Italy endorses the statement that will be made later by the representative
of the European Union. I should like to add a few remarks in my national capacity.
We appreciate the long-term commitment of the United Nations to work with the Government and the people of Afghanistan. We reiterate our ful…
I wish to thank you for convening this timely open debate on the situation in Somalia. I thank the Secretary-General, the Prime Minister of Somalia and the Special Representative of the African Union for Somalia for their statements, to which I listened attentively.
Italy fully aligns itself with t…
Italy aligns itself with the statement to be delivered later on behalf of the European Union. I should like to make a few remarks in my national capacity.
First of all, however, I would like to remember Richard Holbrooke. I had a chance to know him at the time when his diplomatic skills and determi…
I wish to congratulate you, Madame President, on organizing this open debate of the Security Council, as well as to commend your commitment to an issue of the utmost importance to the international community. I also wish to thank the Secretary-General, Special Representative Margot Wallström, Under-…
I, too, wish to express my deep appreciation to the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Valerie Amos, for her briefing, which gave us a broad perspective of the challenges we face in the protection of civilians in armed conflict.
I also wish to thank the Under-Secretary-General fo…
While aligning itself with the statement made by the representative of Belgium on behalf of the European Union, Italy would like to add a few remarks to today’s discussion.
Italy welcomes, supports and is a sponsor of the draft resolution before us on the situation in Afghanistan (A/65/L.9) and loo…
While Italy aligns itself with the statement of the European Union, I would also like to add a few comments. The parliamentary elections of 18 September represented another step in the right direction towards a democratic, open and sovereign Afghanistan whose future is shaped by the will of the Afgh…
Allow me at the outset to reaffirm my delegation’s gratitude to you, Sir, for having arranged this debate on the revitalization of the Conference on Disarmament, in follow-up to the High- Level Meeting convened in September 2010 by the Secretary-General.
We fully subscribe to the statement delivere…
Madam President, I wish to thank you for convening this debate. I also would like to express my deep appreciation to Under- Secretary-General John Holmes for his briefing, which gives us an overarching picture of the challenges we face in the protection of civilians in armed conflict. I seize this o…
Let me join previous speakers in welcoming Ambassador Staffan de Mistura on the occasion of his first appearance at the Security Council as Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Afghanistan. I would also like to thank him for his briefing and his comprehensive overview of the situatio…
I wish to thank the Japanese presidency for having organized this open debate. We are pleased to see this topic return, the last such debate having been held in August 2008 (see S/PV.5968).
There are at least two merits to this type of discussion. It places all Member States in a position to know t…
Allow me to join previous speakers in thanking Under-Secretary-General Alain Le Roy for his briefing, and to express my appreciation to the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, Ambassador Tanin, for his important remarks. Let me also congratulate the new Special Representative for Afghanistan, S…
Let me begin by thanking, you, Madam, and the President of the General Assembly for holding today’s debate, which gives us an opportunity to review the work of the Security Council in the past year. It also invites us to examine the current state of the process aimed at making the Council more trans…
Mr. President, I wish to thank you for taking the initiative of convening today’s high-level debate on this important anniversary and for your delegation’s important work in negotiating resolution 1894 (2009) adopted earlier today. Italy was glad to join the list of sponsors. I also wish to express …
