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…
Human trafficking is an affront to human dignity and a gross violation of the human rights of victims, particularly of women and girls. It has also become a major feature of transnational organized crime.
Because of its complexity, demand for human trafficking has required multidisciplinary strateg…
Allow me to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate of the Security Council and by complimenting the Secretary-General, his Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict and the representative of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security on their import…
At the outset, Italy would like to thank the President of the Final United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty, Ambassador Woolcott, and his predecessor, Ambassador García Moritán, as well as their teams, for their leadership and hard work during those complex negotiations.
We fully share t…
While aligning itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union (EU), Italy wishes to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting. We wish to add our voice to those condemning the continued use of force against civilians in Syria and the widespread episode…
Italy aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union. We would like to make some additional remarks in our national capacity.
We are pleased to address the General Assembly on the day when we celebrate the work of millions of volunteers around the world. Volunteeri…
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…
