🇺🇳Security Council Press Statement on
#Afghanistan
#UNSC
members condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack that occurred in Kabul on 2 September & resulted in multiple people killed & many wounded.⬇️
#UNSC
briefing on
#Syria
chemical weapons.🇨🇭
🔷Calls for
#Syria
’s full cooperation with the
@OPCW
to clarify all outstanding points
🔷Recalls
#Syria
’s obligations under Res. 2118 & Chemical Weapons Convention
🔷Seeks accountability for the use of chemical weapons by all parties
Violence against women hinders their social participation, impacting their confidence, dignity, and ability to reach their full potential.
Join us in demanding investments and actions to end it.
🇨🇭shines bright with 5 more medals at the
#paralympics
!🙌
Congrats to Catherine Debrunner🥇🥈(Women's 1500m T54 and 100m T53), Marcel Hug 🥈(Men's 1500m T54), Celine van Till 🥈(Women's T1-2 Individual Time Trial) and Franziska Matile-Doerig 🥉 (Women's C4 Individual Time Trial).
The 57th session of the
@UN_HRC
Human Rights Council begins this Monday 9 September!
50 country situations and over 80 thematic reports will be examined over 5 weeks.
Follow
#HRC57
and 📺 watch live on
🇨🇭Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE) organized an exclusive three-day event, "Export Consulting Pakistan", in Switzerland (28 to 30 August 2024). Over 100 participants, great discussion, promising leads, and much more to come... 👇
@SGE
🌍📊 The
@UNGeneva
annual report is now available!
2023 was a year of challenges, but also of progress.
Find out how we supported multilateral processes and worked for peace:
Preparations for the🇨🇭
#UNSC
Presidency are well under way🙌
Today we kicked it off with a meeting between
@SwissAmbUN_NY
&
#AU
Amb. Fatima K. Mohammed. Focus:
Annual exchange & historic retreat between the AUPSC & UNSC, & various country situations.
#APlusForPeaceOctober24
🕊️
Armed conflict causes immense suffering to children. Many spaces they rely on for education or play are no longer safe.
Children caught in war must be protected.
Children are
#NotATarget
.
The UN budget saves lives.
The annual Joint Swiss-
@UNITAR
Briefing on United Nations Budgetary Matters takes place this week.🇺🇳🇨🇭
#Switzerland
is proud to support these sessions on
@UN
budget system and processes for new delegates from New York &
#Geneva
.
#UNGA
Celebrating Swiss tradition! 🇨🇭🎶 Originally, the goal was to have at least the 555 alphorn players to break the world record – but almost twice as many people registered for the festival.
Following
#Gaza
's first recorded case of
#polio
in a quarter century, thousands of children have been vaccinated in a mass vaccination drive which started yesterday. Louise Wateridge of
@UNRWA
explains:
Ever heard of cheese-making championships? 🧀
This year on September 15, the Bernese Alpine Cheese Championships will be held on Männlichen ⛰️ You can enjoy the festive entertainment, market stalls and cheese sampling 🎼
Which is your favourite cheese? 🍽️
🥉 Congratulations to Swiss Ilaria Renggli for winning the Women's Singles WH2 Bronze Medal at the Paris'
#Paralympics
! 🇨🇭
This marks Switzerland's 7th medal in Paris—and the very first in wheelchair badminton. Bravo, Ilaria!