STATEMENT BY THE CHAIR OF THE SECOND COMMITTEE – 69TH UNGA, AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, TO THE 2nd COMMITTEE SIDE EVENT ON “NEW INSTRUMENTS OF SOCIAL FINANCE” (November 4, 2014)
Excellencies, Distinguished delegates and speakers, Ladies and Gentlemen,It is a great pleasure to welcome you today to this Second Committee’s side event on “New instruments of social finance”. I would like to thank the Financing for Development Office of UN DESA for helping in the organization of the event, which will serve as a useful […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE UN EVENT ON WORLD CITIES DAY: “PEOPLE-CENTRED URBANIZATION, MANAGING SOCIAL INCLUSION IN TODAY’S CITIES” (31 October 2014)
Excellencies, Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen,My warm thanks to the President of the General Assembly, H.E. Sam Kutesa, for his welcoming remarks and for being here with us today. And we greatly appreciate the participation of H.E. Ambassador Maria Emma Mejia Velez, Permanent Representative of Colombia and Vice President of the Economic and Social Council.I also […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL OPEN DEBATE ON “WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY – DISPLACED WOMEN AND GIRLS; LEADERS AND SURVIVORS” (October 28, 2014)
Madam President,Excellencies,Colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen,Thank you, Madam President, for organizing this open debate of the Security Council on Women Peace and Security. The perspective you have given to this issue, with a focus on displaced women and girls, is particularly timely. Italy aligns itself with the statement delivered by the European Union and wishes to make […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE 69TH SESSION OF THE UNGA – EU EXPLANATION OF VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION: “NECESSITY OF ENDING THE ECONOMIC, COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL EMBARGO IMPOSED BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AGAINST CUBA (A/69/L. 4)” (October 28, 2014)
Mr. President, I have the honor to speak on behalf of the European Union and its Member States.The Candidate Countries the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia*, Montenegro*, Iceland+, Serbia* and Albania*, the country of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidate Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the Republic of Moldova align themselves with […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL OPEN DEBATE ON THE SECURITY COUNCIL WORKING METHODS (October 23, 2014)
Madame President,I wish to thank you for convening this open debate on the working methods of the Security Council. This is a key pillar of the overall reform of the United Nations. Even under the current system, transparency, openness and efficiency are still needed to promote a sense of ownership of the Council by the […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, INTRODUCING THE DRAFT RESOLUTION “STRENGTHENING THE UNITED NATIONS CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM, IN PARTICULAR ITS TECHNICAL COOPERATION CAPACITY” (October 23, 2014)
Mr. Chairman,It is Italy’s honor once again this year to introduce, on behalf of the co-sponsors, the draft resolution, “Strengthening the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Program, in particular its technical cooperation capacity” (document A/C.3/69/L.19).Last year the resolution was co-sponsored by 133 Member States. As in the past, we are confident that other […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE UNGA 69TH – THIRD COMMITTEE, MEETING ON ITEM 68: PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (21 ottobre 2014)
Madam Chairperson,Italy aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of the European Union and wishes to add a few remarks in a national capacity.Human Rights are at the core of Italy’s foreign policy. Our support for the respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms is deeply rooted in Italian history, tradition and culture. […]
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 ECOSOC MEETING ON “CERN: SIXTY YEARS OF SCIENCE FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT. THE ROLE OF SCIENCE AND SCIENTIFIC INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN BRINGING PEOPLE AND CULTURES TOGETHER.” (October 20, 2014)
Excellencies,Distinguished Guests,Ladies and Gentlemen,As Louis Pasteur once said, and I quote, “Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity and is the torch which illuminates the world”. End quote.As Chairman of the Second Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, I accepted with great honor the invitation to address today’s event marking CERN’s 60th […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY ITALY AT THE 69TH UNGA – THIRD COMMITTEE, MEETING ON ITEM 64: PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN (October 16, 2014)
Madame Chair, Italy aligns itself with the statement made by the European Union and wishes to add a few remarks in a national capacity.Italy has always been strongly committed to the protection of the rights of children, and especially the rights of the girl child. With the same inclusive approach we adopted in the campaign […]
Read moreOPENING STATEMENT BY THE CHAIR OF THE SECOND COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE GA SECOND COMMITTEE AND ECOSOC ON “LESSONS LEARNED FROM DEBT CRISES AND THE ONGOING WORK ON SOVEREIGN DEBT RESTRUCTURING AND DEBT RESOLUTION MECHANISM” (October 14, 2014)
His Excellency Ambassador Martin Sajdik,Distinguished Delegates,Ladies and Gentlemen,It is my honor to open and co-chair together with Amb. Sajdik the special General Assembly joint meeting of the GA Second Committee and ECOSOC on the theme “Lessons learned from debt crises and the ongoing work on sovereign debt restructuring and debt resolution mechanisms”. Allow me to […]
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