I confirm, on behalf of the Republic of Italy, what my colleague and friend Mr. Albert Koenders just said. First of all, I thank all delegations for their patience and support. I think it was an interesting day because of this competition.
We wanted to send a message of unity between two European c…
One year ago, the advent of the extremist, sectarian and brutal entity Daesh brought the terrorist threat to new, unprecedented levels in the Middle East and North Africa. To counter the rapid expansion of that organization, Italy assured its resolute and concrete support to the international coalit…
I wish to thank the Malaysian presidency for convening today’s open debate and for introducing resolution 2225 (2015), which recognizes abductions in armed conflict as a listing criterion in the annexes of the Secretary-General’s annual report on children and armed conflict (S/2015/409).
I also tha…