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“This is a document based on the values report outlining ways for Parliament to
of peace and security, which are be involved during Switzerland's
Switzerland’s values” said Federal Security Council membership. The
Councillor Cassis, who wanted to proposed options take account of the
commemorate the anniversary with a constitutional division of powers and
creation by Saype, a French artist living in the Federal Council's ability to conduct
the Swiss town of Bulle known for his foreign policy. The government report
monumental, ephemeral artworks. ‘World fulfils a postulate from the Council of
in Progress’ is a fresco covering 6000 m² States Foreign Affairs Committee.
and created using biodegradable paint Ensuring credibility as a member of the
made mainly of chalk and charcoal. It UN Security Council places high demands
refers to a collective construction of the
future. on the elected member states.
Preparations for Switzerland's planned
75th anniversary of the United Nations membership in 2023–24 are under way
and constitute one of the key objectives of
The construction of a common future is the current legislative period and the
also the topic the United Nations has 2020–23 foreign policy strategy. The
chosen, as part of its 75th anniversary, for Federal Council welcomes the interest of
a global conversation entitled ‘The future parliamentarians in this important
we want, the UN we need’. This dialogue undertaking and, with regard to the
touches on the transformations the division of foreign policy powers, is ready
organisation has carried out to adjust to a to involve Parliament during Switzerland's
world that is changing at a pace term on the UN Security Council.
unprecedented in the history of
humankind. The UN has had to undertake Federal Council proposes regular
a series of adjustments throughout its 75 reporting
years of existence and can boast some Among the options set out in the report,
major achievements such as leading the
decolonisation process, bringing peace to the Federal Council proposes to keep
Parliament regularly informed about the
several countries, and launching the 2030 Security Council's latest and upcoming
Agenda for Sustainable Development.
business during its two-year term by
“Switzerland supports the ongoing reforms providing oral or written reports to the
for a UN fit for the 21st century” said parliamentary foreign affairs committees.
Ignazio Cassis. The federal councillor In addition, the foreign affairs committees
wished to point out that a strong and are to be briefed on Switzerland's basic
efficient United Nations are in the interest positions on key dossiers in the Security
of Switzerland, which depends on a world Council in advance of its term and
order based on the rule of law and not on consulted on its priorities within the
the law of the strongest. Security Council. Furthermore, the
Federal Council proposes to immediately
Switzerland is a candidate for a non- consult the presidents of the foreign affairs
permanent seat on the United Nations committees in the case of certain clearly
Security Council for the 2023–24 defined, important and urgent
period. At its meeting on 11 September circumstances (establishment of a new
2020, the Federal Council took note of a

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