STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL OPEN DEBATE ON “WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY – SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT” (April 25, 2014)
Madame President,Madame Special Representative,Colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen,Allow me to begin by thanking you, Madame President, for organizing this open debate of the Security Council. I also wish to thank Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Zainab Bangura, as well as the Secretary-General and the distinguished speakers for their important contributions to the discussion. Madame […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE GLOBAL PANEL DISCUSSION ON “MOVING AWAY FROM THE DEATH PENALTY – DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MARGINALIZED GROUPS” (April 24, 2014)
Thank you, Mr. Chairperson,Mr. Secretary-General,Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen,I wish to thank the Secretary-General and Amb. Simonovic for organizing this timely and valuable panel, which the Italian Mission is proud to have co-sponsored with Chile.Italy has a long and deeply-rooted commitment to the advancement of human rights and fundamental freedoms. With regard to today’s topic, almost two-hundred […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, ON BEHALF OF ”UNITING FOR CONSENSUS” AT THE FIFTH INFORMAL MEETING OF THE TENTH ROUND OF 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 (April 23, 2014)
Mr. Chair, On behalf of the “Uniting for Consensus” (UfC) group, I join the previous speakers in thanking you for convening this fifth informal meeting of the 10th round of Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council reform.A central goal of a comprehensive reform of the Security Council is enhanced accountability of the organ towards the entire […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, ON BEHALF OF ”UNITING FOR CONSENSUS” AT THE FOURTH INFORMAL MEETING OF THE TENTH ROUND OF 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 (April 11, 2014)
Mr Chair, On behalf of the “Uniting for Consensus” (UfC) group, I join the previous speakers in thanking you for convening this fourth informal meeting of the 10th round of Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council reform.Today’s issue is closely linked to other important aspects of the reform, namely categories, regional representation, decision-making mechanisms, and the […]
Read moreINTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE SIDE EVENT “PRIVATE COMPANIES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: A WIN-WIN GAME” (April 9, 2014)
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,It is an honor and a privilege for me to host this side event, together with my friend and colleague Ken Kanda, the Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations, in the framework of the thematic debate taking place this week at the UN on “The Role of Partnerships and their […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE EVENT “TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION IN PEACEKEEPING” (April 7, 2014)
Under-Secretary-General Ameerah Haq Under-Secretary-General Hervé Ladsous Ambassador Sahebzada A. KhanLadies & Gentlemen The themes we are discussing today have become more and more compelling every year, as the complexity of the scenarios and inherent challenges our missions are met with on the ground become more and more daunting. They face heightened new threats, greater constraints in […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE LAUNCH OF THE UNODC REGIONAL PROGRAMME IN SUPPORT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY’S (CARICOM) CRIME AND SECURITY STRATEGY (April 7, 2014)
Italy is a staunch supporter of UNODC and commends the Office and its Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, for organizing today’s event.The CARICOM Crime and Security Strategy signifies an historic and defining moment for the Community. It clearly articulates the Caribbean States’ security interests within the wider context of the shifting balance of global geopolitical power, […]
Read moreWORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY 2014 – WELCOMING REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AT THE DOCUMENTARY-FILM SCREENING “OCHO PASOS ADELANTE” AT THE ECOSOC CHAMBER – UNHQ (April 2, 2014)
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished Delegates,I am pleased to welcome you to this event on the occasion of World Autism Awareness Day.In a few minutes, we will watch a documentary on autism, “Ocho pasos adelante”, which is produced and directed by a young and talented Italian director, Selene Colombo.As you all know, autism is a […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR SEBASTIANO CARDI, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, ON BEHALF OF ”UNITING FOR CONSENSUS” AT THE THIRD INFORMAL MEETING OF THE TENTH ROUND OF 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 (April 1, 2014)
Mr. Chair, On behalf of the “Uniting for Consensus” (UfC) group, I wish to thank you for convening this third informal meeting of the 10th round of Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council reform.In the past two meetings we have spoken about categories of membership and the veto. Every discussion of regional representation has shown it […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AMBASSADOR INIGO LAMBERTINI, AT THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY PLENARY MMETING ON THE REPORT OF THE PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION: REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE PEACEBULDING FUND (March 26, 2014)
Mr. President, Italy aligns itself to the statement of the European Union and welcomes the presentation of the Report of the Peacebuilding Commission on its Seventh Session and of the Report of the Secretary General on the Peacebuilding Fund. We recognize the importance of the new strategic approach to the core functions of the Commission […]
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