A foreign ministry spokesman, confirming a report in Le Matin Dimanche newspaper, added that the ministry was creating 25 posts for the UN mandate. The CHF24.5 million – four-fifths of which is to be redistributed within the foreign ministry – is to be raised between 2020 and 2025.
Switzerland’s candidacy for one of the ten non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council was officially submitted in 2011. The Security Council consists of 15 members, five of whom are permanent.
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Too small to succeed? Switzerland’s candidacy for the UN Security Council
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Two decades after joining the UN, Switzerland now has its sights on a seat on the Security Council.
So far, Malta and Switzerland are competing for the two non-permanent seats that will become vacant in the Western regional group. The election will take place in June 2022.
At the end of October, the government presented the Swiss candidacy in New York with the slogan “A Plus for Peace”. A non-permanent seat on the highest UN body would enable Switzerland to “defend its foreign policy objectives and share its experience as a bridge-builder”, the government said.
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Swiss candidacy for UN Security Council moves ahead
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Switzerland’s candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council in 2023-4 has officially entered its final phase.
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Sophie Hediger, a member of the Swiss national snowboard cross team, has died in an avalanche in Arosa. She was 26 years old.
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Several Swiss films exceeded the 100,000 admissions mark worldwide in 2024 and received widespread praise at international film festivals.
Swiss Alpine resorts covered in white gold for Christmas
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Many areas at low altitudes in Switzerland are enjoying a blanket of snow. In the mountains, intense precipitation has delighted skiers.
SWISS makes emergency landing in Austria after smoke in cockpit
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Swiss International Airlines (SWISS) made an emergency landing of an Airbus in Graz, Austria on Monday evening after engine problems.
L’Oréal acquires South Korean subsidiary of Migros’ cosmetics brand
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French cosmetics firm L'Oréal is acquiring Gowoonsesang Cosmetics, the South Korean subsidiary of the Migros-owned Mibelle group, for an undisclosed sum.
Sharp hike in number of protected historic monuments in Switzerland
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In 2022, there were close to 91,000 protected historic monuments in Switzerland, 21% more than in 2016, said the Federal Statistical Office.
Switzerland adopts further EU sanctions against Russia
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Switzerland has added several dozen names to its list of sanctioned persons or entities from Russia after adopting the amendments made by the European Union.
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Switzerland merits seat on UN Security Council, says minister
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Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis says Switzerland deserves a non-permanent seat on the Security Council in 2023-2024.
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