STATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY AND CHARGE’ D’AFFAIRES, A.I. TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL OPEN DEBATE ON “REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES OF GLOBAL SECURITY” (August 18, 2015)
Thank you, Madame Chair,for taking the initiative to convene this open debate on such an important topic. I also wish to thank the Secretary-General and the briefers for their remarks.Excellencies, Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen,Italy aligns itself with the statement (to be) delivered by the representative of the European Union and wishes to add a few […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, SEN. BENEDETTO DELLA VEDOVA, AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL OPEN DEBATE ON “PEACE AND SECURITY CHALLENGES FACING SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES” – (July 30, 2015)
Mr. President, members of the Security Council, dear colleagues,Thanks to the initiative of New Zealand, I am pleased to have the opportunity to intervene today on a crucial topic. I wish to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his briefing, as well as the Prime Ministers of Samoa and Jamaica and the Minister of Finance of […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY AND CHARGE’ D’AFFAIRES, A.I. TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS ON “AN INTERNATIONAL CODE OF CONDUCT FOR OUTER SPACE ACTIVITIES” (27 July 2015)
Mr. Chairman,At the outset, allow me to express our sincere congratulations on your designation as a chair of these multilateral negotiations. Please rest assured of my delegation’s full support and cooperation throughout this week.As a representative of my country, let me also voice my delight to attend such an important negotiation under the leadership – […]
Read moreSTATEMENT DELIVERED BY ITALY AT THE “SEVENTH SESSION OF THE ZERO DRAFT OF THE OUTCOME DOCUMENT FOR THE UN SUMMIT TO ADOPT THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA” (21 July 2015)
We thank you co-facilitators for your hard work and tireless commitment to this group. We are entering the final stretch of our long journey. Ambassador Kamau has reminded us, almost a year ago, during the long and concluding hours of the Open Working Group exercise, that “we have been running a marathon” and that the […]
Read moreMESSAGE FROM THE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, PAOLO GENTILONI, TO MARK THE DAY OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE (July 17, 2015)
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE DAY (July 17, 2015)
Read moreSTATEMENT DELIVERED BY MIN. PLEN. EMILIA GATTO, CHARGEE D’AFFAIRES OF THE PERMANENT MISSION OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE “OPEN-ENDED WORKING GROUP ON AGEING” (14 July 2015)
Excellencies, distinguished colleagues,Italy aligns itself with the statement made by the European Union and wishes to add a few remarks in a national capacity.In the last decades of the twentieth century, life expectancy grew by a remarkable rate, increasing in little more than a century by 20 to 30 years. This major accelerating demographic phenomenon […]
Read moreSTATEMENT DELIVERED BY MR. FABIO CASSESE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL FOR DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION, ITALIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND COOPERATION, AT THE “INTERNATIONAL EBOLA RECOVERY CONFERENCE” (10 July 2015)
Madame Chair, Ladies and Gentlemen,First of all, let me express my sincere thanks for co-organizing this international Conference with a distinctive focus on the actions required to build back better and the need to begin the recovery efforts in the Ebola affected countries. Ebola marked a turning point in the humanitarian system. The epidemic challenged […]
Read moreSTATEMENT DELIVERED BY MS. SILVIA VELO, UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE, MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, LAND AND SEA, AT THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE “HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT” (7 July 2015)
Mr. President, Distinguished colleagues, Italy aligns itself with the statement delivered by Commissioner Vella on behalf of the EU and its Member States and would like to further emphasize some points. We need leadership, ambition and an effective structure to guide the transition toward sustainable development and poverty eradication. Such a structure would need to […]
Read moreWELCOMING REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE HIGH-LEVEL SYMPOSIUM “ONE OCEAN – REGENERATING FISH STOCKS – ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 14” (1 July 2015)
Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends,Since the first time we gathered together to raise our voices for the oceans and seas, about one and a half year ago, we have come a long way. As I see from the programme today, many new friends are ready to join forces to save the oceans and seas from […]
Read moreSTATEMENT DELIVERED BY MR. GIAN LUCA GALLETTI, MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT, THE PROTECTION OF THE LAND AND SEA, AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL OPEN ARRIA-FORMULA MEETING ON “THE ROLE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AS A THREAT MULTIPLIER FOR GLOBAL SECURITY” (30 June 2015)
Science and politics have completely aligned at last: Climate change has as an effect the delocalization of access to the many resources our ecosystems have to offer humankind. The availability of water, the regeneration and fertility of the soil, access to maritime routes, stability of the weather for agricultural planning, rising sea levels are just […]
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