70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Opening Remarks delivered by Ambassador Mariangela Zappia, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, at the Event “Leaders for Peace. Rondine youth appeal for human rights”, organized on the occasion of the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights — Thank you very much Alison, Under-Secretary-General, for opening today.President […]
Read moreUN and the Fight against Corruption
Videomessage (in Italian) of Raffaele Cantone for the International Anti-Corruption Day (9 December)
Read moreSecurity Council – Open Debate on Cooperation UN and Regional and Sub-Regional Organizations
Statement delivered by Ambassador Mariangela Zappia, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, at the Security Council Open Debate on Cooperation between the UN and Regional and Sub-Regional Organizations: The Role of States, Regional Arrangements and the United Nations in the prevention and resolution of conflicts — Mr. le Président, Permettez-moi tout d’abord de […]
Read moreInternational Day of Persons with Disabilities
Statement delivered by Ambassador Mariangela Zappia, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, at the High-level Panel on “Accessible Cities for All: Smart and Inclusive Urban Planning” within the Special Event entitled “Empowering Persons with Disabilities and Ensuring Inclusiveness and Equality” on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities — Thank you […]
Read morePress Release – UN/Italy. Group of Friends leading on Environmental Management in the field of UN Operations. Results and perspectives after one year of activity
New York, 30 November 2018. Today, the Italian Permanent Mission to the United Nations has hostedthe Group of Friends Leading on environmental management in the field (LEAF) – co-chaired by Italy and Bangladesh-, at the end of its first year of activity. The meeting was attended by the UN Under-Secretary General for Logistics Support, Atul […]
Read more25 November – International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
To celebrate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Italy reaffirms its strong commitment to promoting gender equality and combating all forms of discrimination and violence against women, which is among its priorities also in view of its three-year term on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) from 1 January 2019. […]
Read moreGeneral Assembly – Meeting on the “Cooperation between UN and the PrepCom for the CTBTO”
Introduction at the General Assembly meeting of the Resolution on “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Preparatory Commission For The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization” delivered by Ambassador Mariangela Zappia, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations — Thank you very much, Mr. Chair Allow me first of all to express my appreciation to the […]
Read moreDeclaration signed by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, and other Heads of State and Governments: ‘Initiative for Climate Ambition’
Roma, 23/11/2018 – 1. Climate change is the key challenge of our time. Our generation is the first to experience the rapid increase in temperatures around the globe and probably the last to effectively combat an impending global climate crisis. 2. The effects of climate change are well documented and are felt everywhere around the […]
Read moreGeneral Assembly – Pleanry Meeting on Security Council reform
Statement by the Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, Ambassador Mariangela Zappia, on behalf of the Uniting for consensus group in occasion of the General Assembly meeting on the Security Council reform.— Madam President, On behalf of the Uniting for Consensus (UfC) group, I wish to thank you for convening this annual debate […]
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