STATEMENT BY ITALY AT THE HIGH LEVEL THEMATIC DEBATE ON MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION FOR A TRANSFORMATIVE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA – Plenary segment on “A renewed global partnership for implementation of the post-2015 development agenda” (February 9, 2015)
Mr. President, Mr. Deputy Secretary General, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,We align ourselves with the statement delivered on behalf of the EU and its Member States.We thank you, Mr. President, for having scheduled the discussion on a renewed Global Partnership and on means of implementation right at the beginning of the high-level thematic debates which will […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE UN WOMEN EXECUTIVE BOARD (February 9, 2015)
Mr. President, I wish to congratulate you on your appointment, together with the new Vice Presidents and members of the UN Women Executive Board. Italy is also very pleased to be back as a member and stands ready to offer its full support in the work ahead.I wish to thank the Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE EVENT TO CELEBRATE THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ZERO TOLERANCE FOR FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (February 6, 2015)
Dear Excellencies, dear Colleagues and friends,I am honored to be here with all of you today to celebrate, for the first time at the United Nations Headquarters, the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilations. I am thankful to the Executive Director of UNFPA, H.E. Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, to today’s keynote speaker, the […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE FIFTY-THIRD SESSION OF THE COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (February 5, 2015)
Madam Chair,Broad areas of the planet still live in conditions of grave deprivation. Even when extreme poverty reduction goals have been reached, there is still a persistent condition of fragility and precariousness. It is thus a priority to renew our efforts, with the active involvement of all the institutional stakeholders and civil society, to define, […]
Read moreINTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY CHAIR, AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSEMBLY OF STATES PARTIES TO THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT STATUTE AND COORDINATOR OF THE NEW YORK WORKING GROUP OF THE ASSEMBLY (February 4, 2015)
Since this is our first meeting as NY WG in 2015, but also the first meeting in the new term of office of the Bureau of the ASP under a new President of the Assembly, President Kaba of Senegal, and clearly also for me as Vice President of the ASP and coordinator of the NY […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY ITALY AT THE FIRST DRAFTING SESSION ON THE THEME OF DATA REVOLUTION AS PART OF THE PREPARATORY PROCESS FOR THE FINAL DOCUMENT OF THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BE HELD IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA 13-16 JULY 2015 (January 30, 2014)
Distinguished Co-Facilitators,We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the representative of the EU on behalf of the EU and its Member States.Italy believes that the provision of reliable data and statistics is an essential aspect of the financing for development and post-2015 means of implementation frameworks. It deserves increased and specific attention. Knowledge about […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY ITALY AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL OPEN DEBATE ON “PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN ARMED CONFLICT: PROTECTION CHALLENGES AND NEEDS FACED BY WOMEN AND GIRLS IN ARMED CONFLICT AND POST-CONFLICT SETTINGS” (January 30, 2015)
Mr. President,Italy aligns itself with the statements made by the European Union, and by Switzerland on behalf of the Group of Friends of the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflicts, and wishes to add a few remarks in a national capacity.Mr. President,In these times, civilians are victims of senseless violence in an increasing number of […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY ITALY AT THE FIRST DRAFTING SESSION ON THE THEME OF INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCES AS PART OF THE PREPARATORY PROCESS FOR THE FINAL DOCUMENT OF THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BE HELD IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA 13-16 JULY 2015 (January 29, 2015)
Distinguished Co-Facilitators,Italy aligns itself with the statement delivered by the EU and its Member States.Italy would like to briefly highlight an area which is becoming increasingly important in financing for development and that deserves further exploration: the link between migration and development. Remittances dramatically increased over the past decade; they are likely to have important […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UN, AMB. CARDI, AT THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND (UNFPA) – (January 28, 2015)
Thank you, Mr. President.I wish to congratulate you once again on your appointment as President of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board for 2015 and the new Vice Presidents and members of the Boards. Italy is very pleased to be back as a member of the Board. Our warmest thank goes to Mr. Babatunde Osotimehin, UNFPA Executive […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF 2015 OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (January 26, 2015)
Thank you, Mr. President.Let me take this opportunity to congratulate you on your appointment as President of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board for 2015 and the new Vice Presidents and members of the Boards. Italy is very pleased to be back as a member of the Board. Our warmest thank goes to Mrs. Helen Clark, UNDP […]
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