STATEMENT BY THE GENDER EQUALITY SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE PRIME MINISTER OF ITALY, THE HON. GIOVANNA MARTELLI, AT THE MINISTERIAL ROUND TABLE ON “RESULTS OF REGIONAL BEIJING+20 EVENTS OF THE UN REGIONAL COMMISSIONS” (March 12, 2015)
Thank you, Madam Chair,Dear Commissioners,The presentation of the Beijing +20 report has given the Italian Government the opportunity to carefully consider the results obtained, the critical areas that still persist and the future scenarios.We believe that twenty years after the adoption [of Beijing +20] and all of the movements for emancipation and the affirmation of […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, AT THE ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE NINTH SESSION OF THE PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION (March 11, 2015)
Mr. Chair, Mr. Assistant Secretary-General, Let me first of all congratulate you Mr. Chair (Sweden – Ambassador Skoog) on your assumption of the PBC’s chairmanship; and Brazil (Ambassador Patriota) on assumption of the Vice-Chairmanship. We are confident that under your able guidance we will make much needed progress in this body. Let me also congratulate […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY GENDER EQUALITY SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE PRIME MINISTER OF ITALY, HON. MARTELLI, AT THE SIDE EVENT OF THE 59TH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN, “GIRLS AT THE CENTRE – THE IMPORTANCE OF GIRLS IN ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST GIRLS AND WOMEN AND MEETING BROADER DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES” (March 11, 2015)
Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen,My name is Giovanna Martelli and I am the Gender Equality Special Adviser to the Prime Minister of Italy.For me it is a great honor to host this important event, together with my illustrious colleagues. Our goal today is to give a voice to the young women and girls who are fighting violence […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY GENDER EQUALITY SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE PRIME MINISTER OF ITALY, HON. MARTELLI, AT THE MINISTERIAL ROUND TABLE “NATIONAL MECHANISMS FOR GENDER EQUALILTY: ADVOCATES FOR ACTION AND ACCOUNTABILITY, CATALYSTS FOR CHANGE” (March 11, 2015)
Madam Chair, Dear Colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen,Twenty years ago, in recognizing the future value to the emancipation of women and girls throughout the world of the Beijing Platform for Action – which we are celebrating at this session – Italy decided to equip itself with a system that included various institutional mechanisms for the promotion of […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY GENDER EQUALITY SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE PRIME MINISTER OF ITALY, HON. MARTELLI, AT THE SIDE EVENT OF THE 59TH CSW: “THINGSMENDO – MEN AND BOYS AGAINST GENDER STEREOTYPES AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN” (March 11, 2015)
Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen,My name is Giovanna Martelli and I am the Gender Equality Special Adviser to the Prime Minister of Italy. I wish to begin by thanking the speakers who are here next to me, in particular the representatives of UN Women, Japan, Poland, and the European Commission.For me it is a great pleasure and […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, SENATOR BENEDETTO DELLA VEDOVA, ON THE FOLLOW-UP TO THE FOURTH WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN AND TO THE TWENTY-THIRD SPECIAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY “WOMEN 2000: GENDER EQUALITY, DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY” (March 10, 2015)
Madame Chair, Dear colleagues, Ladies and Gentleman,Italy associated itself with the statement pronounced by Latvia in its capacity as President of the European Union.This 59th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women is taking place at a crucial moment. We are here to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE, SENATOR BENEDETTO DELLA VEDOVA, HEAD OF THE ITALIAN DELEGATION TO THE 59TH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN AT THE SIDE EVENT ON “EARLY, CHILD AND FORCED MARRIAGE (ECFM)” (March 10, 2015)
I am very pleased to participate in such an important event, and I thank Canada, Zambia, Peru and Ethiopia, together with UNICEF, UNFPA, for organizing this and NGOs which are well-known for their efforts in promoting Girl’s and Children’s Rights for their sponsorship. Clearly, the role of NGOs is key to bring about the […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY GENDER EQUALITY SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE PRIME MINISTER OF ITALY, HON. MARTELLI, AT THE SIDE EVENT OF THE 59TH CSW: “PREVENTION AND ERADICATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN” (March 9, 2015)
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,My name is Giovanna Martelli and I am the Gender Equality Special Adviser to the Prime Minister of Italy. Allow me to begin by thanking Secretary Morais for inviting me to this event, which attests to the closeness between our Countries in the fight against a phenomenon that has taken on alarming […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, AT THE HIGH-LEVEL SYMPOSIUM ON “ONE OCEAN: ACHIEVING SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH SANCTUARIES” (March 5, 2015)
Excellencies, distinguished participants, dear friends,I feel privileged to be again among friends of the oceans and seas, in particular with you President Remengesau, to deepen our understanding of the role of the oceans and seas as protectors of life on Earth and fundamental drivers of sustainable development. I am also convinced today’s event will stimulate […]
Read moreREMARKS BY THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UN, AMB. CARDI, AT THE “STOP EBOLA AND BUILD FOR THE FUTURE CONCERT” (March 2, 2015)
H.E. Secretary General AmbassadorsLadies and GentlemenIn his latest report assessing the Ebola outbreak in Western Africa and the response by the international community and the United Nations Emergency Mission in particular, the Secretary General highlights the overall significant decline in the number of new cases of Ebola in the three most affected countries, stressing however […]
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