Reflecting on a wonderful #AfricaDay celebration in Bern 🇨🇭 ! 🌍🤝 #AfricaDay 2024

Congratulations to Simone Diouf! It’s great to see more young women brief the the #UNSC .
African Union Youth Ambassadors for Peace African Union Political Affairs Peace and Security #YPS #WPS

Thank you Sarjoh Bah & team for a good exchange. Looking forward to advancing our joint efforts on critical issues! #AUPSC #AYAPs #ClimateSecurity

Last week, the UN Security Council #UNSC adopted Switzerland's 🇨🇭 resolution to protect humanitarian and United Nations staff, as violence against them is rising. This crucial step underscores the Council's dedication to upholding international humanitarian law. #notatarget #APlusForPeace

Children are at the ♥️ of our communities. Switzerland 🇨🇭supports @IGAD's #childpolicy to enhance #childprotection .
Thrilled to join the first-ever consultations with children in Ethiopia 🇪🇹 as part of the 🇨🇭-funded #EAMR Project implemented by @Save_Children.

Joining the UN HC in his expressions of sadness and condolences and in his call for protecting humanitarians #notatarget .

The Embassy of🇨🇭joins the African Union & all the Africans on the continent and in the diaspora in celerating Africa Day! marking the continent’s remarkable achievements & unlimited potential for the future #AfricaDay2024

After a long road, the #UNSC finally agreed on a presidential statement on the situation in West Africa & the Sahel 👇. This is also a product of a close cooperation between 🇨🇭 & 🇸🇱, the co-penholders.

A cross-border health #collaboration milestone through signing of One-Health communiqué by 🇪🇹, 🇸🇴 & 🇰🇪👏 !

🇨🇭 partnered with WHO Ethiopia, and through The HEAL Project & #JOHI projects for pastoralist communities to receive #OneHealth services. 🤝

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Safe access to quality education in times of conflict, focus of this year's Protection of Civilians #PoC Event 📍 🇨🇭 Embassy - a prelude to #PoC Week2024 👇

🙏to co-host ICRC to AfricanUnion & our high-level panelists
African Union Political Affairs Peace and Security #GenevaConventions Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies

Today, the🇺🇳Security Council held closed consultations on the Group of Five for the Sahel Joint Force (FC-G5S).
As co-penholder on UNOWAS with🇸🇱SierraLeone@UN,🇨🇭Switzerland reiterated the importance for the Council not to lose sight of the region, especially of the #Sahel .

The 🇨🇭 Embassy renews its support to the 🇪🇹 mandate of Robert Piper Special Advisor to the UNSG on Solutions to Internal Displacement.
Great exchanges with Regio. Pres. H.E. Mustafa Omar, Qoloji camp IDPs & partners implementing 🇨🇭 funded projects.

What an inspirational simulation of the Pictet Competition at the📍 Addis Ababa University Addis Ababa University ! Thank you AAU IHL Clinic, ICRC Ethiopia & ICRC to AfricanUnion for discussing #IHL with 🇪🇹 youth ahead of the 75th anniversary of the #GenevaConventions . 🕊️

The Embassy of 🇨🇭 collaborated with the African Union in launching the Integrated Seed System Development Program @ISSD_Africa with a focus on the #HDP Nexus under the umbrella of the Africa Seed and Biotechnology Partnership Platform.

The Embassy of Switzerland🇨🇭wishes everyone celebrating Melkam #Fasika !

#UNSC Briefing on Great Lakes region|🇨🇭stressed
-Women must be at the forefront of all peace & political processes
-Greater cooperation between all actors is essential to defuse tensions & consolidate peace
-Women's leadership is key to preventing climate change-related conflicts

…with 🇪🇹 President Sahle-Work Zewde holding the opening speech at this 3rd International Cooperation Forum #ICForumCH in Basel🇨🇭.

At the #ICAward 2024, 2 start-ups with 🇪🇹 links HaHu Scripts & Dianae were among the 10 finalists 👏!

➡️: ts://icforum.swiss/ic-award