STATEMENT BY THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL OPEN DEBATE ON “THE VICTIMS OF ATTACKS AND ABUSES ON ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS GROUNDS IN THE MIDDLE EAST” (March 27, 2015)
Mr. President,Italy appreciates the French Presidency’s initiative for this debate to reaffirm the strong mobilization of the Security Council and of the international community against the systematic persecution of all individuals belonging to ethnic, religious and other minority groups in the Middle East.I also wish to thank the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, and the UN […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY ITALY AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL OPEN DEBATE ON “CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT” (March 25, 2015)
Mr. President,I wish to thank the French Presidency for convening today’s open debate. It is a very timely occasion for the Security Council to discuss the sensitive issue of children victims of armed non-State actors.I also thank the Secretary-General, the briefers and the Special Representative, Ms. Zerrougui. My country continues to strongly support the Campaign, […]
Read moreSTATEMENT OF ITALY ON THE OCEAN SDG: A KEY OPPORTUNITY FOR THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA (March 24, 2015)
The Sustainable Development Goal on the Oceans has been a remarkable achievement of collective thinking and of collective political determination. It highlights in an absolutely clear fashion the concept of “interlinkages” which is one of the main features of the post-2015 development agenda. The Open Working Group has brilliantly elaborated on the fact that pollution, […]
Read moreSTATEMENT DELIVERED BY ITALY AT THE 3RD SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATIONS ON THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND TARGETS (March 24, 2015)
Distinguished Co-Chairs,We thank you, the President of the UN Statistical Commission and the other statisticians for providing the opportunity to have this exchange of views on indicators.In particular, we thank the Statisticians for the technical report and we congratulate them for the work done given the ample spectrum of issues tackled in the limited time […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE ECLAC REGIONAL FORUM ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. AN OVERVIEW OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN (March 20, 2015)
Allow me to start by saying that, as an Italian, I see in this room the image of an enlarged family. Nearly 50 millions of Latin American and Caribbean citizens have Italian origins. It may seem superfluous to recall what is already well known were it not for the formidable leeway that these strong ties […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFING ON UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN (UNAMA) – (March 16, 2015)
Mr. President,Italy aligns itself with the statement made by the European Union and wishes to add some remarks in its national capacity.Allow me to begin by expressing our appreciation, too, for the work of UNAMA, and voicing Italy’s support for the renewal of its mandate, because of the action it has performed and the fundamental […]
Read moreSTATEMENT 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 […]
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