74th UNGA – High-level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage
Statement by the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, at the High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage — Madam and Mr. Chair, thank you friends, Italy sees Health as a fundamental pillar of our societies. It is a moral, social and economic imperative and an irreplaceable provision of the social contract […]
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Statement delivered by the Minister for Environment, Land and Sea Protection, Sergio Costa, at the Youth Climate Summit 2019 – New Commitments by & for Youth — Thank you, I am very pleased to be here, before an audience of so many young people that I feel invested with a great responsibility. You, more than […]
Read moreGeneral Assembly – Plenary Meeting on the Annual Report of the Security Council
Statement delivered by Ambassador Mariangela Zappia, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, at the General Assembly meeting on the Annual Report of the Security Council — Mr. President, We welcome this opportunity to comment on the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly for 2018 and to reflect on the sensitive issue […]
Read moreLaunch of the United Nations Plan of Action to Safeguard Religious Sites.
Statement delivered by Ambassador Mariangela Zappia, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, at the Launch of the United Nations Plan of Action to Safeguard Religious Sites — Mr. Secretary-General, I wish to warmly welcome today’s launch of the United Nations Plan of Action to Safeguard Religious Sites. I take this opportunity to acknowledge the […]
Read moreUNICEF Executive Board
Statement delivered by Ambassador Mariangela Zappia, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, at the 1st Meeting, UNICEF Executive Board, Second Regular Session 2019 — Merci beaucoup Monsieur le President, Madame Executive Director, At the outset, I wish to thank the youth delegates for their contribution to the Board. Their activism reminds us of […]
Read moreSecurity Council – Opne Debate on the situation in Afghanistan
Statement delivered by Italy at the Security Council Opne Debate on the situation in Afghanistan — Mr. President, At the outset I wish to congratulate the Russian Federation on assuming the Presidency of the Security Council for the month of September. We are deeply grateful to SRSG Yamamoto, Director Fedotov and Ambassador Djani for their comprehensive […]
Read moreGeneral Assembly – First Committee Meeting on the occasion of the Opening of the First Substantive Session of the ”Open Ended Working Group on developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security”
Statement delivered by Min. Plen. Laura Carpini, Coordinator of the activities related to Cyber Security at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on the occasion of the Opening of the First Substantive Session of the ”Open Ended Working Group on developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security” — Mr. […]
Read moreSecurity Council – Open Debate on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Statement delivered by Ambassador Stefano Stefanile, Deputy Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, at the Security Council Open Debate on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations — Thank you, Mr. President, We would like to express our appreciation for the convening of this meeting and take this opportunity to wish you and your team every success […]
Read moreGeneral Assembly – High-Level Meeting to Commemorate and Promote the International Day Against Nuclear Tests
Statement delivered by Ambassador Mariangela Zappia, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, at the General Assembly High-Level Meeting to Commemorate and Promote the International Day Against Nuclear Tests— Mr. President, Italy aligns itself to the statement to be delivered later by the EU and would like to make some additional remarks in its national […]
Read moreGlobal Fund: Italy increases its contribution to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria
At the G7 Summit in Biarritz, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced an increase in Italy’s contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for the 2020-2022 three-year period. Italy, which is already the Fund’s ninth-largest donor in absolute terms and a member of the Board, will contribute 161 million euros over the […]
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