I would like to join with my Japanese colleague, and no doubt with others, in commending you on the work you have done, Mr. President, and to refer once again, as we have done in previous meetings, to your statement during last year’s annual debate on Security Council reform (see A/68/PV.46), when y…
Italy aligns itself with the statement made by the Deputy Secretary General for the European External Action Service, Mr. Popowski, on behalf of the European Union (EU). I would like to add a few remarks in my national capacity.
Threats and challenges to international peace and security require a c…
In this Hall, I convey the greetings of our Minister of Health, Ms. Beatrice Lorenzin, who could not be present today.
This meeting is extremely important, not only as an opportunity to consider and assess the progress achieved in the implementation of the 2011 Political Declaration of the High-lev…
We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ján Kubiš for his outstanding commitment to the democratization process in Afghanistan. We also thank the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Mr. Fedotov, and the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, Ambassa…
Let me first thank you, Sir, and your delegation for convening this crucial meeting
today to discuss one of the key challenges that this Organization is now facing. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his remarks at the beginning of the meeting.
Italy aligns itself with the statem…
Italy has always had a close association with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) — a bond strengthened through the presidency of Mr. Pier Casini during his term as Speaker of the Italian Chamber of Deputies from 2005 to 2008. We commend in particular the democratic mission that the IPU pursues thro…
Allow me to begin by thanking the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea for organizing and presiding over this important debate. I would also like to thank the Deputy Secretary- General, Mr. Jan Eliasson, and today’s speakers for their important contributions to the discussion.
Ital…
Allow me to begin by thanking you, Madame President, for organizing today’s open debate of the Security Council. I also wish to thank Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Zainab Bangura, for her work, as well as the Secretary-General for his report (S/2014/181) and the speakers…
Italy aligns itself with the statement made by the observer of the European Union and welcomes the presentation of the report of the Peacebuilding Commission on its seventh session (A/68/729) and of the report of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund (A/68/722). We recognize the importance…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (S/2014/163), Special Representative Ján Kubiš for his briefing and Ambassador Tanin for his statement.
I would also express Italy’s condolences to the families of the victims of the terrorist attack on 17 January in Kabul.
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Thank you, Sir, for convening this open debate on children and armed conflict. Let me
also take the opportunity to commend your country’s chairmanship of the Council’s Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict.
I join the other speakers in welcoming the launch of the campaign “Children, not sol…
The Council will not be surprised that Italy aligns itself with the statement made by the observer of the European Union and with that by the representative of Switzerland on behalf of the Group of Friends on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict. Nevertheless, we wish to add a few remarks i…
Allow me, Mr. President, to thank you and your delegation for having convened this very important meeting on this crucial topic. I should like also to stress that Italy aligns itself with the statement made by the observer of the European Union.
One of last century’s most influential advocates of w…
Italy aligns itself with the statement made by the observer of the European Union and would like to make a few remarks in a national capacity.
We welcome the draft resolution on the situation in Afghanistan (A/68/L.11) and support its adoption by consensus. In doing so, we confirm our appreciation …
On behalf of the Uniting for Consensus Group, I would first like to express our appreciation to you, Mr. President, for reiterating your desire to make reform of the Security Council a priority for your mandate. As your letter of 22 October states, this issue is an important element in our overall e…
Italy aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union and wishes to make the following additional remarks in its national capacity.
Italy welcomes the imminent adoption of draft resolution A/68/L.8 today and is proud to be among its sponsors. The strong consensus that we …
Mr. President, allow me to begin by thanking you for organizing today’s open debate of the Security Council and the speakers for their valuable contributions.
Italy welcomes the adoption by the Security Council today’s of resolution 2122 (2013), on women and peace and security, which is a further s…
With an end to the global crisis finally within reach, it is imperative to make growth and development our first priority today. In the past 10 years, remarkable progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has been made. But we have to work harder. We need to empower individuals and communit…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (S/2013/535) and Special Representative Ján Kubiš for his briefing. I would also like to thank Ambassador Tanin for his statement today.
Italy fully aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the observer of the Europ…
Allow me to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for having organized this open debate of the Security Council. I also wish to thank the speakers for their important and passionate statements, as well as to reiterate Italy’s full support for the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary- …
