The President of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, at the United Nations (February 10)
New York – On February 10, 2016, the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella paid an official visit to the United Nations. At UN headquarters, the President met with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and with the President of the General Assembly, Mogens Lykketoft. President Mattarella then headed to the Permanent Mission of Italy, where […]
Read moreStatement delivered by Ambassador Inigo Lambertini, Deputy Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, at the 54th Session of the Commission for Social Development on the Priority Theme: “Rethinking and Strengthening Social Development in the Contemporary World”
— Mr. Chairman, Excellences, Ambassadors, Ministers, Ladies and Gentlemen Italy aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the European Union and wishes to add the following remarks in its national capacity. I am very pleased indeed to speak on the 54th edition of the Commission for Social Development, on whose organisation and […]
Read moreStatement delivered by Ambassador Inigo Lambertini, Deputy Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, at the 54th Session of the Commission for Social Development on the “Review of relevant United Nations plans and programmes of action pertaining to the situations of social groups”
Mr. Chairman, Excellences, Ladies and Gentlemen Italy aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the European Union and wishes to add the following remarks in its national capacity. While awaiting to deliver on Monday our statement on social development tout court and on this year priority theme, “Rethinking and strengthening social development […]
Read moreInternational Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (6 February 2016) Event to take place Monday 8 February 2016, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Together, mobilizing to contribute to the achievement of the new Global Goals through the elimination of Female Genital Mutilation by 2030 BACKGROUND February 6th marks the International Day […]
Read moreStatement by Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi, Permanent Representative 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
Madam Chair, On behalf of the Uniting for Consensus (UfC) group, I wish to thank you for convening this first meeti ng of the Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council reform of the 70th General Assembly. We believe that thematic debates like the one we are having today on the relationship between the Security Council and […]
Read moreStatement by Italy at the First Regular Session of the UNICEF Executive Board
Thank you, Mr. President. Let me congratulate you and all the new bureau members on your appointment. Please allow me to also congratulate the Executive Director on his speech. Mr. President, in 2016 Italy will continue to maintain a strong, longstanding commitment to UNICEF’s mandate and activities, supporting them through voluntary contributions. From maternal-infant health, […]
Read moreStatement by the Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi, at the Security Council Open Debate on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict
Mr. President, Italy aligns itself with the statement delivered by the European Union and by the Group of Friends of Protection of Civilians and wishes to add the following remarks in its national capacity. Today’s initiative is timely and we praise Uruguay for having organized it. The indiscriminate attacks against civilians, along with the images […]
Read moreStatement by the Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi, on behalf of WEOG Member States, at the Plenary Meeting in Commemoration of the First Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly of the United Nations
Mr. President, On behalf of the WEOG Member States, let me thank you at the outset for convening this plenary meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the historical first meeting of this august body. It is always useful, in particular at the beginning of a new year, to take a […]
Read moreDiplomazia economica italiana – ONU organizza Fiera tecnologica per missioni di pace
La Divisione Procurement delle Nazioni Unite sta organizzando una fiera tecnologica per soddisfare le esigenze delle missioni di pace dell’Onu. La manifestazione, che avra’ luogo ad aprile 2016 , vedrà la partecipazione di alti funzionari delle missioni di pace e esperti tecnici delle Nazioni Unite. Le societa’ interessate avranno la possibilità di presentare brevemente la […]
Read moreStatement by the Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi, at the Security Council Open Debate on the Situation in Afghanistan
Mr. President, In the period following the latest Security Council debate on Afghanistan, the security situation in the Country has deteriorated, as highlighted also in the Secretary-General’s report. In recent months, we have seen a further recrudescence of violence by insurgent groups, confirmed also by UNAMA data on civilian victims, indicating a 26% increase in […]
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