PRESS RELEASE – MINISTERIAL MEETING OF THE UNITING FOR CONSENSUS GROUP (September 29, 2015)
The Ministers of the countries belonging to the Uniting for Consensus Group held a meeting in New York today to assess the current situation of the Inter-Governmental Negotiations on UN Security Council reform.The eleventh negotiating session and other international events which took place during the 69th UNGA, such as the Senior Officials meeting hosted in […]
Read moreSTATEMENT DELIVERED BY MR. GIAN LUCA GALLETTI, MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT, LAND AND SEA, AT THE INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE “PROTECT THE PLANET AND COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE” AT THE SUMMIT ON THE 2030 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA (September 27, 2015)
Distinguished Co-Chairs,Distinguished Colleagues,The adoption of the 2030 Agenda marks the turning point of a process that will define our common future and re-shape our policies for the next 15 years. We have all committed together, as a global community, to achieve peace and prosperity, and eliminate world imbalances, deploying all of the necessary actions. We […]
Read moreWELCOMING REMARKS DELIVERED BY MR. MAURIZIO MARTINA, MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, AT THE SIDE EVENT “FOOD SECURITY IN THE POST 2015 AGENDA: THE CHARTER OF MILAN IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NEW GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT” (September 26, 2015)
Dear Ministers, Dear Directors,Ladies and gentlemen,First of all I would like to extend a warm welcome to everyone and my special thanks to the organizers of this meeting, which takes place in the framework of the UN Summit on Agenda 2030 for sustainable development.Italy is coming to this Summit with a remarkable ressource, namely the […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION “CULTURE UNDER THREAT: ANTIQUITIES TRAFFICKING AND TERRORIST FINANCING” AT THE ASIA SOCIETY IN NEW YORK (24 September 2015)
I wish to thank warmly the Asia Society, the Antiquities Coalition, the Middle East Institute and, of course, UNESCO, for inviting us to participate in this event. As we all know, lately there has been a spike in the barbaric destruction of and terrorist attacks on the cultural heritage of countries affected by armed conflict. […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFING ON THE UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN (UNAMA) – (September 17, 2015)
I wish to express the Italian Government’s appreciation of UNAMA’s work in this third trimester, and renew our support for its mission – carried out in difficult circumstances, often placing the staff and its safety in harm’s way. The security situation in Afghanistan continues to be alarming. According to the data in UNAMA’s Mid-year Report […]
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 AND RELATED MATTERS (September 14, 2015)
Mr. President,On behalf of the Uniting for Consensus group, I wish to thank you for your leadership during the 69th General Assembly. The oral decision we have just adopted has always been – and indeed remains – a technical roll-over of the agenda item on Security Council reform to the next session of the General […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE HIGH LEVEL FORUM OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON CULTURE OF PEACE (September 9, 2015)
Mr. President,Peace, human rights and development are inextricably connected. The United Nations Charter emphasizes that peaceful and friendly relations among nations depend on respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms as well as the promotion of “higher standards of living and of conditions of economic and social progress and development.” A holistic approach to peace, […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY INFORMAL INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON THE REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT (September 8, 2015)
Mr. Moderator,First of all, I would like to thank the PGA for convening this important debate and you, Mr. Dieng, for your admirable work, as well as the Secretary-General for his continued role of advocacy. I would also like to commend the Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect for her remarkable commitment.Italy aligns itself […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES OF ITALY, HON. LAURA BOLDRINI, AT THE FOURTH WORLD CONFERENCE OF SPEAKERS OF PARLIAMENT (September 2, 2015)
Madam Chair, colleagues, members of delegations, ladies and gentlemen, I am honoured to be here today. Our conference is taking place in a world in turmoil. Almost sixty million people – the equivalent of the population of my country, Italy – are forcibly displaced due to war, violence and human rights violations. Climate change is […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF ITALY, SEN. PIETRO GRASSO, TO THE FOURTH WORLD CONFERENCE OF SPEAKERS OF PARLIAMENT (September 2, 2015)
Dear colleagues,Many factors have made the world in 2015 radically different from when the Millennium Development Goals were developed. Today’s world is defined by new players: non-OECD countries and the private sector, principally; new forms of poverty, which are on the rise in middle-income countries; the damage caused by climate change; an increasingly uncertain international […]
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