Vincent Conus

Private profile, views are my own. Tweets on civilian protection and the MENA region. Retweets do not signify endorsement.

[Alexandre Fasel @SwissMFAStatSec]

#WEF2026: Making the case for both effective multilateralism and new mechanisms for digital governance. 🇨🇭 strongly promotes cooperation, for the world of today and tomorrow.

#GenevaDay #DigitalGovernance

[SwitzerlandUN @swiss_un]

Today at #Davos2026, @SwissMFAStatSec (on behalf of 🇨🇭President @ParmelinG) emphasized that #Geneva offers a space where ideas meet operational realities, where partnerships are built across sectors, and where reform pathways can be tested and scaled.

[Swiss Development and Cooperation @SwissDevCoop]

🇨🇭 renewed its commitment to @GlobalFund at #UNGA80, pledging CHF 64M (2026-28) to fight infectious diseases & strengthen #health systems in vulnerable countries.
Based in Geneva, the Fund has saved 70 million of lives since 2002. #GlobalHealth #StopAtNothing #SDG3

[SwitzerlandUN @swiss_un]

🎉Happy 10th anniversary to @INTGenderChamps !

As a Gender Champion, Amb. Jürg Lauber pledges to engage Swiss women leaders in Intl Orgs & continue advancing gender equality as HRC President in 2025. Here's to 10 years of impact & more to come!

#IGC10 #GenderEquality #HRC2025

[Swiss MFA @SwissMFA]

In light of the unbearable suffering of civilians in #Gaza, #Switzerland, together with 25 partner States, calls for an end to the war. It is urgent to achieve an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages, and the guarantee of unhindered humanitarian access.

👉https://t.co/Gid1uaf8jR

[SwitzerlandUN @swiss_un]

Humanitarians risk everything to save lives - we must do everything to protect them.

Today, the Security Council discusses Resolution 2730, introduced by Switzerland in 2024.

Its implementation is more critical than ever: Humanitarians are NEVER a target.

[SwitzerlandUN @swiss_un]

Progress in #GenderEquality and #HumanRights is too slow, fragile and uneven, said the Head of @UN_Women #Geneva office today, at the occasion of the (observed) #IWD2025. The international community gathered at @UNGeneva reiterated its support & commitment.

[Vincent Conus @vincentconus]

L’innovation, une force positive !

https://t.co/nZRjx5xbA2

[SwitzerlandUN @swiss_un]

Congrats @SwissAmbUN_GVA, elected President of the #HumanRights Council @UNGeneva
Switzerland will fully support you and is looking forward to starting work as a #HRC member 2025-2027
➡️https://t.co/3OBD0d7TGm
@SwissPeaceHR

[SwitzerlandUN @swiss_un]

.@BBridgesCH has started in Geneva - a key event for the transition of the financial sector towards #sustainability, aka to construct bridges between different perspectives, Geneva style.

Learn more: https://t.co/gLf7JZaGkp

[SwitzerlandUN @swiss_un]

"Sexual abuse and harassment #PSEAH have no place in our organizations. We owe it to the survivors, to the communities, and to future generations", highlighted 🇨🇭Amb Thöni in opening this event.
Local communities must be included in shaping our response, whenever it happens.

[Swiss Development and Cooperation @SwissDevCoop]

Co-hosted by Kenya&Switzerland today in #GVA, the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse & Harassament Conference unites experts to
🟠Assess progress in tackling #PSEAH
🟠Share lessons learned
🟠Amplify voices
🟠Address challenges
🟠Define paths forward for global action!🌍

[SwitzerlandUN @swiss_un]

War has limits.

The protection of UN & Humanitarian personnel is vital to assist millions of civilians in need across the🌎.

At UN Headquarters,🇨🇭#Switzerland, with @ifrc, @UNOCHA & @CivCenter called for the respect for International Humanitarian Law.

#GenevaConventions75

[SwitzerlandUN @swiss_un]

🟣Live from the @GenevaPeaceWeek: the peace-food nexus with @SwissAmbUN_MIRO Krisztina Bende and essential stakeholders.

[SwitzerlandUN @swiss_un]

Next week is the @GenevaPeaceWeek.

Top-level panelists incl 🇨🇭Swiss General Patrick Gauchat, commander-in-chief of the @UN Peace Mission in the Middle East #UNTSO, will travel to #Geneva to build 🕊️peace together in the long run - way more difficult than waging war.

Come hear.

[SwitzerlandUN @swiss_un]

#UNSC members affirm their full support for UNSG @antonioguterres, his important role and that of the wider @UN, especially in the context of escalating tensions in the Middle East.

Press elements read by the President of the UNSC, on behalf of Security Council members 🎥⬇️

[SwitzerlandUN @swiss_un]

Congratulations to #Slovenia🇸🇮for a successful Security Council Presidency in a challenging month of September.
Ahead of its UNSC Presidency mandate, #Switzerland🇨🇭will build upon focus on:
➡️ Transparency
➡️ Participation of civil society
➡️ Prevention

[SwitzerlandUN @swiss_un]

At #HRC57, 🇨🇭 condemned acts of intimidation and reprisals against all those who engage with the 🇺🇳@UN, notably women #HumanRights defenders; called on States to uphold their duty to protect these persons and investigate all allegations of intimidation.

https://t.co/KrHOAx49W9

[SwitzerlandUN @swiss_un]

Bienvenue à Genève !
The visit of UN Security Council members will be an opportunity to:
🔹Mark the 75th Anniversary of the #GenevaConventions
🔹Reaffirm the key role of int'l humanitarian law
🔹Highlight Geneva's expertise in the prevention of emerging risks to peace & security

[SwitzerlandUN @swiss_un]

Humanitarian workers & @UN personnel are #NotATarget❗️
On #WorldHumanitarianDay, & following 7⃣5⃣th Anniversary of #Geneva conventions, we reaffirm the importance of #IHL.
On invitation of🇨🇭, members of the Security Council will travel to #Geneva 25-26 August
#ActForHumanity