General Assembly – Second Committee Meeting on “Sustainable Mountain Resolution”.
Statement delivered by Italy at the Second Committee Meeting on “Sustainable Mountain Resolution”. — Distinguished Chair, Dear colleagues, I am honored to introduce today resolution A/C.2/74/L.50 on “Sustainable Mountain Development”, speaking also on behalf of Kyrgyzstan, who presented and co-facilitated with Italy the afore-mentioned resolution. I would first like to express our deepest gratitude and appreciation for the […]
Read moreAssemblea Generale – Riunione Plenaria on “The situation in Afghanistan”
Statement delivered by Ambassador Mariangela Zappia, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, at the General Assembly Plenary Meeting on “The situation in Afghanistan”. — Mr. President, Italy welcomes the opportunity to participate in the annual debate on Afghanistan in the this Assembly and we wish at the outset to reiterate our full support to […]
Read moreGeneral Assembly – Plenary Meeting on “Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council”
Statement delivered by Ambassador Mariangela Zappia, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, at the General Assembly Plenary Meeting on “Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council”. — Mr. President, On behalf of the Uniting for Consensus group, I […]
Read morePress Release – International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
25 November: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Italy confirms its strong support for the fight against all forms of discrimination and violence against women, which continues to be a grave and unacceptable barrier to women’s full enjoyment of their rights and their complete self-fulfillment. It is a priority commitment for Italy’s […]
Read morePeacebulding Commission – Ambassadorial-level meeting on “2020 review of the peacebuilding architecture”
Statement delivered by Ambassador Mariangela Zappia, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, at the Ambassadorial-level meeting of the Peacebuilding Commission on “2020 review of the peacebuilding architecture”. — I thank you, Mr. President, and thank you for having convened this meeting, and for your important remarks. Mr. Chair, just a few comments to […]
Read moreConference organized by the European Public Law Organization – “The EPLO Global Rule of Law Initiative”
Statement delivered by Ambassador Mariangela Zappia, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, at the event “The EPLO Global Rule of Law Initiative”. — Thank you, Dr. Faedda, I am very glad to see you presiding over this event and I am very happy that an Italian woman has been appointed as Permanent Representative […]
Read moreGeneral Assembly – Plenary Meeting on “Thirtieth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child”
Statement delivered by Ambassador Mariangela Zappia, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, at the General Assembly Plenary Meeting on “Thirtieth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child”. — Mr. President, Italy welcomes this High-level meeting of the General Assembly, which allows us to focus on the thirtieth […]
Read moreGeneral Assembly – Third Committee on “Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice”
Statement delivered by Italy at the Third Committee Meeting on “Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice”. — Thank you Mr. Chair, I have the honor to present the resolution entitled “Strengthening the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme, in particular its technical cooperation capacity”. Effective crime prevention and criminal justice are fundamental to international […]
Read moreSecurity Council – Open Debate on “The Role of Reconciliation in maintaining peace and security”
Statement delivered by Ambassador Mariangela Zappia, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, at the Security Council Open Debate on “The Role of Reconciliation in maintaining peace and security”. — Thank you very much, Mr. President, and thank you to the United Kingdom for organizing this open debate. I wish also to thank the […]
Read moreFourth Week of Italian Cuisine in the World – “Food Education: The Culture of Taste” (18-24 November2019)
“Food Education: The Culture of Taste” is the theme of the fourth Week of Italian Cuisine in the World which will run from 18 to 24 November 2019. The event aims to promote quality Italian cuisine and our farm produce abroad and is fast becoming a highly prominent event.
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