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SwitzerlandPositionPaperDelegates:School:Committee:UNSCTopic:SubmittedbySwitzerlandSwitzerlandhasalreadyrealizedtheimportanceofinternationalcooperationinthepreventionandcombatingofterrorismhasgrownbeyondmeasuresincetheterroristattacksontheUSAon11September2001.Underinternationallaw,theframeworkforthesetasksisprovidedspecificallybytwelveUNConventionsandadditionalprotocolsoncombatingterrorism.SwitzerlandhasalreadyratifiedandimplementedtenoftheseConventionsandnoticedthatthereareanincreasingnumberofcountriesenteringthecombatingterrorismactivities.Switzerlandistakingtheireffortstopreventingandcombatingterroristattacksatdomesticlevelactions.Asoneoftheworld’smostimportantfinancialcenters,Switzerlandhasbeencampaigningformoreeffectiveregulationstoputastoptoboththefinancingofterroristactivityandmoneylaundering.SwitzerlandisanactivememberoftheFinancialActionTaskForce(FATF).TheConventionfortheSuppressionofTerroristBombingsobligesStatesPartiestopunishtheoriginatorsoforthosepartytoattacksconductedusingexplosivesorotherlethalsubstances,suchastoxicchemicalsorbiologicalweapons.Italsosetsoutprovisionsforinternationalcooperationinthepreventionandcombatingofterroristattacks.Switzerlandalsomadelawstoensuredeprivingterrorismofitsfinancialbase,puttingtwonewcriminaloffencesonthestatutebooksandidentifyingtheusersofprepaidcards.SwitzerlandwillneverignoreandstandtheterroriststakeadvantagesofSwisseconomicsystemandthesecretsystemofSwissbankwillneverprotecttheterrorismandbethe“barrier”ofinternationalcooperation.Thereareactuallyplentyofothercountriesthatprovidediscreetbankingservices,buttheterroristswon'tbeabletoavailthemselvesofsuchservicesinSwitzerland.Switzerlandalsoattachedgreatimportancetothesafetyandmanagementamongrefugees.Switzerlandwillneverletterroristsregardthiscountryasabasementandshelteroftheircrucialactivities.However,Switzerlandwillnotabandontheaidtohelppeoplesufferingfromviolenceandterrorism.AsforSwitzerlandinternationalactivities,theSwisstaxauthoritiesalreadyhavetherighttodemandinformationfromSwissbankswheninvestigatingadeliberatetaxfraud;andunderArticle4oftheUSA-SwitzerlandTreatyonMutualAssistanceinCriminalMatters,itmustusethesamepowersifitseekstoobtaininformationattherequestoftheUSAandforthepurposesofacriminalinvestigation,pursuanttoaSwisslawoninternationalco-operationinsuchmatters.ButEvenifcriminalproceedingsarecontemplatedhowever,themattermustcomebeforetheSwisscourtstosanctionco-operation,anditisbynomeanscertainthattheywoulddoso.Asgraveastheterroristthreatis,itisimportanttorememberthathumanrightsremaininalienableandthatthefightagainstterrorismmustalwaysbefoughtwiththelegalmeansusedtocombatallformsofcrime.Internationalhumanitarianlawmustbeappliedinallsituationsandwithoutexceptionbyallpartiestoarmedconflictandbyprivateindividualstoo.Theeconomicdifferencesbetweencountriesshouldalsotrytodeeliminated.Asalways,thechallengewillbetofindabalancebetweenthetwocompetinginterests,andtoadoptaproportionateapproach.Switzerlandiscommittedtoupholdingtheseprinciplesandtoensuringthatinternationalhumanitarianlawisappliedmorerigorously.://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter公报还说，瑞士不会容忍恐怖主义分子利用瑞士的金融系统，瑞士的银行保密制度不会保护恐怖主义，不会成为国际合作和刑事侦查的“障碍”。TheConventionfortheSuppressionoftheFinancingofTerrorismextendsliabilitytoprosecutiontothepreliminarystagesofterroristactivityinordertodepriveterrorismofitsfinancialbase.Aseriesofpreventiveandrepressivemeasuresareintendedtopreventfinancialtransactionswhichmightotherwisecontributetothesuccessfulexecutionofterroristoperations.SwitzerlandsignedtheConventiontwoyearsago.ItsratificationwillensurethattheSwissfinancialcentercannotbeabusedforthefinancingofterroristactivities.NewcriminaloffencesByputtingtwonewcriminaloffencesonthestatutebooksasof1October2003,theFederalCouncilhasensuredthatSwitzerlandcanfulfilitsobligationsundertheConventionfortheSuppressionofTerrorismFinancing:Undertheoffenceofterrorismfinancing,apersonispunishableiftheycollectorprovideassetsinordertosupportthecommissionofterroristoffences.Inaddition,theprovisionontheresponsibilityofcorporations,whichhasalreadybeenredraftedaspartoftherevisionoftheGeneralPartoftheSwissPenalCode,willalsobeextendedtocoverthefinancingofterrorism.Identifyingtheusersofprepaidcards公报说，瑞士政府在２１日召开的一次会议上研究了美国遭受恐怖主义袭击之后的局势，重申对受害者的同情，并且注意到了国际社会争取尽可能多的国家参加国际反恐怖主s.Withitsaccessiontotheremainingtwo,againstthefinancingofterrorismandagainstterroristbombings,theFederalCouncilwishestoensurethatSwitzerlanddoesnotbecomeanattractivecountryforterroristsandthosewhosupportterroristactivities.义活动的努力。瑞士愿与国际社会紧密合作，坚决打击恐怖主义。公报还说，瑞士不会容忍恐怖主义分子利用瑞士的金融系统，瑞士的银行保密制度不会保护恐怖主义，不会成为国际合作和刑事侦查的“障碍”。2005年5月，瑞士在其安全报告中称，瑞士虽然不是恐怖主义者的首选袭击地，但因为处在欧洲中心，也很有可能遭遇恐怖袭击。瑞士人不会任由恐怖袭击危害世界，他们会协助美国追查恐怖主义者的资产，也会加强对恐怖主义的情报搜集，防患于未然。人道主义红十字国际委员会于1863年在日内瓦创建，其使命是保护并帮助战争及暴力的受害者。委员会的15到25名成员都是瑞士人，其他工作人员来自世界各地。红十字会的基金主要来自国家或国际组织的自愿捐助。国际红十字会的任务遍布全世界，包括帮助战争受害者，在各种矛盾中充当调停者，宣传及倡导尊重人权法等。瑞士的武装力量是一个介于民兵与正规军之间的体制。瑞士政府中相当于一般国家国防部的部会称为“联邦防卫、公民保护与体育部”（德语：EidgenössischesDepartementfürVerteidigung,Bevöl