STATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL OPEN DEBATE ON THE SECURITY COUNCIL WORKING METHODS (October 23, 2014)
Madame President,I wish to thank you for convening this open debate on the working methods of the Security Council. This is a key pillar of the overall reform of the United Nations. Even under the current system, transparency, openness and efficiency are still needed to promote a sense of ownership of the Council by the […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, INTRODUCING THE DRAFT RESOLUTION “STRENGTHENING THE UNITED NATIONS CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM, IN PARTICULAR ITS TECHNICAL COOPERATION CAPACITY” (October 23, 2014)
Mr. Chairman,It is Italy’s honor once again this year to introduce, on behalf of the co-sponsors, the draft resolution, “Strengthening the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Program, in particular its technical cooperation capacity” (document A/C.3/69/L.19).Last year the resolution was co-sponsored by 133 Member States. As in the past, we are confident that other […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE UNGA 69TH – THIRD COMMITTEE, MEETING ON ITEM 68: PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (21 ottobre 2014)
Madam Chairperson,Italy aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of the European Union and wishes to add a few remarks in a national capacity.Human Rights are at the core of Italy’s foreign policy. Our support for the respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms is deeply rooted in Italian history, tradition and culture. […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE CHAIR OF THE SECOND COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE ECOSOC MEETING ON “CERN: SIXTY YEARS OF SCIENCE FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT. THE ROLE OF SCIENCE AND SCIENTIFIC INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN BRINGING PEOPLE AND CULTURES TOGETHER.” (October 20, 2014)
Excellencies,Distinguished Guests,Ladies and Gentlemen,As Louis Pasteur once said, and I quote, “Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity and is the torch which illuminates the world”. End quote.As Chairman of the Second Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, I accepted with great honor the invitation to address today’s event marking CERN’s 60th […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY ITALY AT THE 69TH UNGA – THIRD COMMITTEE, MEETING ON ITEM 64: PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN (October 16, 2014)
Madame Chair, Italy aligns itself with the statement made by the European Union and wishes to add a few remarks in a national capacity.Italy has always been strongly committed to the protection of the rights of children, and especially the rights of the girl child. With the same inclusive approach we adopted in the campaign […]
Read moreOPENING STATEMENT BY THE CHAIR OF THE SECOND COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE GA SECOND COMMITTEE AND ECOSOC ON “LESSONS LEARNED FROM DEBT CRISES AND THE ONGOING WORK ON SOVEREIGN DEBT RESTRUCTURING AND DEBT RESOLUTION MECHANISM” (October 14, 2014)
His Excellency Ambassador Martin Sajdik,Distinguished Delegates,Ladies and Gentlemen,It is my honor to open and co-chair together with Amb. Sajdik the special General Assembly joint meeting of the GA Second Committee and ECOSOC on the theme “Lessons learned from debt crises and the ongoing work on sovereign debt restructuring and debt resolution mechanisms”. Allow me to […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT, AMBASSADOR VINICIO MATI, AT THE GENERALE DEBATE OF THE FIRST COMMITTEE OF THE 69TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY (October 13, 2014)
Mr. Chair, Allow me to begin by congratulating you on your appointment as Chair of the 1st Committee of the 69th UN General Assembly, and to assure you of the full support of the Italian delegation for a successful outcome of this session.Italy aligns itself with the statement of the European Union, and I would […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE UNGA 69TH – THIRD COMMITTEE, 8TH MEETING ON ITEM 27: ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN (October 13, 2014)
Madam Chair,Italy aligns itself with the statement made by the European Union and wishes to add a few remarks in a national capacity.As Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated in his message on this year’s International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM, “There is no developmental, religious or health reason to cut or mutilate any girl or […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE MEETING OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE OF THE 69TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON “CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE” (October 9, 2014)
Madam Chairperson,Thank you.Italy aligns itself with the statement delivered by the European Union and wishes to make the following remarks in a national capacity.Italy has always been at the forefront of global efforts to strengthen international cooperation mechanisms to fight organized crime and illicit drug trafficking and promote fair and effective criminal justice system.Crime in […]
Read moreOPENING STATEMENT BY THE CHAIR OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S SECOND COMMITTEE, AMB. SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UN, AT THE FIRST MEETING OF 2ND COMMITTEE – 69TH SESSION OF THE UNGA (October 7, 2014)
Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen,I am honored to serve as Chair of the Second Committee during the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly. This is a pivotal session for the United Nations as we are about to embark on a new phase for development. I would like to thank you for your confidence in […]
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