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 […]
Read moreSTATEMENT 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 […]
Read moreSTATEMENT 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 […]
Read moreSTATEMENT 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 […]
Read moreSTATEMENT 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 […]
Read moreITALIAN 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 […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE HIGH-LEVEL SPECIAL SIDE EVENT ON “THE RULE OF LAW, CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN THE UN DEVELOPMENT AGENDA BEYOND 2015: ENGENDERING A HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL APPROACH” (June 9, 2014)
1. The High Level Meeting Outcome Document on the Rule of Law of 2012 acknowledged the relationship between the Human Rights, the Rule of Law and development. And it also specifically features crime prevention and criminal justice as core elements of the Rule of Law. 2. The General Assembly in this session, with its Resolutions […]
Read moreWFUNA International Model UN – “WIMUN 2014” (Rome, June 30th- July 4th 2014)
The World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA), in collaboration with the Italian Society for InternationalOrganization (SIOI -UNA Italy) will held in Rome, from June 30th to July 4th, the “WFUNA International Model UN” (WIMUN). Thehighest italian institutions such as the Presidency of the Republic and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will also participate.WIMUN 2014 […]
Read moreON THE OCCASION OF THE ITALIAN NATIONAL DAY, THE ITALIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, FEDERICA MOGHERINI, SENT A VIDEO TO ALL THE ITALIANS IN THE WORLD.
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Read moreSTATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, ON BEHALF OF ”UNITING FOR CONSENSUS” AT THE FIFTH INFORMAL MEETING OF THE TENTH ROUND OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATIONS ON THE QUESTION OF EQUITABLE REPRESENTATION ON AND INCREASE IN THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE COUNCIL (May 8, 2014)
Mr. Chair, On behalf of the “Uniting for Consensus” (UfC) group, I join the previous speakers in thanking you for convening this sixth informal meeting of the 10th round of Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council reform.I would now like to turn to the theme of today’s session. These two months of negotiations have shown dynamism […]
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