Press Release – “Uniting For Consensus Group” (UFC)
PRESS RELEASE Meeting to assess the state of play of the UN Security Council reform process The Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN) during the 71st UN General Assembly confirmed the existence of areas of convergence as well as the persistence of divergent views on key aspects of the reform, such as categories of membership and the question […]
Read more72nd Session of the UNGA – Side Event on Refugees and Migrants
Statement delivered by the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Angelino Alfano, at the 72nd UNGA – Side Event on “Refugees and Migrants: ideas and best practices between development cooperation and the need for security” — Dear colleagues, I was born and raised in Sicily by the Mediterranean Sea, facing the coast of […]
Read moreSecurity Council – Peace and Security in Africa
Statement by the Deputy Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, Ambassador Inigo Lambertini, at the Security Council Debate on Peace and Security in Africa. Report of the Secretary-General on situation of the Lake Chad Basin region — Mr. President, First, let me thank you for convening this important meeting and USG Feltman for his […]
Read moreSecurity Council – Adoption Sanctions North Korea
Statement delivered by Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, at the Security Council adoptions North Korea adoption — Italy welcomes the unanimous adoption of this resolution. We thank the United States for leading this process with the appropriate sense of urgency and for conducting these negotiations in the spirit of […]
Read moreGeneral Assembly – Interactive Informal Dialogue on the Responsibility to Protect
Statement delivered by the Deputy Permanent Representative and Charge’ d’Affaires a.i. of Italy to the United Nations, Ambassador Inigo Lambertini, at the General Assembly Informal Interactive Dialogue on the Report of the Secretary General on the Responsibility to Protect — Mr. President, First, I would like to thank you for convening this important debate, a major […]
Read moreSecurity Council – Emergency meeting Non proliferation/North Korea
Statement delivered by Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, at the Security Council meeting on Non proliferation/North Korea — The latest nuclear test by North Korea represents a grave and reckless provocation, in violation of successive UNSC resolutions. Our Minister of Foreign Affairs immediately condemned this act unequivocally and in […]
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Read moreSecurity Council – August Wrap-up Meeting
Statement delivered by Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, at the Security Council August Wrap-up Meeting — At the outset, allow me to thank Egypt for its able stewardship in the month of August, which was less quiet than expected, and for deciding to convene a formal wrap up session. Although […]
Read moreSecurity Council – Adoption of UNIFIL Resolution (Lebanon)
Explanation of vote delivered by Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, following the Adoption of the Resolution renewing UNIFIL mandate (Lebanon) — Thank you Mr. President, Mr. President, Italy voted in favour of this resolution to reiterate its firm and unwavering support to a peacekeeping mission that, in a region […]
Read moreSecurity Council – Meeting on the situation in Somalia
Statement delivered by Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, at the Security Council Meeting on the situation in Somalia — Mr. President, Italy welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2372 which re-authorizes the mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia. AMISOM has been doing a tremendous job these years. […]
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