Let me thank the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, for her thoughtful presentation of this year’s report of the Court (see A/71/342) to the General Assembly, which shows the increase in the volume of work facing the Court and the increased effec…
I would like to thank the briefers and our colleagues from the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) and its Group of Experts for their excellent work in facilitating the comprehensive review of the resolution.
Italy aligns itself with the statement made by the observer of the Eu…
As it has relevance to working methods, allow me to briefly outline the agreement we reached on 28 June with the Netherlands to split the 2017- 2018 term on the Security Council, with Italy serving the first year and the Kingdom of the Netherlands to serve in 2018, pending by-elections. I am happy t…
I wish very briefly to express our very sincere thanks to the membership. I also thank my friend and colleague, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Karel van Oosterom, for his support and for having understood and accepted the agreement that Italy reached with the Netherlands, which wa…
Italy thanks France for organizing this open debate, which, together with the report of the Secretary-General (S/2016/447), leads us to reflect on the role of peacekeeping operations from the perspective of the protection of civilians. I thank the Secretary-General, the President of the Central Afri…
At the outset, I would like to commend the French presidency for organizing this debate as we approach the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. I would also like to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Zainab Bangura, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro and Lisa Davis for thei…
I would first of all like to thank the Angolan presidency for having organized this important debate on the crucial role that women can play in African peace processes, and, of course, the briefers for their contributions.
Italy aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the Euro…
Let me thank the Secretary- General; the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, Said Djinnit; the Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union, Smail
Chergui; and Vijay Pillay of the World Bank for their insightful remarks.
Italy aligns itself with the state…
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.
My country joins in the expressions of appreciation for the work that the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and its H…
I wish to thank the President and his delegation for convening this open debate, which gives us an opportunity to discuss the review of the peacebuilding architecture and United Nations efforts to sustain peace.
Italy aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union …
Italy aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union on Friday (see A/70/PV.84) and wishes to add the following remarks in its national capacity.
The evolving terrorist threat requires a comprehensive approach by the international community. Clearly, the military s…
Italy aligns itself with the statements to be delivered by the observer of the European Union and by the spokesperson for the Group of Friends of the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, and wishes to add the following remarks in its national capacity on this timely initiative, for which we pr…
In the period following the most recent Security Council debate on Afghanistan (see S/PV.7526), the security situation in the country has deteriorated, as highlighted in the Secretary- General’s report (S/2015/942). In recent months, we have seen a further increase in violence by insurgent groups, c…
Italy commends the Permanent Mission of Greece and draft resolution A/70/L.28, on the return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin, which will be adopted by consensus and which we have co-sponsored.
During the negotiations, we made our contribution to the advancement of the…
Italy has voted in favour of resolution 70/70. By so doing, Italy reaffirms its strong support for the process leading to the full implementation of the resolution on the Middle East adopted at the 1995 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT),…
On behalf of the Uniting for Consensus (UfC) group, I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this annual debate on Security Council reform and to warmly welcome the appointment of Ambassador Sylvie Lucas of Luxembourg to her new, pivotal capacity. We are confident that she will be attentive…
Italy aligns itself with the statement made by the observer of the European Union.
I join others in thanking the Secretary-General for his report (A/70/357) and the High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations, led by Mr. Ramos-Horta, for its work.
As the Panel’s report (see A/70/95) clearly h…
On behalf of the Uniting for Consensus group (UFC), the membership of which comprises member States of all geographical groupings here at the United Nations, I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for your leadership during the sixty- ninth session and for your personal efforts during the most recent s…
I wish to thank the Kingdom of Jordan for organizing this open debate, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Bangura, for introducing the Secretary-General’s thorough report (S/2015/203), which documents the situation on the ground and the curren…
Italy thanks the French presidency of the Security Council for organizing this important debate.
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Italy aligns itself with the statement made by the observer of the European Union and wishes to make the following remarks in its national capacity.
The terrorist threats we face se…
