JOINT STATEMENT BY THE GOVERNMENTS OF ITALY, NETHERLANDS, RWANDA, SRI LANKA, UGANDA AND URUGUAY: THE INAUGURAL SIGNATORIES TO THE KIGALI PRINCIPLES ON THE PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN PEACEKEEPING (September 1, 2015)
Following a High Level International Conference on Protection of Civilians in Kigali in May, the governments of Italy, Netherlands, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Uganda and Uruguay have agreed to a voluntary set of principles on the protection of civilians in peacekeeping.The Kigali Principles establish that protection of civilians is the core function of peacekeeping and that […]
Leggi di piùDISCORSO PRONUNCIATO DAL VICE RAPPRESENTANTE PERMANENTE DELL’ITALIA PRESSO LE NAZIONI UNITE, AMBASCIATORE INIGO LAMBERTINI, AL SEGMENTO UNDP DELL’EXECUTIVE BOARD UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS – ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATOR (1 settembre 2015)
Let me first thank the Administrator for her comprehensive statement and her strong leadership of UNDP.In the coming weeks, world leaders will formally approve the 2030 Global Agenda for Sustainable Development. The implementation of this transformative agenda will require a strong commitment from the international community and effective international institutions. In this context UNDP’s mandate […]
Leggi di piùDISCORSO PRONUNCIATO DAL VICE RAPPRESENTANTE PERMANENTE ED INCARICATO D’AFFARI, A.I. DELL’ITALIA PRESSO LE NAZIONI UNITE, AMBASCIATORE INIGO LAMBERTINI, AL DIBATTITO IN CONSIGLIO DI SICUREZZA SU “REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES OF GLOBAL SECURITY” (18 agosto 2015)
Thank you, Madame Chair,for taking the initiative to convene this open debate on such an important topic. I also wish to thank the Secretary-General and the briefers for their remarks.Excellencies, Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen,Italy aligns itself with the statement (to be) delivered by the representative of the European Union and wishes to add a few […]
Leggi di piùDISCORSO PRONUNCIATO DAL SOTTOSEGRETARIO DI STATO DEGLI AFFARI ESTERI E DELLA COOPERAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE, SEN. BENEDETTO DELLA VEDOVA, AL DIBATTITO IN CONSIGLIO DI SICUREZZA SU “PEACE AND SECURITY CHALLENGES FACING SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES” (30 luglio 2015)
Mr. President, members of the Security Council, dear colleagues,Thanks to the initiative of New Zealand, I am pleased to have the opportunity to intervene today on a crucial topic. I wish to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his briefing, as well as the Prime Ministers of Samoa and Jamaica and the Minister of Finance of […]
Leggi di piùDISCORSO PRONUNCIATO DAL VICE RAPPRESENTANTE PERMANENTE ED INCARICATO D’AFFARI, A.I. DELL’ITALIA PRESSO LE NAZIONI UNITE, AMBASCIATORE INIGO LAMBERTINI, AI NEGOZIATI MULTILATERALI SU UN CODICE DI CONDOTTA INTERNAZIONALE PER LE ATTIVITA’ NELLO SPAZIO EXTRA-ATMOSFERICO (27 luglio 2015)
Mr. Chairman,At the outset, allow me to express our sincere congratulations on your designation as a chair of these multilateral negotiations. Please rest assured of my delegation’s full support and cooperation throughout this week.As a representative of my country, let me also voice my delight to attend such an important negotiation under the leadership – […]
Leggi di piùSTATEMENT DELIVERED BY ITALY AT THE “SEVENTH SESSION OF THE ZERO DRAFT OF THE OUTCOME DOCUMENT FOR THE UN SUMMIT TO ADOPT THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA” (21 July 2015)
We thank you co-facilitators for your hard work and tireless commitment to this group. We are entering the final stretch of our long journey. Ambassador Kamau has reminded us, almost a year ago, during the long and concluding hours of the Open Working Group exercise, that “we have been running a marathon” and that the […]
Leggi di piùMESSAGGIO DEL MINISTRO DEGLI AFFARI ESTERI E DELLA COOPERAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE, ON. PAOLO GENTILONI, PER LA GIORNATA DELLA GIUSTIZIA PENALE INTERNAZIONALE (17 luglio 2015)
GIORNATA DELLA GIUSTIZIA PENALE INTERNAZIONALE (17 luglio 2015)
Leggi di piùINTERVENTO PRONUNCIATO DAL MIN. PLEN. EMILIA GATTO, INCARICATO D’AFFARI A.I. DELL’ITALIA PRESSO LE NAZIONI UNITE, AL “OPEN-ENDED WORKING GROUP ON AGEING” (14 luglio 2015)
Excellencies, distinguished colleagues,Italy aligns itself with the statement made by the European Union and wishes to add a few remarks in a national capacity.In the last decades of the twentieth century, life expectancy grew by a remarkable rate, increasing in little more than a century by 20 to 30 years. This major accelerating demographic phenomenon […]
Leggi di piùINTERVENTO DEL VICE DIRETTORE GENERALE PER LA COOPERAZIONE ALLO SVILUPPO, MINISTERO DEGLI AFFARI ESTERI E DELLA COOPERAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE, MIN. PLEN. FABIO CASSESE, ALLA CONFERENZA INTERNAZIONALE SU EBOLA (10 luglio 2015)
Madame Chair, Ladies and Gentlemen,First of all, let me express my sincere thanks for co-organizing this international Conference with a distinctive focus on the actions required to build back better and the need to begin the recovery efforts in the Ebola affected countries. Ebola marked a turning point in the humanitarian system. The epidemic challenged […]
Leggi di piùINTERVENTO DEL SOTTOSEGRETARIO PER L’AMBIENTE E DELLA TUTELA DEL TERRITORIO E DEL MARE, ON. SILVIA VELO,AL DIBATTITO GENERALE DEL FORUM POLITICO DI ALTO LIVELLO SULLO SVILUPPO SOSTENIBILE (7 luglio 2015)
Mr. President, Distinguished colleagues, Italy aligns itself with the statement delivered by Commissioner Vella on behalf of the EU and its Member States and would like to further emphasize some points. We need leadership, ambition and an effective structure to guide the transition toward sustainable development and poverty eradication. Such a structure would need to […]
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