Switzerland in October 2000 implemented an ordinance to enforce UN sanctions against the Taliban , which it subsequently amended in April 2001 in accord with tighter UN regulations . On 2 May 2002, the Swiss Government eased the sanctions regime in accord with UNSCR 1388 and 1390 , lifting the ban on the sale of acetic acid (used in drug ...

The Allée des Nations, with the flags of the member countries The headquarters of the World Health Organization World Intellectual Property Organization headquarters. The United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG, French: Office des Nations Unies à Genève) in Geneva, Switzerland, is one of the four major offices [a] of the United Nations where numerous different UN agencies have a joint presence.

The Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York promotes Switzerland's interests at the UN Headquarters, in line with the country’s foreign policy goals. It participates in the work of the UN’s principal organs (General Assembly, Security Council and Economic and Social Council) as well as in the different United Nations Funds and ...

Elections for the term running from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024 were held in New York on 9 June 2022. The UN General Assembly elected Switzerland with 187 out of 190 votes. This is the best result achieved by a country from the Group of Western European and Other States since Switzerland joined the UN in 2002.

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Switzerland held observer status in several United Nations (UN) organs since 1948, but did not join the UN over neutrality concerns [2] and was a full member only of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. [2] In March 2002, the people of Switzerland voted to join the UN, and Switzerland became a member in September of that year. …

Jan 24, 2023 · United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Geneva, Switzerland, on Sunday, 12 September, for a short trip during which he would chair the high‑level event on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan that he had recently convened.

Switzerland will work in the UN to achieve goals in all of these areas – to safeguard its interests and implement the foreign policy objectives defined by the Federal Council. From Switzerland's perspective, the key themes to be addressed in the upcoming session are the international financial architecture, the implementation of the 2030 ...

Following a referendum in March 2002, Switzerland became on 10 September 2002 the 190th Member State of the United Nations. Before joining as a full member, the Host Country was a Permanent Observer to the Organization, as well as an active member of many of its specialized agencies, programmes, funds, and the Conference on Disarmament.

Switzerland joined the United Nations in 2002. Since then, we have been among its most active members. Even before being a member, we took on observer and member roles with various specialized UN agencies, such as the Human Rights Council, which, to a great extent, wascreated thanks to Swiss efforts.