First, I wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Jean Arnault, for his instructive briefing and his unwavering commitment to the successful fulfilment of the United Nations mandate in Afghanistan.
Italy fully aligns itself with the statement delivered by the United Ki…
The statement made by Ambassador Rock, the Permanent Representative of Canada, on behalf of the group of States known as Uniting for Consensus provides a forceful and meaningful illustration of the principles and values on which our draft resolution is based. Therefore, in
introducing the draft res…
I am sad to say that, while the overall wealth of the world has increased in recent years, the distribution of wealth unfortunately appears to be more and more unequal. A growing percentage of humankind finds itself in the grip of hunger and poverty. It is inconceivable — impossible — for there to b…
Pope John Paul II made history. His passing is a huge loss for the international community and for Italy in particular. We admired him for the strength of his ideas, his courage, his passion, and his capacity to transmit values and hope to all of us, especially to our younger generations. He spread …
Italy voted in favour of draft resolution A/59/L.22, under agenda item 49 (a), entitled “Oceans and the law of the sea”, although this year it did not sponsor the draft resolution. In this regard, Italy would like to underline its concerns with regard to paragraph 7 of the resolution. First, Italy b…
Allow me, first of all, to reiterate Italy’s heartfelt support for the action that the European Union (EU) has been undertaking for some time now to strengthen cooperation between the United Nations and the national parliaments of Member States, which are brought together in their international asse…
First of all, I wish to say that Italy aligns itself with the statement made by Ambassador van den Berg of the Netherlands on behalf of the European Union (EU). As a member of the EU and a major contributor to the European Commission’s budget and policy, Italy fully endorses the views and positions …
On item 11, I would like to thank and express my most sincere appreciation to the President of the Security Council, Sir Emyr Jones Parry, for his very effective and balanced presentation of the annual report of the Security Council. We have a vision, we have good suggestions, and a sense of directi…
This year’s general debate unfolds against an international backdrop in which terrorist acts of great ferocity have become all too common. The latest, heinous form of terrorism is hostage-taking, which has caused deep sorrow to many of our nations. Again and again, the international community has be…
It is an honour to represent the Group of Western European and other States on this special occasion. I thank the organizers of this ceremony commemorating the tenth anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda for giving the regional
groups the opportunity to express our profound sorrow on this sad occas…
I have the honour to take the floor on behalf of the European Union to introduce draft resolution A/58/L.51. The acceding countries Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia, the candidate countries Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey, the countri…
I have the honour to take the floor on behalf of the European Union with regard to the resolution entitled “Promotion of religious and cultural understanding, harmony and cooperation”, just adopted by the General Assembly in plenary meeting under item 44 of its agenda. The acceding countries Cyprus,…
On behalf of the European Union and the other sponsors, I have the honour to introduce the draft resolution entitled “Assistance in mine action”, contained in document A/58/L.50. Since the submission of the draft resolution, the following countries have joined the list of sponsors: Andorra, Austria,…
I have the honour to take the floor on behalf of the European Union. The acceding countries Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia, the candidate countries Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countrie…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. The acceding countries, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia, the candidate countries, Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey, and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) country Ice…
On behalf of the European Union and the other sponsors, I have the honour to introduce the draft resolution entitled “Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel”, which is contained in document A/58/L.47.
Since the publication of the draft resolution, t…
I have the honour to take the floor on behalf of the European Union. The acceding countries Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia, the candidate countries Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey, and the countries of the Stabilization and Associat…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. The acceding countries of Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia; the candidate countries of Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey; the countries of the Stabilization and Association Pro…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. The acceding countries, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia, the associated countries, Bulgaria and Romania and the European Free Trade Association country belonging to the European Economi…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. The acceding countries of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia and the associated countries of Bulgaria and Romania, as well as the European Free Trade Association country member of the Euro…
