Italy welcomes the adoption by the Security Council of resolution 2350 (2017), which marks a critical turning point, moving the focus of United Nations peacekeeping in Haiti from stabilization to institution-building. The unanimity of the Council will ensure that the United Nations Stabilization Mis…
I would like to thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for the Great Lakes Region, Mr. Djinnit, for his briefing to the Council. Italy welcomes his efforts, which have opened the door to positive results in terms of a reform process and the revitalization of the follow-up mechanism to the…
At the outset, Madam President, as you did at the beginning of the meeting and as other colleagues have done before me, I would like convey our deepest condolences to the Egyptian delegation, the Government and the people of Egypt and the Egyptian Coptic Christian community for the meaningless terro…
I would like to congratulate you, Madam President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of April. Of course, it is not the first ever United States presidency, but it is your first, so I wish you every success in what we hope will be a long list of successful presidencie…
Let me convey my appreciation for the work done by Ambassador Sacha Llorentty Solíz as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) and commend him for his comprehensive briefing today. I also take the opportunity to pay tribute to the work done by his predecessor, Ambassado…
I would like to thank Special Representative Yamamoto for his comprehensive briefing, and to pay tribute to Ms. Sima Samar for her work and courage as a powerful voice for human rights and women’s rights in Afghanistan. I welcome the fact
that she is the first woman ever to speak in the Security Co…
I would like to begin by warmly welcoming the Deputy Secretary-General, with whom Italy has already worked very intensively, both as a mission and through me personally during the organization of Expo Milano 2015, and to say that we are ready to continue that collaboration. I got the feeling during …
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ambassador Zahir Tanin, for his detailed update on the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). We also welcome the presence of the President of Serbia, Mr. Nikolić, and recognize the presence of A…
I would like to thank Foreign Minister Kurz for his exhaustive briefing. I congratulate Austria for assuming the Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). It is a pleasure to see so many old friends and colleagues in the Austrian delegation. We are looking forwa…
At the outset, I would like to thank Under-Secretaries-General Feltman and O’Brien and Ambassador Apakan for their detailed briefings. What we heard from them has reinforced our deep concerns about the escalation of tensions in Donbas over the past few days. That is why we urge all the parties invol…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Jean Arnault for his strong commitment.
As this is the first time that, as a member, we participate in the Security Council in a meeting with the delegation of Colombia, we would like to take this opportunity to commend the agreement signed in…
Allow me to express our deepest condolences to the Russian Federation delegation for the outrageous attack that killed the Russian Ambassador in Ankara.
Italy aligns itself with the statement to be made by the observer of the European Union. Italy also supports the statement to be made by the repre…
At the outset, allow me to thank the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan for his statement and the German delegation for facilitating negotiations on draft resolution A/71/L.13 in a very comprehensive manner. Italy is a sponsor of the draft resolution and aligns itself with the statement made by…
My country aligns itself with the statement to be made by the observer of the European Union, and supports the statement to be made by the representative of the Netherlands as part of our cooperation related to the upcoming split term in the Security Council. We are currently defining our cooperatio…
My country is, and has been for years, one of the countries at the forefront in the migrant and refugee crisis that affects the Mediterranean region. Of course, while war is a dimension of issues pertaining to migrants and refugees, we can speak particularly about what is happening in the Mediterran…
Italy aligns itself with the statement made by the observer of the European Union and would like to add the following remarks in its national capacity.
Italy is the main troop and police contributor to peacekeeping operations in the Group of Western European and Other States. We are also among the …
At the outset, I would like to commend the Malaysian presidency for organizing this debate and to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Zerrougui and UNICEF Executive Director Lake for their briefings and for their work in identifying ways that w…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s important open debate which, in our view, is extremely timely, as it follows the recent decision by the African Union Summit in Kigali to operationalize the African Union Peace Fund and the successful Italy-Africa Ministerial Conference held in May i…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Uniting for Consensus (UfC) group.
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for your leadership during the seventieth session of the General Assembly and for the transparent and inclusive manner in which you have discharge your duties. Similarly, we thank the …
I thank Egypt for organizing today’s debate. It is extremely timely and relevant.
Italy aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the observer of the European Union, and wishes to add the following remarks in its national capacity.
Last week, we hosted in Rome the first-ever ministerial …
