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Switzerland

Swiss Confederation

Europe

UN Member since 2002

Member of OECD.

Population

8.9M

GDP

$869.0B

Capital

Bern

Government

Federal semi-direct democrac...

Power & politics

Leadership, governance, and democratic trajectory.

Democracy index

9.1 / 10

UN voting record

How Switzerland votes at the UN General Assembly — ideological trajectory, voting partners, topic patterns, and key recent roll calls.

Ideological trajectory

Voting summary

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Bloc alignment

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Top voting partners

Topic-level voting

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Foreign policy

Bilateral posture, key relationships, and live diplomatic statements.

Foreign Policy

Switzerland's foreign policy is built on armed neutrality, good offices diplomacy, and hosting international organizations. It regularly serves as a mediating party in international disputes and has represented other countries' interests through protecting power mandates (e.g., representing US interests in Iran).

Key priorities include protecting the role of Geneva as a hub for multilateral diplomacy, humanitarian action through the ICRC tradition, development cooperation, and promoting international humanitarian law. Switzerland's neutrality has been tested by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with the country adopting EU sanctions while debating how this squares with its neutral tradition.

Allies

MUN Delegate Guide

As Switzerland, your neutrality is both your greatest asset and your most complex challenge. Emphasize your role as an honest broker, a host of international organizations, and the birthplace of the Red Cross and the Geneva Conventions.

Do not align with military blocs. Instead, position yourself as a bridge between competing interests. Your good offices tradition means you can propose mediation and compromise solutions that aligned states cannot.

Lead on humanitarian law, refugee protection, development cooperation, and multilateral process. Reference the Geneva Conventions constantly -- they are your diplomatic heritage. Be prepared to navigate the tension between traditional neutrality and the post-2022 expectation that neutral states take positions on aggression. On economic issues, defend the Swiss financial center while acknowledging transparency reforms.