STATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE HIGH-LEVEL THEMATIC DEBATE ON “PROMOTING TOLERANCE AND RECONCILIATION: FOSTERING PEACEFUL, INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES AND COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM” (April 21, 2015)
Mr. President of the General Assembly,Secretary-General,High Representative of the Alliance of Civilizations,Italy wishes to congratulate with you for having timely convened this important event. We believe that the UN should continue playing a prominent role in fostering core values for peace such as tolerance and reconciliation.We align with the statement which will be delivered by […]
Read moreWELCOMING REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE IPI SEMINAR ON ENHANCING PARTNERSHIP IN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS (April 21, 2015)
SG Mulet, Excellencies (Egyptian and Ethiopian Ambassadors), Ambassador Hirsch from IPI, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us here today to discuss the topic of Enhancing Partnerships in Peacekeeping Operations. Peacekeeping Operations have evolved to adapt and adjust to increasingly hostile environments, emergence of asymmetric threats and complex operational challenges that require a comprehensive, multidimensional […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL OPEN DEBATE ON “SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT” (April 15, 2015)
Madam President, I wish to thank you for organizing this open debate, and the Secretary-General for providing his thorough Report, which documents the situation on the ground and on the current state of one of the most heinous aspects of war: conflict-related sexual violence. The main but not the only victims of this phenomenon […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE CHAIR OF THE SECOND COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE AD HOC WORKING GROUP ON THE REVITALIZATION OF THE WORK OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (April 14, 2015)
Co Chairs, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to update delegations on the working methods of the Second Committee. Revitalizing the General Assembly means strengthening the legitimacy of the whole UN system, as the General Assembly is the widest reflection of the will of the international community.I would like to start by […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE 48TH COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT – AGENDA ITEM 3 “ACTIONS FOR FURTHER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME OF ACTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT” (April 13, 2015)
Madame Chair, The importance of integrating population issues into all aspects of economic and social activity has been highlighted by the Report of the Secretary General.Demographic changes and trends in world population are both a challenge and an opportunity to ensure that development processes are sustainable and comprehensive.Member States and International Organizations have a crucial […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, AT THE OPENING SESSION OF THE 15TH INFOPOVERTY WORLD CONFERENCE: “NEXT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS: THE CHALLENGE BEFORE THE DIGITAL ERA” (April 9, 2015)
Let me, in the first place, thank the President of OCCAM, Pierpaolo Saporito, and all the organizers and participants for making this conference possible. It is a precious opportunity to discuss the interlinkages between development and ICTs.Fifteen years after the launch of the MDGs we recognize the contribution the information and communication technologies have brought […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY UNDER-SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, HON. SILVIA VELO, AT THE OPEN-ENDED INFORMAL CONSULTATIVE PROCESS ON OCEANS AND THE LAW OF THE SEA – “MARINE PROTECTED AREAS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: A MEDITERRANEAN APPROACH TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND BLUE GROWTH OF THE SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES” (April 8, 2015)
I would like to start by thanking for inviting me to the 16th ICP and for granting me the opportunity to talk about the Italian experience to manage Marine Protected Areas as a valuable instrument contributing to the integration of the three dimensions of Sustainable Development and blue growth. IntroductionIn the document “The Future we […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, AT THE ECOSOC – INTEGRATION SEGMENT: “FINDING THE OPPORTUNITIES: MATCHING EDUCATION AND SKILLS TO MARKET DEMANDS” (April 1, 2015)
Mr. Chair,we welcome today’s session, which addresses one of the biggest issues on the global agenda.The latest data show that the global employment crisis is not over and will require the best of our efforts to be overcome. According to the International Labor Organization’s last report, unemployment rates will continue to rise while the global […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE NINTH SESSION OF THE PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION – AN INFORMAL MEETING OF THE GUINEA CONFIGURATION OF THE PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION (April 1, 2015)
Greetings to Amb. Sylvie Lucas (Lux) Chair of the PBC Country Configuration for Guinea and SGSR UNOWA Mohammed Ibn Chambas (Ghana).2015 represents a crucial year for both Guinea and the UN Peacebuilding Architecture. The juncture of next October Presidential elections in the Country and the further consolidation of its institutions represent a challenging test for […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, AT THE HIGH-LEVEL INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON “THE INTERNATIONAL DECADE FOR ACTION, ‘WATER FOR LIFE’:…” (March 30, 2015)
Madam Chair,while aligning ourselves with the statement delivered by the EU on behalf of the EU and its Member States, we would also like to share some considerations in our national capacity to underline how dear the themes of water and sanitation are to Italy.Madam Chair, I would like to recall that in the 2009 […]
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