STATEMENT DELIVERED BY MS. RITA FORSI, GENERAL DIRECTOR OF ISCTI SUPERIOR INSTITUTE OF THE COMMUNICATION AND THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ITALIAN MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AT THE HIGH LEVEL MEETING OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE OVERALL REVIEW BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OUTCOMES OF THE WORLD SUMMIT ON THE INFORMATION SOCIETY – (December 15, 2015)
Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished Co-Facilitators, Distinguished Ministers, Speakers and Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, good afternoon.I would like to begin by thanking the United Nations for the hospitality that we are all enjoying.First of all, let me express Italy’s appreciation for the commendable, hard work of the Co-Facilitators in the long preparation of this meeting and […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WORLD SUMMIT FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL (December 11, 2015)
Mr. President of the General Assembly,Excellences,Ladies and Gentlemen,Italy aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Representative of the European Union and would like to add the following remarks.We are here today to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the 1995 Copenhagen Summit on Social Development and to take stock of its implementation, a very much […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATE ON THE STRENGTHENING OF THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AND DISASTER RELIEF ASSISTANCE OF THE UNITED NATIONS, INCLUDING SPECIAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE (December 10, 2015)
Mr. President, Italy aligns itself with the statement by the European Union and wishes to add some national remarks.At the outset, I would like to commend the efforts of all delegations that have facilitated and negotiated the resolutions that will be adopted today. In light of the magnitude of the humanitarian challenges ahead of us, […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (December 3, 2015)
Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very pleased to have the opportunity to join the distinguished list of speakers on the occasion of the celebration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, whose importance could not be stated in greater terms.As you all well know, Italy really places a very high premium […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING ON THE SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN (November 30, 2015)
Mr. President, Italy aligns itself with the statement by the European Union and wishes to add some national remarks.Afghanistan has made significant steps forward over the past 14 years. Democratic institutions have been strengthened. Over 3 million girls today attend school. Many other positive results have been achieved for the Country’s economic and social development […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, ON THE OCCASION OF THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION “STRENGTHENING THE UNITED NATIONS CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM, IN PARTICULAR ITS TECHNICAL COOPERATION CAPACITY” (November 23, 2015)
Mr. Chairman,It is Italy’s honor once again this year to introduce, on behalf of the co-sponsors, the draft resolution, “Strengthening the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Program, in particular, its Technical Cooperation Capacity” (document A/C.3/70/L.8).Last year the resaolution was widely co-sponsored by Member States and we are confident that other Member States will […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE UNGA DEBATE ON “GLOBAL AWARENESS OF THE TRAGEDIES OF IRREGULAR MIGRANTS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN BASIN, WITH SPECIFIC EMPHASIS ON SYRIAN ASYLUM SEEKERS” (November 20, 2015)
Mr. President,Like many colleagues before me, we want to express our most heartfelt condolences to the victims of the terrorist attacks that hit several [parts of the world in the last weeks. At the same time, for Italy, it is important to stress that the topic of today’s debate has nothing to do with terrorism. […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL OPEN DEBATE ON “MAINTENANCE OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY: SECURITY, DEVELOPMENT AND ROOT CAUSES OF CONFLICT” (November 17, 2015)
Mr. President,In Italy’s view, the 2030 Agenda and the ongoing review processes on Peacekeeping, Peacebuilding and on Women, Peace and Security have some underlying themes in common: the importance of conflict prevention first of all, the need to break down silos and foster an integrated approach toward the three pillars of the Organization and the […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE BOOK LAUNCH “MOVING AWAY FROM DEATH PENALTY – II EDITION” (November 5, 2015)
Mr. Secretary-General, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen,There are at least two main reasons why during the last years Italy has been at the side of OHCHR in supporting its work on the death penalty. And why we are today extremely glad to mark the achievement of one of the results of our cooperation.First, because we strongly […]
Read moreSTATEMENT DELIVERED BY ITALY AT THE MEETING OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE OF THE 70TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON HUMAN RIGHTS (Item 72 – a,d) – (NOVEMBER 4, 2015)
Mr. President,Italy aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of the European Union and wishes to add a few remarks in a national capacity.Human Rights are at the core of Italy’s foreign policy. Our support for the respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms is deeply rooted in Italian history, tradition and culture. […]
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