STATEMENT 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 […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, SEN. BENEDETTO DELLA VEDOVA, AT THE 2015 REVIEW CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE TREATY ON THE NON-PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS (NPT) (Apri 27, 2015)
Madam President,Let me first of all join previous speakers in expressing Italy’s deep condolences to the Government and People of Nepal for the immense tragedy that took the lives of so many people.Madam President,Allow me also to offer my sincere congratulations on your election as President of this Review Conference. Please, rest assured of my […]
Read moreGENTILONI AT BBC, “NO MILITARY INCURSION IN LIBYA ONLY TARGETED ACTION AGAINST SMUGGLERS”
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Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE OPEN DEBATE ON “THE ROLE OF YOUTH IN COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM AND PROMOTING PEACE” (April 23, 2015)
Mr. President,I thank the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for organizing today’s open debate and in particular His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for chairing the meeting and for his inspiring words. Italy aligns itself with the statement delivered by the European Union and wishes to add the following remarks in a national capacity.Mr. President,Today’s open […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, AT THE SPECIAL EVENT “THE ROLE OF PHILANTHROPY AND SOCIAL INVESTORS IN FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT” (April 21, 2015)
Thank you, Ms. Hurley,Those of us involved in development may have conceived, in the Eighties, through the first years of the MDGs period, that development was somewhat linear and the job of ‘development’ would become easier over time. What we have seen, instead, is that economic growth does not necessarily translate into prosperity for all. […]
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