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Switzerland held observer status in several United Nations (UN) organs since 1948, but did not join the UN over neutrality concerns [2] and was a full member only of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. [2] In March 2002, the people of Switzerland voted to join the UN, and Switzerland became a member in September of that year. [3]
As of 8 January 2025, there are 193 member states in the United Nations (UN), each of which is a member of the United Nations General Assembly. [1]The following is a list of United Nations member states arranged in chronological order according to their dates of admission (with the United Nations Security Council resolutions that recommended their admission and the United Nations General ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 January 2025. For the League of Nations, see Member states of the League of Nations. 193 United Nations member states 2 UN General Assembly observer states (the Holy See [a] and the State of Palestine) 2 eligible non-member states (the Cook Islands and Niue) 17 non-self-governing territories ...
Switzerland recognised Pakistan's independence from Great Britain in 1947, and the two states established diplomatic relations in 1949. [226] Switzerland ranks fifth in terms of foreign direct investment in Pakistan. [227] [228] Pakistan has an embassy in Bern. Switzerland has an embassy in Islamabad and a consulate-general in Karachi. Palestine
Eight referendums were held in Switzerland during 2002. [1] The first two were held on 3 March on popular initiatives for Switzerland to join the United Nations and to reduce working hours. UN membership was approved, whilst the shorter working hours proposal was rejected. [ 1 ]
It joined the United Nations after a March 2002 referendum. 10 years after Switzerland joined the UN, in recorded votes in the United Nations General Assembly, Switzerland occupied a middle position, siding from time to time with member states like the United States and Israel, but at other times with countries like China.
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In a March 2002 referendum, the 54.6% of Swiss voters endorsed a government plan to apply for membership in the United Nations. [2] The General Assembly later admitted Switzerland to the United Nations on 10 September 2002 under Resolution 57/1. [3]