.
Peacebuilding Financing
27.04.2022
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement pronounced by Switzerland during the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on "Peacebuilding Financing".
Ensuring accountability for atrocities committed in Ukraine
27.04.2022
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement submitted by Switzerland to the United Nations Security Council Arria-formula on Ensuring accountability for atrocities committed in Ukraine.
Strengthening the United Nations system
26.04.2022
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement pronounced by Switzerland during the meeting of the General Assembly on the action on the draft resolution of the “Veto initiative”.
Accountability as Prevention: Ending Cycles of Sexual Violence in Conflict
13.04.2022
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement submitted by Switzerland to the United Nations Security Council Open Debate (VTC) on "Accountability as Prevention: Ending Cycles of Sexual Violence in Conflict"
"20 years of Switzerland at the UN" speech by Ambassador Frank Grütter
05.04.2022
Swiss representative to the UN
Speech pronounced by Ambassador Frank Grütter to mark the 20th Anniversary of Switzerland's vote to join the United Nations.
UNDC General Debate
05.04.2022
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement pronounced by Switzerland during the General Debate of the United Nations Disarmament Commission (UNDC).
Report of the IIIM to facilitate investigations into the most serious violations of international law committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011 and to assist in bringing to justice those responsible
01.04.2022
Swiss representative to the UN
Statement pronounced by Switzerland during the meeting of the General Assembly on the report of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) to facilitate investigations into the most serious violations of international law committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011 and to assist in bringing to justice those responsible.
