Press Release – Italy/ONU: Italy Chair of the Group of Friends on Food and Nutrition for 2018
New York, 9 March 2018: Italy has taken over from the Kingdom of Netherlands the chairmanship of the Group of Friends on Food and Nutrition with a meeting hosted today at the Italian Permanent Mission to the United Nations. The meeting, chaired by the Deputy Permanent Representative Ambassador Inigo Lambertini and the Permanent Representative of […]
Read moreSecurity Council – Briefing on the Italian Chairmanship of the OSCE
Briefing delivered by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and current OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Hon. Angelino Alfano, at the Security Council meeting on the priorities of the Chairmanship-in-Office of the OSCE — [Programme of the Italian OSCE Chairmanship 2018 (link)] Dear Members of the Security Council, I am honored to address the Council on […]
Read moreSecurity Council – Meeting on the situation in Afghanistan
Statement by Ambassador Inigo Lambertini, Deputy Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, at the Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan — Madam President, At the outset, I congratulate to the Kingdom of the Netherlands on the assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. We are proud of the close collaboration […]
Read morePress Release – Italy/ONU: Program For Development of Caribbean Countries presented In New York
New York, 7 March 2018: Italy presented this morning a development cooperation program in support of ten Caribbean Countries towards the Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Resilience Building. The meeting, held at the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations, was co-chaired by the Deputy Permanent Representative Ambassador Inigo Lambertini, Plenipotentiary Minister Ernesto Bellelli […]
Read moreGeneral Assembly – Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace
Statement delivered by Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, at the General Assembly Meeting on the Secretary-General’s Report on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace — Italy aligns itself to the statement delivered by the European Union (and by Mexico as Chair of the Group of Friends on sustaining peace) and agrees […]
Read more2018 ECOSOC Segment Meeting
Statement by Ambassador Inigo Lambertini, Deputy Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, at the Meeting on the 2018 ECOSOC Operational Activities for Development Segment — President of the Operational Activities Segment, Excellencies, Italy aligns with the statement of the European Union and has the honor of speaking on its national capacity. We express […]
Read moreUN Event – Science as a Right
Statement by Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, at the UN Event on “The right to enjoy scientific progress and the freedom indispensable for scientific research” — Excellencies,Ladies and gentlemen,Dear friends, Good afternoon everyone and thank you very much for being here today. At the outset, I would like to […]
Read moreConference on Children and Armed Conflict
Statement delivered by Ambassador Inigo Lambertini, Deputy Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, at the Event “Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict (OPAC) turns 18 – Conference On Children And Armed Conflict” — Mr. ChairMs. Virginia Gamba, Special Representative for […]
Read morePress Release – Launch of the Group of Friends leading on environmental management in the field, co-chaired by Italy and Bangladesh
“Italy is the first contributor of Blue Helmets among Western Countries and is amongst the main contributors to the peacekeeping budget. We have a great stake in ensuring that UN peace operations perform in the field in an efficient and sustainable way, also from the environmental angle. Respecting the environment as well as the historical […]
Read moreSecurity Council – Open Debate on Working Methods
National Statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi, at the Security Council Open Debate on “Working methods of the Security Council” — Mr. President, At the outset allow me to thank the Kuwaitian Presidency for organizing today’s open debate on working methods which offers us a public […]
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