From the Mission

Security Council – Meeting in Arria Formula on “Children and Armed Conflict: Protecting Boys and Girls in Shrinking Humanitarian Space”

Statement delivered by Ambassador Mariangela Zappia, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, at the Security Council meeting in Arria Formula on “Children and Armed Conflict: Protecting Boys and Girls in Shrinking Humanitarian Space” — Mr. Chair, I thank the organizers for holding this meeting, as well as the Special Representative on Children and […]

Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations of the United Nations

Statement delivered by Ambassador Stefano Stefanile, Deputy Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, at the Meeting of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations of the United Nations (C34) — Mr. Chairman, It is a real pleasure to see you presiding this meeting. Mr. Chairman, Italy aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by […]

Security Council – Meeting in Arria Formula on “Accountability for conflict-related sexual violence as a central pillar for prevention”

Statement delivered by Ambassador Stefano Stefanile, Deputy Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, at the Security Council Meeting in Arria Formula on “Accountability for conflict-related sexual violence as a central pillar for prevention” — Thank you Madame Chair. Let me say first of all that we do welcome this debate. We do believe […]

Opening of the Travelling Exhibition: “Female Genital Mutilation: 68 Million Girls At Risk”

Press Release – UN/Italy. Renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding on the cooperation on the matter of vulnerability, adaptation and mitigation of climate change with Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)

New York, 8 February 2019.  “Today is a special day, marking a milestone on our journey that began more than twelve years ago and that sees Italy beside the Small Islands of the Pacific in the realization of their development goals. A partnership that – setting out to combine socio-economic development with environmental protection – […]

Visit by Deputy Minister Del Re to the UN Headquarters

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, visited the UN Headquarters in New York from 28 to 30 January. The main topics discussed with her interlocutors included Italy’s commitment towards promoting peace and development in Africa, support for the implementation of Agenda 2030 with a focus on empowering young people and […]

General Assembly – Informal Meeting on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council—

Statement by Italy, on behalf of the “Uniting For Consensus” Group, at the Informal meeting of the General Assembly on 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— Madame President, Distinguished Co-Chairs, On behalf of the Uniting […]

ONU/Italy: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Del Re, meets the President of the General Assembly Espinosa

New York, 29 January 2019. Today, as part of her visit to the United Nations in New York, the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, had a cordial meeting on a wide range of topics with the President of the 73rd session of the General Assembly, Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces. […]

Security Council – Joint Stakeout on the situation in Venezuela

Joint Stakeout on the situation in Venezuela by EU Member States: France, The Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany and Italy — The massive, popular demonstrations which have taken place in Venezuela over the last days have been met with indiscriminate violence from the authorities, leading to the tragic death of numerous people and […]

Security Council – Open Debate on “Maintenance of international peace and security: Addressing the impacts of climate-related disasters on international peace and security”—

Statement delivered by the Deputy Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, Ambassador Stefano Stefanile, at the Security Council Open debate on “Maintenance of international peace and security: Addressing the impacts of climate-related disasters on international peace and security”— Mr. President, Italy welcomes this debate and aligns itself with the statement to be made […]