Statement delivered by Italy at the Executive Board UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS – UNFPA Segment on the Item 10 Annual Report of the Executive Director
Thank you, Mr. President. We also thank the Executive Director for the comprehensive statement. We appreciate UNFPA’s work on the mid-term review of the Strategic Plan, as well as the Integrated Budget to verify progress achieved and the adjustments required for their alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the Agenda 2030. Italy is […]
Read moreStatement delivered by Ambassador Inigo Lambertini, Deputy Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, at the Special High-level Event on “Wildlife Crime and New York Launch of the World Wildlife Crime Report”
I commend the Permanent Missions of the Republic of Gabon and of Germany, UNODC and WCS for organizing this timely meeting. As a Country that is part of the Group of Friends of Wildlife and a major supporter of CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), Italy has […]
Read moreStatement Delivered by the the Italian Carabinieri Deputy Commanding General Lieutenant General Antonio Ricciardi at the Summit “United Nations Chiefs of Police”
Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. I am Lieutenant General Antonio RICCIARDI, Italian Carabinieri Deputy Commanding General. First of all, also on behalf of Lt. Gen. Tullio DEL SETTE, Carabinieri Commanding General, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the U.N. Secretary General and his staff for inviting to attend this Summit. […]
Read moreItaly Leads Football Coaching Workshops in Barbados
As recognized by Agenda 2030, sport has always been an important driver of peace and development for nations. Football in particular is a universal sport that is played in every corner of the globe, and for decades has never ceased to attract and excite fans. Its simplicity makes it one of the most widespread and […]
Read moreStatement by the Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi, at the Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security: Responding to Human Trafficking in Situations of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence’
Mr. President, At the outset, I would like to commend the French Presidency for organizing this debate as we approach the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict and thank the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; Zainab Bangura; Maria Grazia Giammarinaro and Fatima Ahmed for their briefings. Italy aligns itself with the statement (to […]
Read moreStatement by the Deputy Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, Ambassador Inigo Lambertini, at the Security Council Open Debate on “United Nations – African Union and security cooperation: Chapter VIII application and the future of the African Peace and Security Architecture”
Mr. President, I thank Egypt for organizing today’s debate. It is extremely timely and relevant. Italy aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the European Union and wishes to add the following remarks in a national capacity. Last week we hosted in Rome the first ever ministerial Conference between Italy and Africa. With […]
Read moreWorld Humanitarian Summit (Istanbul, Turkey, 23-24 May 2016)
Statement delivered by the Hon. Mario Giro, Under-Secretary of State of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey — Mr. Secretary-General (Mister-Madame Chair), Ladies and Gentlemen, I am honored to address the first ever “World Humanitarian Summit” and I wish to praise the Secretary General’s […]
Read moreFirst Italy-Africa Ministerial Conference (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 18, 2016)
On Wednesday, 18 May at 9:30 a.m., the Farnesina will host the First Italy-Africa Ministerial Conference, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in conjunction with the Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI). The Rome-based conference is due to unite 45 ministers from an equal number of African Countries, their Permanent Representatives […]
Read moreStatement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi, at the inaugural meeting of the Group “Friends of Migration”
Deputy Secretary General, Your Excellency Jan Eliasson, Ms. Karen Abuzayd, Special Adviser of the Secretary General, Ms. Lakshmi Puri, Deputy Director of UN Women and Chair of the Global Migration Group, I would like to thank the Permanent Missions of Bangladesh, Benin, Mexico and Sweden, for having invited Italy to take part to the inaugural […]
Read moreUndersecretary of State Enzo Amendola at the UN for High-Level Meetings
New York – On May 10-12, Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Enzo Amendola was at UN headquarters in New York to take part in a series of meetings and high-level events. On Tuesday, May 10, Undersecretary Amendola presided over a meeting at the Permanent Mission of Italy to the UN on […]
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