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The #GCW25 is a chance to exchange ideas, share challenges, and build stronger connections—all with a shared goal: to strengthen global cyber resilience in an increasingly #digital world, said Jürg Lauber.

This week is a critical opportunity to rally political will to prioritize protection & respect for #IHL. We must seize it. Strong start to Protection of Civilians Week at Intl Peace Institute with key partners. #IHL is our best tool to protect. We must ensure its respect & fight impunity.

The UN’s chronic liquidity challenges undermine its ability to plan & deliver on the very mandates Member States have agreed upon. In the 5th Committee,🇨🇭reiterated the urgent need for pragmatic steps, including with regards to return of credits and use of special commitments.

20 years of meticulous and insightful reporting on the work of the #UNSC confirm that investing in Security Council Report (Security Council Report) is money well spent. We met today to explore ways to strengthen & widen support and attract new donors.

📢 Today, Switzerland has been elected to the #UNESCO Subsidiary Committee of the 1970 Convention! A strong recognition of our long-standing commitment to fighting illicit trafficking of cultural property 👏 Press release ➡️ bit.ly/4mq1pyh 📸 Swiss Team

In Cotonou, thanks to the authorities of #Benin, the UN Human Rights Council President called on participating delegates to think strategically to preserve the space that the HRC offers to LDCs/SIDS while working to optimize the impact of the Trust Fund #HumanRights

Important exchange on the Strategic Heritage Plan in NY. More than a construction project, it’s a strategic investment in multilateralism. We must ensure United Nations Geneva is properly equipped to uphold its unique role as a hub for peace, humanitarian action & human rights.

Global challenges demand a responsive and effective UN. At the #ECOSOC Operational Activities Segment, Switzerland reaffirms the UN's vital role in norm-setting and urges the UN Development System to stay agile and fully implement existing reform mandates.

#MiddleEast | The Federal Council allocates CHF 20 million to address the humanitarian emergency in the #OPT: ◾️CHF 9 million to UNICEF, World Food Programme, World Health Organization (WHO) & ICRC + PRCS ◾️CHF 10 million to UNRWA to support Palestinian refugees in #Jordan, #Lebanon & #Syria ◾️CHF 1 million

Celebrating #Biodiversity tomorrow at United Nations Geneva: for harmony with nature and sustainable development. 📆Tomorrow, Palais des Nations, 13:15 Info: bit.ly/3SMHITE Registration: indico.un.org/event/1017763/

Conflict remains the single largest driver of acute food insecurity. 🇨🇭calls for respect of #IHL, implementation of #UNSC Res. 2417 & support for anticipatory, localized & protection-focused responses. We need political will to turn words into action. #ProtectionofCiviliansWeek

Switzerland🇨🇭stands with 80 states for one clear message: Civilians are not targets. The protection of civilians is not optional. It is a legal obligation under international humanitarian law, and a moral imperative we cannot afford to neglect. #POCWeek2025

Ever wondered how the UN system operates at country level? 🌎   At the #ECOSOC Operational Activities for Development Segment in NYC,🇨🇭presented a new handbook that breaks it all down. Check it out 👉understandingtheun.org

Productive multilateral & human rights dialogue between 🇨🇭 and 🇬🇧 highlighting our excellent collaboration. Committed to shaping solutions for the future of multlilateralism - together.

Civilians caught in armed conflict must be protected. Always. Everywhere. At today’s #UNSC open debate,🇨🇭spoke for the Group of Friends on the Protection of Civilians: 🔹Make #IHL a political priority 🔹Hold perpetrators accountable 🔹Center protection in humanitarian action

At the #ECOSOC OAS panel on Internally Displaced Persons,🇨🇭emphasized that durable solutions must be: 🔹Centered on the needs of IDPs 🔹Link humanitarian, development & peace efforts 🔹Enable Resident Coordinators to coordinate action & elevate voices of the displaced

When humanitarians are safe, lives are saved. At #POCWeek2025,🇨🇭&🇦🇺 convened voices from key UN entities, NGOs & partners on the ground to push for stronger protection amid rising attacks. Let’s turn #UNSC2730 into action and protect those who protect. #NotATarget

Access to water is a fundamental right, including in times of war. At Arria-Formula Meeting, 🇨🇭demanded full respect for #IHL to protect water & civilians in conflict. As part of the Global Alliance to Spare Water from Armed Conflicts, we work for stronger protection & action.