AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UN, ELECTED BY CONSENSUS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE 70TH SESSION OF THE UNGA
The Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations in New York, Amb. Sebastiano Cardi, was elected today Vice President of the 70th General Assembly by consensus.Sebastiano Cardi has been serving as the Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations in New York since September 16, 2013 . A career diplomat with over thirty […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE HIGH LEVEL PANEL DISCUSSION OF THE 8TH CONFERENCE OF STATES PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (CRPD) ON “ADDRESSING DISABILITY ISSUES IN CRITICAL SITUATIONS” (June 11, 2015)
Assistant Secretary-General, Excellencies, Distinguished colleagues,I thank Assistant-Secretary-General Lenni Montiel, the Secretary of State from Belgium and Mrs. Daniela Bas for their interesting remarks and valuable contributions. Disability issues in critical situations have become more central in the international agenda after a recent series of major natural disasters, among which I recall: the Indian Ocean earthquake […]
Read moreWELCOMING REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE INFORMAL PANEL OF THE 8TH CONFERENCE OF STATES PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (CRPD) ON ADDRESSING THE VULNERABILITY AND EXCLUSION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: SITUATIONS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS, CHILDREN’S RIGHT TO EDUCATION, DISASTERS AND HUMANITARIAN CRISES (June 11, 2015)
Excellencies, distinguished colleagues,Welcome to the Informal Panel on “Addressing the vulnerability and exclusion of persons with disabilities: the situation of women and girls, children’s right to education, disasters and humanitarian crisis.”According to the World Report on Disability, approximately one billion people (about 15 per cent of the world’s population) live with disabilities and frequently encounter […]
Read moreWELCOMING REMARKS BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY AND CHARGE’ D’AFFAIRES, A.I. TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE SIDE EVENT OF THE 8TH CONFERENCE OF STATES PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (CRPD) ON “OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY” (June 10, 2015)
Excellencies, Distinguished colleagues,I thank Mr. Facundo Chavez Penillas for his interesting remarks and for his valuable contribution here today as one of the authors of the December 2014 report on Independent Living published by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Of course, I join in welcoming you all to this side event […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY AND CHARGE’ D’AFFAIRES, A.I. TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE 8TH CONFERENCE OF STATES PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (CRPD) (June 9, 2015)
Mr. President, Deputy Secretary General, Excellencies, Distinguished colleagues,Italy aligns itself with the comprehensive statement to be made by the European Union and wishes to add a few remarks in a national capacity on the protection and promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities and on Italy’s endeavors with regard to the themes on the […]
Read moreWELCOMING REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE SPECIAL EVENT: “ADDRESSING FOOD SECURITY, NUTRITION AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE THROUGH THE PRISM OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS” (June 4, 2015)
Excellencies, distinguished speakers, ladies and gentlemen,At the outset I would like to thank each and all of you for your participation in this panel discussion on the challenge of food security, nutrition and sustainable agriculture through the prism of the SDGs.I would like to thank in particular Amb. Ahmad Kamal, Senior Fellow at UNITAR and […]
Read moreSTATEMENT 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 […]
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