Let me start by thanking the Special Coordinator, Mr. Williams, for his briefing, as well as for his endeavours in the pursuit of a solution to the Middle East crisis.
Italy fully aligns itself with the statement that the European Union presidency is to deliver later on.
The most significant devel…
The unprecedented surge in United Nations commitments in the field of peacekeeping — rightly or wrongly perceived as having been undertaken with scant attention to sustainability — makes today’s reflections on the issue of conflict prevention more timely than ever. Italy is very grateful to the Cong…
Allow me to first thank all delegations for their support of the resolution and for the relevant and constructive contributions they made during the negotiations. Today, the Council has unanimously renewed the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for another year. That is …
I should like to thank the Secretary-General for taking part in our meeting today. I am also pleased to pay tribute to Ambassador Jones Parry for his high dedication to the work of the United Nations during the past four years, as well as to warmly welcome Ambassador Ripert to the United Nations and…
Let me first join my colleagues in welcoming the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq, His Excellency Hoshyar Zebari. I would also like to thank the Special Representative of
the Secretary-General, Ambassador Qazi, and the Permanent Representative of the United States, Ambassador Khalilzad, for thei…
I wish to thank President King and Prosecutor Rapp for their presentations and congratulate them on the Court’s achievements in bringing to justice the alleged perpetrators of the most heinous international crimes and contributing to the development of international criminal law. I also wish to welc…
Allow me to begin by reiterating Italy’s unwavering commitment to the implementation of all Security Council resolutions aimed at preventing terrorist organizations from committing acts that, sadly, still pose tremendous threats to international peace and security. In voicing our convinced support f…
I wish to thank Under- Secretary-General Holmes for his comprehensive briefing on the humanitarian dimension of crisis situations in the Great Lakes region and the Horn of Africa, a dimension that, for Italy, is as crucial as the political and peacekeeping dimensions.
I should also like to commend …
First of all, allow me to subscribe to the statement made by the representative of Portugal on behalf of the European Union.
Seven years ago, we promised to halve poverty by 2015. We are now half-way to 2015, but we are not half-way to reaching our goals, as clearly shown by the 2007 report on the …
I, too, welcome Under- Secretary-General Holmes and thank him for his briefing, which has helped us to better understand the sources and the dynamics of the instability prevailing today in the regions bordering Darfur.
Let me say at the outset that Italy joins other delegations in expressing deepes…
Let me first express my warmest welcome and heartfelt thanks to you, Madam Minister, for convening this meeting, which gives us a precious opportunity to focus on a very crucial issue. We welcome the South African initiative, and we hope it will be a first step towards a constructive discussion on h…
Let me first of all join my colleagues in welcoming the Vice-President of the Republic of Iraq, Mr. Adil Abdal Mahdi. I listened very attentively to his remarks, which I believe gave us all important elements to consider. I should like also to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- Gener…
First of all, I would like to thank as our partner the Special Representative, Ambassador Fall, for his comprehensive and detailed briefing and for his tireless work in these years of valuable changes for the Great Lakes region.
I wish to commend the positive developments in the region, such as the…
Allow me at the outset to express my deep appreciation for the timely opportunity that this open debate offers to discuss the role of international organizations in fostering the implementation of resolutions 1540 (2004) and 1673 (2006).
The importance for international peace and security of preven…
My delegation shares the views expressed by the representatives of France and the United Kingdom and would like to make a few remarks.
Italy voted in favour of the resolution to provide full support to the current efforts of the African Union and to authorize the urgent deployment of the African Un…
Italy voted in favour of the draft resolution because it profoundly shares the concerns expressed in the text on the grievances that so deeply affect the people of Myanmar. Those concerns are reflected in the European Union’s common position on Myanmar. Italy believes that it is now time to call for…
Let me first convey to you, Sir, our warmest congratulations on your assumption of the Council presidency, as well as my
warmest thanks to Qatar for presiding over the Council in December.
It is indeed a great privilege for me to take the floor as the representative of Italy at this first public d…
Italy is deeply concerned at the present stalemate in the Western Sahara,
particularly with respect to its consequences for the civilian population. Italy is strongly committed to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, among which is the purpose of developing friendly rel…
I will focus on sub- item (k) of agenda item 108 on “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union”. As the Assembly knows, a draft resolution on cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter- Parliamentary Union (IPU) comes up every two years in plenary meeting. As…
At the outset, I want to apologize on behalf of our Deputy Foreign Minister, who was unable to come to New York owing to unforeseen circumstances.
This year, Italy, as host country of the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, has the honour to present draft resolution on the Olympic Truce (A/60/L.15)…
