STATEMENT BY THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, AT THE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON “COUNTERING DESTRUCTION OF AND TRAFFICKING IN CULTURAL PROPERTY: FROM LESSONS LEARNED TO IMPLEMENTATION” – (June 3, 2015)
At the outset, I thank the Permanent Mission of Jordan and Ambassador Dina Kawar and the UNESCO Office in New York for joining us in promoting and organizing this event. Your cooperation and input have been extremely helpful.A sincere thank you and a welcome to all the panelists who have accepted our joint invitation. We […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE HIGH LEVEL EVENT OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY MARKING THE 20° ANNIVERSARY OF THE WORLD PROGRAMME OF ACTION FOR YOUTH TO HIGHLIGHT YOUTH PRIORITIES IN THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA (May 29, 2015)
Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, Colleagues, Italy aligns itself with the statement made/to be made by the EU representative and wishes to add a few remarks in a national capacity.First, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting, which reflects, once again, his sensitivity to this issue and […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE HIGH-LEVEL EVENT ON “SYNERGIES AMONG INDUSTRIALIZATION, INNOVATION AND TRADE TO FOSTER SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT” (May 26, 2015)
Thank you, Mr. Under-Secretary-General.Let me start by saying that I’m very pleased to co-organize today’s event. Italy attaches great importance to the issues we are discussing today. Industrialization, innovation and trade are indeed crucial for both developing and developed countries alike, as we seek to achieve prosperity and sustainable development.In the last years we have […]
Read moreSECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON ISIL’S VIOLENT SEIZURE OF PALMYRA, SYRIA (May 22, 2015)
The following Security Council press statement was issued on May 22nd, 2015 by Council President Raimonda Murmokaitė (Lithuania):The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the ongoing barbaric terrorist acts by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) in Syria, including its violent takeover of Palmyra.The members of the Security Council expressed deep […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY AND CHARGE’ D’AFFAIRES, A.I. TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE GLOBAL ENERGY MINISTERIAL DIALOGUE: UN MEMBER STATES ACTION, COMMITMENT AND ACHIEVEMENTS STATEMENTS. (May 21, 2015)
Mr. Chairman, Excellencies,Italy recognizes the catalytic role of energy in promoting sustainable development. We are strongly committed in the three SE4ALL objectives and we play an active role in their achievement, both at governmental and private sector level with the main Italian energy utility – Enel – which joined the SE4ALL Advisory Board in June […]
Read moreSTATEMENT DELIVERED BY ITALY AT THE FIFTH SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATIONS ON THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA: FOLLOW-UP, MONITORING AND REVIEW (May 18, 2015)
Distinguished co-Facilitators,We align ourselves with the statement made on behalf of the EU and its member-states.Let us begin by thanking you for your discussion paper which greatly helps us in orienting the discussion on the universal follow-up, monitoring and review pillar of the post-2015.Allow us to offer a few general remarks in our national capacity. […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, ON BEHALF OF THE “UNITING FOR CONSENSUS” GROUP AT THE INFORMAL MEETING ON THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATIONS ON THE QUESTION OF EQUITABLE REPRESENTATION AND INCREASE IN THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE COUNCIL (May 15, 2015)
Mr. Chair,On behalf of the Uniting for Consensus group, I welcome the convening of this interactive dialogue among Member States. Such a format can be useful in exploring areas of complementarity and commonality among divergent positions and proposals. The UfC has always been calling for a compromise solution by exploring the middle ground, with the […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY ITALY AT THE HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT OF THE 11TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS FORUM ON FORESTS – ECOSOC (May 13, 2015)
Mr. Chairman, This year we are about to set the ground rules for global sustainable development and set the stage for making it attainable without exceeding planetary boundaries and irreversibly depleting the natural resources that sustain our life on Earth.Healthy forests provide multiple benefits and ecosystem services for the wellbeing of peoples and communities across […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL OPEN DEBATE ON “THE HUMAN COST OF THE ILLICIT TRANSFER, DESTABILIZING ACCUMULATION AND MISUSE OF SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS” IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGENDA ITEM “SMALL ARMS” (May 13, 2015)
Thank you, Madame Chair.While aligning myself with the statement of the EU, I would like to offer some remarks on a national basis.At the outset I wish to express Italy’s sincere appreciation to Lithuania for convening this debate and making all the efforts to ensure an effective follow up to this process, and I would […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT, AMBASSADOR VINICIO MATI, AT THE MAIN COMMITTEE II OF THE 2015 REVIEW CONFERENCE TREATY OF THE PARTIES TO THE TREATY ON THE NON-PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS (NPT) (May 6, 2015)
Mr. Chairman,Let me first of all congratulate you on your appointment as Chair of this Main Committee II. I would also like to assure you of my delegation’s full support and cooperation.Italy aligns itself with the statement made by the European Union, and would like to add some remarks in a national capacity.Mr. Chair,Italy remains […]
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