INTERVENTO DELLA CONSIGLIERA DEL PRESIDENTE DEL CONSIGLIO IN MATERIA DI PARI OPPORTUNITA’, ON. MARTELLI, ALLA TAVOLA ROTONDA MINISTERIALE “NATIONAL MECHANISMS FOR GENDER EQUALILTY: ADVOCATES FOR ACTION AND ACCOUNTABILITY, CATALYSTS FOR CHANGE” (11 marzo 2015)
Madam Chair, Dear Colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen,Twenty years ago, in recognizing the future value to the emancipation of women and girls throughout the world of the Beijing Platform for Action – which we are celebrating at this session – Italy decided to equip itself with a system that included various institutional mechanisms for the promotion of […]
Leggi di piùINTERVENTO DELLA CONSIGLIERA DEL PRESIDENTE DEL CONSIGLIO IN MATERIA DI PARI OPPORTUNITA’, ON. MARTELLI, ALL’EVENTO A MARGINE DELLA 59MA COMMISSIONE CONDIZIONE DELLA DONNA: “THINGSMENDO – MEN AND BOYS AGAINST GENDER STEREOTYPES AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN” (11 marzo 2015)
Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen,My name is Giovanna Martelli and I am the Gender Equality Special Adviser to the Prime Minister of Italy.I wish to begin by thanking the speakers who are here next to me, in particular the representatives of UN Women, Japan, Poland, and the European Commission.For me it is a great pleasure and an […]
Leggi di piùINTERVENTO DEL SOTTOSEGRETARIO DI STATO, SENATORE BENEDETTO DELLA VEDOVA, AL “FOLLOW-UP TO THE FOURTH WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN AND TO THE TWENTY-THIRD SPECIAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY “WOMEN 2000: GENDER EQUALITY, DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY” (10 marzo 2015)
Madame Chair, Dear colleagues, Ladies and Gentleman,Italy associated itself with the statement pronounced by Latvia in its capacity as President of the European Union.This 59th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women is taking place at a crucial moment. We are here to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform […]
Leggi di piùINTERVENTO DEL CAPO DELLA DELEGAZIONE ITALIANA ALLA 59MA COMMISSIONE CONDIZIONE DELLA DONNA, SOTTOSEGRETARIO DI STATO, SENATORE BENEDETTO DELLA VEDOVA, ALL’EVENTO A MARGINE: “EARLY, CHILD AND FORCED MARRIAGE (ECFM)” (10 marzo 2015)
I am very pleased to participate in such an important event, and I thank Canada, Zambia, Peru and Ethiopia, together with UNICEF, UNFPA, for organizing this and NGOs which are well-known for their efforts in promoting Girl’s and Children’s Rights for their sponsorship. Clearly, the role of NGOs is key to bring about the cultural […]
Leggi di piùINTERVENTO DELLA CONSIGLIERA DEL PRESIDENTE DEL CONSIGLIO IN MATERIA DI PARI OPPORTUNITA’, ON. MARTELLI, ALL’EVENTO A MARGINE DELLA 59MA COMMISSIONE CONDIZIONE DELLA DONNA: “PREVENTION AND ERADICATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN” (9 marzo 2015)
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,My name is Giovanna Martelli and I am the Gender Equality Special Adviser to the Prime Minister of Italy. Allow me to begin by thanking Secretary Morais for inviting me to this event, which attests to the closeness between our Countries in the fight against a phenomenon that has taken on alarming […]
Leggi di piùDISCORSO PRONUNCIATO DALL’AMBASCIATORE SEBASTIANO CARDI, RAPPRESENTANTE PERMANENTE DELL’ITALIA PRESSO LE NAZIONI UNITE, AL SIMPOSIO AD ALTO LIVELLO SU “ONE OCEAN: ACHIEVING SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH SANCTUARIES” (5 marzo 2015)
Excellencies, distinguished participants, dear friends,I feel privileged to be again among friends of the oceans and seas, in particular with you President Remengesau, to deepen our understanding of the role of the oceans and seas as protectors of life on Earth and fundamental drivers of sustainable development. I am also convinced today’s event will stimulate […]
Leggi di piùINTERVENTO INTRODUTTIVO DELL’AMBASCIATORE SEBASTIANO CARDI, RAPPRESENTANTE PERMANENTE DELL’ITALIA PRESSO LE NAZIONI UNITE ALL’EVENTO “STOP EBOLA AND BUILD FOR THE FUTURE CONCERT” (2 marzo 2015)
H.E. Secretary General AmbassadorsLadies and GentlemenIn his latest report assessing the Ebola outbreak in Western Africa and the response by the international community and the United Nations Emergency Mission in particular, the Secretary General highlights the overall significant decline in the number of new cases of Ebola in the three most affected countries, stressing however […]
Leggi di piùDISCORSO PRONUNCIATO DALL’ITALIA AL DIBATTITO AD ALTO LIVELLO SU “INTEGRATING CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA” (25 febbraio 2015)
The statements made this morning confirm the results achieved in ten years of debates about the links between crime prevention, RoL, and sustainable development.Now we must look to the future and support the process to define the UN’s post-2015 agenda. In examining the concept of RoL, a surprising variety of features and interpretations come to […]
Leggi di piùINTERVENTO PRONUNCIATO DALL’ITALIA ALLA RIUNIONE DI ALTO LIVELLO SUL TEMA “TOWARDS THE POST 2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA AND THE AFRICAN UNION AGENDA2063: ENHANCING THE MANAGEMENT OF AFRICA’S EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TO PROMOTE INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, STRUCTURAL ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION AND INCLUSIVE AND RESILIENT ECONOMIC GROWTH” (24 febbraio 2015)
Mr. Chair,I would like to thank you for two reasons: In first place I would like to thank you for having organized such an informative and inspiring meeting.I should also thank you and the African Countries for the massive support they have accorded to the universal exhibition “EXPO 2015” that Italy will host in Milan […]
Leggi di piùDISCORSO PRONUNCIATO DALL’ITALIA ALLA “INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATION ON THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA: OPEN DISCUSSION OF DRAFT DECLARATION 2015” (20 febbraio 2015)
Distinguish Co-Facilitators,Many thanks for producing the Discussion Paper.It is very comforting to see how we are moving forward in our deliberations, taking a step at a time. And we appreciate the way you, Co-Facilitators, are accompanying us in this journey.We align ourselves with the statement pronounced yesterday on behalf of the European Union and its […]
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