Bern has decided to register Switzerland on the list of candidates for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council in 2023-2024.
This content was published on
1 minute
swissinfo.ch and agencies
Membership of the Security Council would give Switzerland an additional instrument to represent its interests and to achieve its foreign policy objectives, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday.
Within the UN, Switzerland belongs to the western regional group, WEOG, that is entitled to two non-permanent seats on the Security Council every two years. The period 2023-2024 is the earliest possible period for which other countries from this group have not already registered their candidature. The elections are scheduled for 2022.
The cabinet believed a seat on the Security Council was compatible with Switzerland’s neutrality and would not have any adverse effects on its policy of providing good offices.
If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.
Read more
More
“The UN is more important than ever”
This content was published on
Former Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss will take up his office at the opening of the 65th session of the General Assembly in New York on September 14. Formally, the presidency of the General Assembly is the highest office in the UN. But unlike the UN secretary-general – currently Ban Ki-moon – the president has no…
This content was published on
Formally, the presidency of the General Assembly is the highest office in the UN. But unlike the UN secretary-general – currently Ban Ki-moon – the president has no decision-making powers. Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey was present for the vote in New York on Friday, describing Desiss’ election as a “great honour for Switzerland” and as…
This content was published on
A revised national action plan was discussed at a conference in Bern this week organised by the Swiss foreign ministry. The plan sets out how Switzerland can apply United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, unanimously adopted ten years ago. It was on October 31, 2000 that for the first time, the international community explicitly recognised…
You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us!
If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.