STATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE LAUNCH OF THE UNODC REGIONAL PROGRAMME IN SUPPORT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY’S (CARICOM) CRIME AND SECURITY STRATEGY (April 7, 2014)
Italy is a staunch supporter of UNODC and commends the Office and its Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, for organizing today’s event.The CARICOM Crime and Security Strategy signifies an historic and defining moment for the Community. It clearly articulates the Caribbean States’ security interests within the wider context of the shifting balance of global geopolitical power, […]
Read moreWORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY 2014 – WELCOMING REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE DOCUMENTARY-FILM SCREENING “OCHO PASOS ADELANTE” AT THE ECOSOC CHAMBER – UNHQ (April 2, 2014)
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished Delegates,I am pleased to welcome you to this event on the occasion of World Autism Awareness Day.In a few minutes, we will watch a documentary on autism, “Ocho pasos adelante”, which is produced and directed by a young and talented Italian director, Selene Colombo.As you all know, autism is a […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, ON BEHALF OF ”UNITING FOR CONSENSUS” AT THE THIRD 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 (April 1, 2014)
Mr. Chair, On behalf of the “Uniting for Consensus” (UfC) group, I wish to thank you for convening this third informal meeting of the 10th round of Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council reform.In the past two meetings we have spoken about categories of membership and the veto. Every discussion of regional representation has shown it […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY PLENARY MMETING ON THE REPORT OF THE PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION: REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE PEACEBULDING FUND (March 26, 2014)
Mr. President, Italy aligns itself to the statement of the European Union and welcomes the presentation of the Report of the Peacebuilding Commission on its Seventh Session and of the Report of the Secretary General on the Peacebuilding Fund. We recognize the importance of the new strategic approach to the core functions of the Commission […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE 58TH COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN SIDE EVENT ON “JUSTICE FOR WOMEN BY WOMEN – CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN’S PROFESSIONAL PARTICIPATION IN THE JUSTICE SECTOR” (March 18, 2014)
Excellencies, Distinguished Minister, Dear Friends,I am honored to welcome you today to this side event on women’s participation in the justice sector, with a focus on the situation of Afghanistan. This was the subject of a recent publication by IDLO financed by the Government of Italy, so I would like to begin by thanking Director-General […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL OPEN DEBATE ON THE SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN (March 17, 2014)
Madame President,I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report and the Special Representative Ján Kubiš for his briefing.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.Italy wishes to express its satisfaction over the renewal of […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, ON BEHALF OF ”UNITING FOR CONSENSUS” AT 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 (March 13, 2014).
Mr Chair, On behalf of the “Uniting for Consensus” (UfC) group, allow me to first thank you for convening this meeting of the 10th round of Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council reform.We expect the negotiation process to take concrete steps forward, and on behalf of UfC, I wish to reiterate our ongoing commitment to engage […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE FOR LABOR AND SOCIAL POLICIES, THE HONORABLE TERESA BELLANOVA, AT THE GENERAL DISCUSSION OF THE 58TH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN (March 11, 2014)
Madam Chairperson,Dear Colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen, Italy associates itself with the statement pronounced by Greece in its capacity as President of the European Union. This year’s session is taking place at a crucial moment in the history of gender equality. A moment in which each of our Countries has to take stock of what has been done […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE FOR LABOR AND SOCIAL POLICIES, THE HONORABLE TERESA BELLANOVA, AT THE 58TH COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN HIGH-LEVEL SIDE EVENT “EMPOWERING YOUTH FOR THE ELIMINATION OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION:THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENTS AND CIVIL SOCIETY” (March 11, 2014)
Dear friends, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, My feeling in meeting you all today goes beyond these immediate circumstances. What I wish to convey from the depths of my heart is the sincere joy and pride I feel over the threshold we have reached in the fight against the practice of […]
Read moreWELCOMING REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE 58TH COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN HIGH-LEVEL MINISTERIAL SIDE-EVENT ON “EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE TO END FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATIONS: THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENTS AND CIVIL SOCIETY” (March 11, 2014)
Excellencies, Distinguished Ministers, Dear Friends,I am honored to welcome you today to this high-level Ministerial side event on Female Genital Mutilations, organized by Italy together with Burkina Faso, Somalia, UNFPA, UNICEF and UNESCO.I am particularly thankful to Ms. Chantale Compaoré – First Lady of Burkina Faso, Goodwill Ambassador of the Inter-African Committee on harmful traditional […]
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