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25 November 2024
THE WEEK AHEAD AT THE UNITED NATIONS - 25-29 NOVEMBER 2024

The Week Ahead at the United Nations 25-29 November 2024          (This document is for planning purposes only and is subject to change) The Week Ahead is available online here: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/the-week-ahead-the-united-nations  To find out which events will be webcast, see: https://media.un.org/en/webtv/schedule   You can also consult the Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit (MALU) Media Alert, the  UN […]

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23 November 2024
PRESS RELEASE: WEEK OF ITALIAN CUISINE IN THE WORLD CELEBRATED AT THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK, ANNOUNCED THE UPCOMING UN RESOLUTION FOR AN INTERNATIONAL MEDITERRANEAN DIET DAY

In the context of the ninth Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, Italy hosted a conference at the UN titled “Mediterranean Diet – A living Heritage, Unleashing One Health”, together with Morocco, one of the countries that worked with the Italy in 2010 for the recognition of the Mediterranean diet as a UNESCO intangible […]

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20 November 2024
STATEMENT OF ITALYA AT THE UNGA PLENARY ON THE USE OF THE VETO

Thank you, Mr President, Italy aligns itself with the statement earlier delivered by the distinguished representative of Liechtenstein and would like to add some remarks in its national capacity. Italy welcomes this further opportunity to discuss Resolution 76/262 and its implementation. This discussion is particularly timely given the recent adoption of the Pact for the […]

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19 November 2024
STATEMENT BY H.E. AMBASSADOR MAURIZIO MASSARI ON BEHALF OF THE UNITING FOR CONSENSUS GROUP THE 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 19 NOVEMBER 2024

Distinguished Co-Chairs, I make this intervention on behalf of Uniting for Consensus (UfC), a pro-reform, cross-regional and diversified group that comprises Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Malta, Mexico, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, San Marino, Spain, Türkiye and my own country, Italy. I wish to thank you for convening this first meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiations […]

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19 November 2024
STATEMENT BY ITALY’S REPRESENTATIVE AMB. MAURIZIO MASSARI AT SECURITY COUNCIL’S MEETING ON MAINTENANCE OF PEACE AND SECURITY OF UKRAINE

Mister Chair, Italy fully aligns itself with the statement by the European Union and would like to add some considerations in its national capacity. I want to thank the United Kingdom for organizing this meeting at the grim milestone of 1.000 days since Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 1.000 days of war […]

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19 November 2024
ADOPTION OF THE TENTH RESOLUTION FOR A MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS AT THE UN. HON. MIN. TAJANI: ITALY ON THE FRONT LINE AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY

Il Vice Presidente del Consiglio e Ministro degli Affari Esteri Antonio Tajani ha espresso soddisfazione per il voto alla Terza Commissione dell’Assemblea Generale delle Nazioni Unite sulla decima Risoluzione biennale per una moratoria universale della pena di morte. Rispetto al 2022, il numero dei sostegni a favore dell’adozione – fra i quali quello dell’Italia – […]

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18 November 2024
STATEMENT OF ITALY’S PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE AMB. MAURIZIO MASSARI AT THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S THIRD COMMITTEE’S PLENARY MEETING

Thank you Mr. Chair. It is a pleasure to introduce the resolution on the moratorium on the use of the death penalty, co-facilitated by Italy and Argentina on behalf of the 44 members of the Inter Regional Task Force. This resolution is deeply rooted in the principles of human dignity and the right to life, […]

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18 November 2024
THE WEEK AHEAD AT THE UNITED NATIONS - 18-22 OCTOBER 2024

The Week Ahead at the United Nations 18- 22 October 2024 (This document is for planning purposes only and is subject to change)                THE WEEK AHEAD AT THE UNITED NATIONS, 21– 25 OCTOBER 2024 The Week Ahead is available online here: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/the-week-ahead-the-united-nations  To find out which events will be webcast, see: https://media.un.org/en/webtv/schedule   You can also […]

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14 November 2024
OPENING REMARKS OF ITALY’S PR, AMBASSADOR MASSARI, AT THE EXHIBIT INAUGURATION: “COOPERATION IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANISED CRIME – THE ITALIAN EXPERIENCE”

Distinguished Director of UNODC in New York, Ms. Delphine Schantz, Distinguished UN Representatives, Dear Ambassadors and colleagues, media representatives, friends, I am pleased to welcome you all today to the inauguration of this exhibit, which tells a very unique story: the story of Italy’s experience in the fight against transational organized crime and of the […]

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14 November 2024
PRESS RELEASE: EXHIBIT TO PAY TRIBUTE TO JUDGES FALCONE AND BORSELLINO ON THE OCCASION OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY ON THE FIGHT AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME

The first International Day against Transnational Organized Crime was celebrated yesterday at the UN Headquarters with a high-level event co-hosted by Italy in the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) with more than 50 participants from Member States and specialized agencies, and with the exhibit “Cooperation in the fight against transnational organized crime – […]

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