The 54-year-old Lauber has denied lying and officially tendered his resignation on Tuesday. “And we are experiencing another such moment now,” she said, referring to geopolitical tensions and internal political polarisation in some countries.
A week later she will speak at a summit on biodiversity, and again on Thursday, 1 October at the event marking the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration on gender equality. At key moments the world needs courage and determination. “There are moments that leave their mark for generations,” Ms Sommaruga said in her speech to the UN General Assembly. Stefan Keller, who was appointed as "extraordinary prosecutor" on June 29 2020 to review criminal complaints against the two men, has found indications of criminal conduct relating to the meetings.
And it must look to the future. "FIFA officials have met with prosecutors in other jurisdictions across the world for exactly these purposes. The Federal Presidency since 1848 . https://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home.html, General Secretariat of the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications; General Secretariat DETEC, https://www.admin.ch/content/gov/en/start/documentation/media-releases.msg-id-80495.html, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA), Federal Department of Justice and Police (FDJP), Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS), Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER), Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC), DETEC: Virtual 75th session of the UN General Assembly, https://www.uvek.admin.ch/uvek/en/home.html, https://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home.html, Photographs and speeches of the Federal Council. Ms Sommaruga’s further agenda at the virtual meeting includes a video conference on Wednesday on cooperation in the field of digitalisation. Where does government business take place? "Therefore, I remain fully supportive of the judicial process, and FIFA remains willing to fully cooperate with the Swiss authorities for these purposes. In a statement to CNN, the Swiss Attorney General's Office (OAG) said that it had taken note of the development and said Lauber would make statements to parliamentary committees if necessary.
For the calendar year 2009, Leuthard was elected Vice President of the Swiss Confederation, virtually assuring her election as president for the calendar year 2010.
Whoever calls for a strong UN must also help it achieve its goals, for “the UN’s goals are our goals”.