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Gürber

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2023-02-14
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2023-11-29
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  1. “The Council must take concrete steps towards a two- State solution, which is the only possible foundation for peace and stability in the region. We must contribute to rebuilding the foundation for two democratic States, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace within secure and recognized borders.”

    2023-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9489 (2023) · source

  2. “Switzerland recalls Israel’s obligations under international law, including the obligation to protect the civilian population. In the context of operations by Israeli security forces, the use of force must in particular meet the criterion of proportionality and respect the rights of every individual to life and security of person. All violations of international law committed in Israel and throughout the occupied Palestinian territory must be investigated and the perpetrators brought to justice. Lastly, it is essential to find a comprehensive political solution to the conflict. In that process, it is important to pay attention to the voices and contributions of Palestinian and Israeli women who want to build peace.”

    2023-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9489 (2023) · source

  3. “To that end, we call for every effort to be made to allow humanitarian access through all crossing points, including for commercial goods. In that regard, Switzerland would like to thank the Secretary-General in advance for the proposals that he intends to submit for the practical implementation of resolution 2712 (2023). We are ready to engage constructively in finding a new consensus within the Council, while bearing in mind the need to pursue a political solution to the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. Throughout the occupied Palestinian territory in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, the situation continues to deteriorate. In the West Bank, increased settler violence has led to the forced displacement of entire communities.”

    2023-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9489 (2023) · source

  4. “We welcome the releases that have taken place through the mediation of Qatar, Egypt and the United States of America and thanks to the important role of neutral intermediary played by the International Committee of the Red Cross. We call for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages still held in Gaza. Of the thousands of civilians killed in Gaza, more than one third are children. Switzerland calls for an extension of the humanitarian pause due to end tomorrow morning. The catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip demands it. We welcome the additional aid delivered over the past week, including fuel. However, it is still far from enough. We must insist that humanitarian aid be delivered unhindered and without preconditions to civilian populations in need throughout the Gaza Strip.”

    2023-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9489 (2023) · source

  5. “1). At the same time as it recognizes Israel’s right to ensure its defence and security, Switzerland recalls that respect for international humanitarian law is imperative. The Council has a duty to ensure that this law and human rights are respected by all parties to the conflict. International humanitarian law protects all civilians, including the wounded and the sick, humanitarian and medical personnel and civilian infrastructure, including hospitals and schools of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. Civilians have paid the heaviest price since the outbreak of hostilities. The lives of more than 1,000 of them were snuffed out by Hamas during the acts of terror it perpetrated on 7 October in Israel, which Switzerland strongly condemned. A large number of hostages remain captive in Gaza.”

    2023-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9489 (2023) · source

  6. “Mr. Gürber (Switzerland) (spoke in French): I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for facilitating this meeting, attended by many ministers and representatives of countries affected by the hostilities in the Middle East. Their participation testifies to the international community’s determination to find a solution to this crisis. Time is running out. As the Secretary-General and Special Coordinator Wennesland, whom I thank warmly for their presentations, just said, the situation on the ground is serious. By adopting resolution 2712 (2023), the Security Council opened a breach in the bloody dynamic of this conflict. The resolution demands “that all parties comply with their obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law, notably with regard to the protection of civilians” (resolution 2712 (2023), para.”

    2023-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9489 (2023) · source

  7. “Today the impacts of climate change and sea level rise are already being felt in different ways depending on the context. Like the water that links Swiss glaciers and the Pacific islands, their effects on peace and security transcend borders and concern us all. Switzerland has adopted a proactive role in launching the Nansen Initiative with Norway, as well as the Geneva-based Platform on Disaster Displacement. The Platform seeks to improve the protection of people displaced beyond borders in the context of disasters and climate change. Particularly as co-Chair of the Informal Expert Group on Climate and Security, we will remain committed to limiting the negative impacts of climate change on peace and security during our term on the Security Council.”

    2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260 (2023) · source

  8. “Nevertheless, sea level rise requires an integrated response from the entire United Nations system, including the Peacebuilding Commission, on the basis of the mandates attributed to each entity working on the issue. Thirdly, in order to address sea level rise, international law must serve as our guide. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the principle of damage prevention are crucial elements of that law. However, despite the established framework of international law, such climate challenges also pose new and complex questions, for example, with regard to statehood, human rights and the protection of people against the particular effects of such threats. We therefore welcome the ongoing work of the International Law Commission.”

    2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260 (2023) · source

  9. “In fragile contexts in which State capacity is limited, that can lead, for example, to tensions over access to basic services. While rising seas affect populations as a whole, they also have a disproportionately negative effect on marginalized groups and women. Secondly, the Security Council has a key role to play. It must face one of the greatest contemporary threats to humankind. The Council must have the capacity to anticipate the impacts of climate change on international peace and security through conflict early- warning systems that are based on sound science. It must then integrate the findings of those assessments into its activities, including peacekeeping and special political missions. In that regard, the Climate Security Mechanism’s climate advisers are a good example.”

    2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260 (2023) · source

  10. “Addressing climate security is one of the priorities of the Government of Switzerland in the Security Council. My country will therefore remain committed to limiting the negative effects of climate change on peace and security. Allow me to highlight three points. First, rising sea levels caused by global warming can increase insecurity. Rising seas threaten the infrastructure and even the existence of some island and coastal States. Some of those States could end up submerged. Moreover, agricultural production, food security and access to water and housing are threatened by soil erosion and the salinization of water. Some areas are becoming uninhabitable, which could force millions of people to flee within or outside their country.”

    2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260 (2023) · source

  11. “Mr. Gürber (Switzerland) (spoke in French): I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s open debate. We also thank the Secretary- General, the President of the General Assembly, the co-Chair of the International Law Commission’s Study Group on sea level rise in relation to international law and Ms. Coral Pasisi for their briefings. The facts are clear: our planet is getting warmer, causing sea levels to rise and glaciers to melt. Switzerland is at the forefront of the latter phenomenon. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, limiting global warming to an increase of 1.5°C would slow sea level rise. The effective implementation of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change is therefore crucial for preventing the worst impacts of climate change.”

    2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260 (2023) · source