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2023-02-09
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2023-12-18
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  1. “First, hundreds of civilians have been killed, thousands more injured and the toll is rising. We express our condolences to the victims and their families. Our thoughts are also with all the civilians who are currently trapped in shelters, waiting for the fighting to stop. Switzerland notes the fact that yesterday the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces declared a nationwide ceasefire for three days. Against the background of several unsuccessful attempts to silence the arms in recent days and even hours, we call on both parties to fully and immediately respect the ceasefire. Secondly, we are gravely concerned about the humanitarian situation, which is deteriorating by the day. The clashes, especially in urban areas, make the delivery of humanitarian aid almost impossible.”

    2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9310 (2023) · source

  2. “Mrs. Chanda (Switzerland) (spoke in French): We express our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his strong commitment and to the Special Representative for his briefing. We thank him and his team for the work they have done under the current extremely difficult circumstances. We also thank the Assistant Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs and the Permanent Observer of the African Union for their briefings. We hope to also hear the briefing of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development Special Envoy. The civilian population in the Sudan is paying a very heavy price for this spiral of violence, as they were hoping for a peaceful democratic transition. The events of the past few days are clearly a worst-case scenario. In that context, I would like to emphasize three points.”

    2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9310 (2023) · source

  3. “Switzerland firmly believes that respect for human rights is essential to achieving peace and stability in Libya, and we remain committed to working with the international community to that end.”

    2023-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9306 (2023) · source

  4. “Finally, we would like to express our alarm that the Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya, mandated by the Human Rights Council, has found that it has reasonable grounds to believe that war crimes and crimes against humanity have been committed in Libya, including against migrants. The perpetrators of those crimes must be held responsible and brought to justice. Switzerland urges the Libyan authorities to cooperate fully with the International Criminal Court. Migrant children, in particular unaccompanied children, are one of the most vulnerable groups. Nevertheless, they continue to be held arbitrarily, together with adults, in detention centres across the country, with limited access to basic protection, health services and legal assistance. That injustice must stop.”

    2023-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9306 (2023) · source

  5. “Moreover, bureaucratic restrictions in the form of registration requirements are stifling and criminalizing the work of Libyan and international civil society organizations. We need to be clear on this point: civil society plays a fundamental role in promoting human rights and the rule of law, and concrete steps must be taken to protect the civil society space. For that reason, Switzerland calls for the adoption of a law on civil society organizations in Libya that complies with international law. Several proposals for such a law have already been drafted by Libyan organizations.”

    2023-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9306 (2023) · source

  6. “In the light of the most recent developments in the neighbouring country of the Sudan, which will have consequences for the region, we welcome the recent progress made in Libya on the security track by the 5+5 Joint Military Commission through the establishment of a joint military force and liaison committees with neighbouring countries, and we hope that this trend will continue. Any progress on the security track must be accompanied by progress on the political front. That is why, in order to organize free and fair elections, an environment in which the rights to freedom of association, expression and peaceful assembly can be exercised is required. Switzerland is concerned about the arbitrary arrests, intimidation and harassment that are preventing civil society actors from expressing themselves freely.”

    2023-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9306 (2023) · source

  7. “That is why we join others in calling for free and fair elections and call on all Libyan stakeholders to engage constructively and resolutely in that process. In order to ensure that elections are held as soon as possible, the international community must consistently and unwaveringly support the Special Representative and his recent initiative. Switzerland also welcomes the regional initiatives to promote intra-Libyan dialogue and provide support to that process. Finally, we recall the responsibility to safeguard the participation of women in political roles, including elected women representatives, to ensure that they contribute to political processes at all levels, free from threats or reprisals.”

    2023-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9306 (2023) · source

  8. “Mrs. Chanda (Switzerland) (spoke in French): I thank Special Representative Bathily for his briefing. I would also like to thank the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya for his briefing and his work as Chair of the Committee. I welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Libya in today’s meeting. “We care for our homeland, for civil rights, and we want our living conditions to be improved.” That is a sample of what Libyans said during the series of inclusive human rights dialogues organized by Switzerland, as co-Chair of the Working Group on International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights of the Berlin process. That call by the Libyan people should not be ignored.”

    2023-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9306 (2023) · source

  9. “Mrs. Chanda (Switzerland) (spoke in French): Switzerland abstained in the voting on draft resolution S/2023/212, submitted by the Russian Federation, on the damage to the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines. Switzerland is concerned about those incidents, which according to the information available were the result of sabotage. We reiterate our condemnation of all acts of sabotage against critical infrastructure, including energy infrastructure. Denmark, Germany and Sweden are conducting national investigations to shed light on the facts. We advocate waiting for their results. In view of the several investigations under way, we believe that mandating an additional investigation would be of no further benefit at this stage.”

    2023-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9295 (2023) · source

  10. “They must be accompanied by efforts aimed at preventing new recruits from joining the ranks of Da’esh and other terrorist groups. Switzerland supports that conclusion. The fight against terrorism and by extension against the threat posed by Da’esh will succeed only if we approach the situation as a whole by considering all the factors that lead to radicalization and violence. We can succeed only if we comply with the rule of law.”

    2023-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9257 (2023) · source

  11. “With the Delhi Declaration, the Counter-Terrorism Committee has a solid basis to further consider the issue. However, we cannot focus only the potential threats that new technologies pose, considering that they also provide major economic, social and cultural opportunities, which we can leverage to prevent and combat terrorism. In that regard, it is important to continue an inclusive dialogue with the private sector, academia and civil society. Moreover, we must strive to make good use of new technologies in ways that accord with international law, in particular human rights law and international humanitarian law. The Secretary-General concludes his report by stating that security responses alone are not sufficient.”

    2023-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9257 (2023) · source

  12. “Last month, a man claiming to be acting in allegiance to Da’esh was sentenced to 20 years in prison after stabbing a victim selected at random. To address such challenges, we must step up our efforts and adopt a differentiated approach, one that takes into account age and gender, in order to prevent and combat radicalization and violent extremism in all their forms. The complete and balanced implementation of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy must remain a priority if we are to address the root causes of terrorism and ensure that our commitment is founded on the rule of law. Civil society and human rights defenders, crucial partners in that task, must be able to operate in a safe and respectful environment. Lastly, we noted that the report highlighted the growing use of new technologies by Da’esh.”

    2023-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9257 (2023) · source

  13. “Each terrorist threat has its own underlying causes and its own evolution of radicalization and violence. We should assess each context and always respect international law, in particular human rights law, international humanitarian law and refugee law, in all our efforts. Switzerland is concerned about recent developments in Africa and Central Asia, as described in the report of the Secretary-General (S/2023/76), particularly in conflict zones and neighbouring regions. Situations that were already complex are becoming increasingly murky as new extremist and violent groups emerge. However, the persistent threat of Da’esh is a global one and extends far beyond its own zone of activity. Like many other countries, Switzerland is very concerned about that.”

    2023-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9257 (2023) · source

  14. “Mrs. Chanda (Switzerland) (spoke in French): I thank you, Madam President, for convening today’s meeting. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Voronkov, Acting Executive Director Chen and Ms. Praxl of the Global Centre on Cooperative Security for their briefings. Terrorism fundamentally amounts to a denial and destruction of human rights, and the fight against terrorism will never succeed by perpetuating that denial and destruction. That remark made by the Secretary- General in 2017 still resonates today. It should guide us in all discussions and actions on the issue of terrorism, within the Council and beyond. People from many regions around the world suffer the effects of terrorist acts, which we firmly condemn in all their forms and manifestations. However, our response cannot be the indiscriminate use of force.”

    2023-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9257 (2023) · source