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17 July 2014
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE SPECIAL EVENT: “THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT: PARTNERS OF SHARED VALUES” (MARKING THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RELATIONSHIP AGREEMENT) IN COMMEMORATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE DAY (July 17, 2014)

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,Thank you all for being here today – together we want to signal our attention and support for International Criminal Justice and for the victims of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. July 17th is a symbolic date, it was solemnly proclaimed, by the States Parties to the […]

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14 July 2014
STATEMENT BY THE ADVISER TO THE MINISTER OF HEALTH, THE HON. SABRINA DE CAMILLIS, AT THE HIGH-LEVEL MEETING OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF THE PROGRESS ACHIEVED IN THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (July 10, 2014)

M. le Secrétaire Général, M. le Président de l’Assemblée Générale, MM. les Ministres, Mme. le Directeur Général de l’Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (OMS), Mesdames et Messieurs,Dans cet illustre palais, je vous porte les salutations de notre ministre de la Santé, Mme Beatrice Lorenzin, qui, ne peut être présente aujourd’hui. Ce rendez-vous est extrêmement important, non […]

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7 July 2014
STATEMENT DELIVERED BY UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, HON. SILVIA VELO, AT THE MINISTERIAL DIALOGUE “A UNIVERSAL INTEGRATED POLICY AGENDA TO IMPLEMENT RIO+20 AND REALIZE THE FUTURE WE WANT” DURING THE UN HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR 2014, (July 7, 2014)

Mr. President, dear Colleagues,Let me first thank the President of ECOSOC and the Secretariat for inviting me to address this meeting on this specific issue which bring us immediately at the heart of the post 2015 Agenda and stimulates our reflection on its core elements.The challenges we are facing today are increasingly interconnected and relevant […]

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25 June 2014
STATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL OPEN DEBATE ON THE SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN (June 25, 2014)  

Mr. President,[Italy fully aligns itself with the statement (to be) delivered by the European Union and would like to add a few remarks in a national capacity.]Between now and the end of 2014, two crucial events will mark the course of Afghanistan’s future: 1) for the first time in the Country’s history, there will be […]

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25 June 2014
WELCOMING REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS AT THE IPI POLICY FORUM ON “RELAPSE INTO CONFLICT: THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC AND THE FUTURE OF UN PEACEBULDING” (June 23, 2014)

Thank you Ambassador HirschMr. Deputy Secretary General, Excellency’s, Ladies and GentlemanI am happy to see such an important panel today and a big audience, considering the humanitarian urge of the topic we are dealing with. The situation in the Central African Republic is dramatic and it should prompt us to find solutions that attack the […]

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11 June 2014
STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL OPEN DEBATE ON “UN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS: NEW TRENDS” (June 11, 2014) 

Mr. President,Let me first thank you and your Delegation for convening this crucial meeting today, to discuss one of the key challenges this organization is now facing. Italy aligns itself with the Statement of the European Union, and I would like to add a few remarks in my national capacity.Mr. President,The maintenance of international peace […]

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11 June 2014
STATEMENT DELIVERED BY MR. ALFREDO FERRANTE, ITALIAN MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL POLICIES, AT THE 7TH SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE OF STATES PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (June 10, 2014) 

Madam/Mister Chairperson,Italy aligns itself with the comprehensive statement 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 agenda of this relevant meeting.There can be no […]

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10 June 2014
STATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE SIDE EVENT OF THE CONFERENCE OF STATES PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: “SPORTS FOR INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT AND EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES” (10 June 2014)

Excellencies, Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen,The Permanent Mission of Italy is pleased to welcome you to this side event on “Sports for Inclusive Development and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities”, in conjunction with the Seventh Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).I thank Mr. Wilfried Lemke, Secretary-General’s […]

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10 June 2014
STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS,  AT THE HIGH LEVEL EVENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE “CONTRIBUTIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE RULE OF LAW IN THE POST 2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA” (June 9, 2014)

Excellencies,Mr President, I would like to align myself with the Statements made by the European Union as well as the statement delivered by Austria on behalf of several Members of the Group of Friends of the Rule of Law. In my national capacity, besides commending the PGA [you] for the organization of this event, I […]

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9 June 2014
ITALIAN STATEMENT DELIVERED AT THE SECRETARY-GENERAL’S FIRST ANNUAL HIGH-LEVEL “SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR ALL FORUM” (June 6, 2014)

Your Excellency, Mr. Secretary-General, Distinguished Ministers,Dear delegates, ladies and gentlemen, The world is facing several major challenges: some are old, like hunger and poverty; others relatively new like climate change and energy access. Since these challenges are interconnected, they need to be tackled by all nations together if we want to achieve any success. And […]

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