Switzerland presents report on implementation of UN Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Bern, 15.04.2021 - From 13 to 15 April 2021, Switzerland presented its report on its implementation of the International Convention to the UN Committee. The report underlines Switzerland s commitment to worldwide efforts fighting the crime of enforced disappearance.
The presentation of the report to the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) took place in virtual format. Switzerland s delegation was led by Ambassador Corinne Cicéron Bühler, who heads the Directorate of International Law of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), and comprised representatives of several offices of the FDFA and the Federal Department of Justice and Police, the federal law enforcement agencies, as well as a cantonal representative. The Swiss delegation presented Switzerland s measures to imple
Federal Council concludes privileges and immunities agreement with GARDP Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Bern, 10.03.2021 - The Federal Council and the Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership (GARDP) signed an agreement on 10 March 2021 concerning the privileges and immunities of the organisation in Switzerland. The GARDP plays a major role in the fight against antibiotic resistance.
The agreement was signed at a ceremony in Bern by Ambassador Corinne Cicéron Bühler, head of the Directorate of International Law (DIL) at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, on behalf of the Federal Council, and Mr Manica Balasegaram, executive director of the GARDP. The conclusion of the agreement was approved by the Federal Council at its meeting on 24 February 2021. The Host State Act is the legal basis for the agreement.