Statement delivered by Ambassador Inigo Lambertini, Deputy Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, at the High-level Forum on the Culture of Peace
Mr. President, At the outset, let me thank you for convening this important High-Level Forum on the Culture of Peace. In recent years, new dramatic crises have arisen. Others have intensified. Today’s crisis scenarios are characterized by the violation of the most basic rights. Extremism and intolerance exacerbate ethnic and religious divisions, to the detriment […]
Read moreStatement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi, at the Security Council Open Debate “Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction”
Madame President, I congratulate you on assuming the Presidency of this important body and on convening this timely open debate. I also thank our colleagues of the 1540 Committee and the Group of Experts for their excellent work to facilitate the Comprehensive review of UNSCR 1540. Mr. President, Italy aligns itself with the statement [to […]
Read moreStatement by the Deputy Permanent Representative and Charge’ d’Affaires of Italy to the United Nations, Ambassador Inigo Lambertini, at the Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict
Mr. President,Mr. Secretary General,Ms. Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict,Mr. Executive Director Anthony Lake, At the outset, I would like to commend the Malaysian Presidency for organizing this debate and thank the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict and the Executive Director of UNICEF for their briefings and for […]
Read moreOpening remarks by Ambassador Inigo Lambertini, Deputy Permanent Representative and Charge’ d’Affaires a.i. of Italy to the United Nations, at the Event with F.C. Internazionale Milano: “The Power of Sport to Change the World, Fostering the Sustainable Development Goals”
Excellencies,President and Vice-President of F.C. Internazionale Milano,Mr. Special Envoy,Ladies and gentlemen, It is indeed a great honour for me and I feel very proud to welcome you all to today’s event on the power of sport to change the world social and on its developmental and social value, in connections with the 2030 Agenda and […]
Read moreStatement by Italy at the Security Council Open Debate on “Peace Building in Africa”
Mr. President, Thank you for convening this important open debate which, in our view, is extremely timely as it follows the recent decision by the AU Summit in Kigali to operationalize the AU Peace Fund and the successful Italy-Africa Ministerial Conference held in May in Rome which launched a new pattern of dialogue and cooperation […]
Read moreStatement by Ambassador Inigo Lambertini, Deputy Permanent Representative and Charge’ d’Affaires a.i. of Italy to the United Nations, on behalf of the “Uniting For Consensus” Group, at the General Assembly Meeting on the Question of Equitable Representation and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council
Mr. President, On behalf of the Uniting for Consensus group, I wish to thank you for your leadership during the 70th General Assembly and for the transparent and inclusive manner in which you discharged your duties. Similarly, we thank the IGN Chair, Ambassador Lucas, for the transparent, collegial and inclusive manner in which she performed […]
Read moreStatement delivered by Hon. Silvia Velo, Under-Secretary of State of the Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea, at the High-Level Event: “Responding to the Impacts of El Nino and Mitigating Recurring Climate Risks”
Distinguished Secretary General, Honourable Ministers, The humanitarian, social and economic impacts of El Niño are severe. The effects of climate change are increasing day by day and the dire consequences are being paid by those left further behind. Urgent action is needed in response to this humanitarian crisis, coupled with a longer term vision capable […]
Read moreStatement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi, at the Security Council Open Debate “Working Methods”
Mr. President, As it has relevance to working methods, allow me to briefly illustrate the agreement reached on June 28th with the Netherlands to split the 2017/2018 term in the Security Council with Italy serving the first year and the Kingdom of the Netherlands to serve in 2018, pending by-elections. I am happy to mention […]
Read moreStatement delivered by Hon. Silvia Velo, Under-Secretary of State of the Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea, at the Ministerial meeting of the high-level political forum on sustainable development
Mr. President, Italy aligns itself with the statement made by the European Union on behalf of the EU and its Member States. “Leaving no one behind” is a goal that is meaningful in all countries. In Italy, the government is undertaking actions in order to reach those who need the most. We are working towards […]
Read moreOpening remarks by the Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi, at the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Partnership Framework
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the Permanent Representative of Maldives, Ambassador Sareer, and myself, I am honored to open this session of the Partnership Exchange that will be devoted to discussing the partnership framework for Small Island Developing States. You may wonder why Italy and Maldives are chairing this event. The reason is […]
Read more