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Gabriele Gatti

lines on the record: 68
first: 1995-09-24
most recent: 2000-09-24
sittings or episodes: 6
sources: un-general-debate

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“In this regard, let me express my sincere hope for a comprehensive, democratic and fair reform of the Security Council soon. At the beginning of a new millennium, the consolidation of a more efficient and representative governance, at an international level, bridging the gap between the haves and have-nots, is our common expectation. Globalization being an irreversible process, we rely on the power and ability of this institution, which we believe in and which we are striving to strengthen.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“The numerous and cruel acts of genocide witnessed by the twentieth century recently led the 10 international community to set up an International Criminal Court in order to prevent the authors of crimes against humanity from going unpunished. San Marino, the first European country to ratify the Statute of the Court, hopes that other Parliaments will add to the 19 having already deposited their instruments of ratification, so as to attain the minimum number, enabling the Court to be operative and become a juridical and moral authority. On behalf of my country, I wish to thank the Secretary-General for having made the Organization more efficient and modern, through a series of reforms. Yet, with regard to the reform of the Security Council, Member States could not make any decision in the absence of a general agreement.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“In this way, new technologies, far from widening the gap between rich and poor countries, will benefit everybody. In this spirit, the international community as a whole has the duty to contribute to the consolidation of democracy in Africa and to help its populations, under the auspices of the United Nations, in their struggle for lasting peace, poverty eradication and the achievement of just and sustainable social development. The entire international community has the moral and civil obligation to put an end to the conflicts afflicting many African countries and to counter the growing instability caused by ethnic and territorial divisions in some of these States or regions. In fact, if international peace is to be attained, the right of each individual to live in peace and security must be guaranteed.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“Well aware that legal equality between men and women has become a major concern, both nationally and internationally, San Marino welcomes the results of the 1995 Beijing Conference, as well as those of its follow-up special review session held in New York last June. The technology revolution, among the most important ones of the last decades, has caused radical changes in international relations. We all hope that information technology and the Internet will be increasingly used by the poorest countries as instruments of economic and cultural development. In this context, I wish to reiterate my country's commitment and willingness to take part in the latest United Nations projects aimed at reducing illiteracy through computer science and promoting the knowledge and use of new technologies in developing countries.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“Prompted by the conviction that legal cooperation, at an international level, is crucial to the protection of the rights of the child, San Marino was the first country to sign, this year, the Optional Protocol on child pornography, and the second country to sign the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflicts. The Republic is actively preparing to participate in the Special Session on Children to be held in September 2001, where progress made over the last decade in the protection of children will be reviewed. On that occasion, the international community will lay the foundations for ensuring that children enjoy their full juridical status.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“The indifference to this problem is a disgrace to humanity as a whole, since we are all well aware that poverty often triggers domestic and international conflicts and leads to exploitation and underdevelopment. Against this gloomy background characterized by blatant contrasts, the international community must concentrate its efforts on the protection of the most vulnerable, who bear the heaviest burden, and must pay special attention to women and children, who are the main victims of poverty, violence and exploitation.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“Against this backdrop, the question of the least developed countries burdened with a huge foreign debt must be re-examined, in the conviction that debt relief must form an integral part of the contribution offered by the international community to worldwide development. Since the economic and social development of many countries is being irreparably hindered by debt problems, international solidarity is an imperative for everybody, just as human rights and dignity must not be violated in the name of market laws. At the dawn of the third millennium, it is unacceptable that half of the world's population still lives in extreme poverty, with an income of barely two dollars a day.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“International cooperation among Governments will pave the way for an increasingly integrated system in which all States are inevitably involved, thus bringing all the peoples of the world closer together. San Marino believes that a wider globalization process of a juridical, ethical and cultural nature, in which solidarity is a major concern, is a sine qua non for the achievement of genuine economic globalization. The Republic I represent is fully convinced that it is the responsibility of all countries of the world to ensure economic and social development and to address threats to international peace and security, and that the United Nations must play a central role in shaping our common future.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“Allow me first of all to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly. I wish also to congratulate most sincerely the Secretary-General on his comprehensive and detailed report outlining the most important challenges facing the international community in the twenty-first century. 9 The heads of State or Government of the States Members of the United Nations drew inspiration from this important document for the Millennium Summit, which has just concluded, at which they expressed their collective commitment and determination to adopt policies in favour of a globalization process benefiting the entire world population.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“On behalf of the Government of San Marino, I wish to acknowledge once more the focal role of the United Nations with respect to the major challenges at the end of this millennium and the momentum that the greatest international Organization can provide for a new century, in which the supremacy of a culture of peace over a culture of war, of a culture of life over a culture of death, of the full realization of human dignity over its systematic violation, will prevail. It is in this spirit that I wish good work to you, Sir, and to all the members of the Assembly.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“It is with great satisfaction that the Government of San Marino acknowledges the renewed impetus and momentum of the Arab-Israeli peace process negotiations. San Marino regards with equal satisfaction the present search for political solutions at the end of the Balkans conflict, activating a channel of concrete solidarity for the population of Kosovo. The people of San Marino sadly regret to see that the important and topical question of the death penalty has not been included in the General Assembly’s agenda. San Marino intends to continue to voice its protest against capital punishment, firmly convinced that the abhorrent instrument of death consciously and legally inflicted by one human being on another can be considered neither a valid and effective answer to defend society nor a deterrent against the spreading of criminality.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“Sadly, the spilling of stains of hate and violence constantly destroys the hope that humanity will soon prepare to use the so- called “peace dividend”, resulting from the end of the balance of terror between the super-Powers, for positive goals. The Republic of San Marino deeply appreciates the recent Security Council resolution expeditiously establishing a multinational peace force to change the situation in the East Timor crisis. What the United Nations is starting is a risky mission, but it will contribute to increasing the role and dignity of the United Nations, underlining its force as an impartial and neutral institution deploying itself as a bulwark against prevarication to defend the life and the dignity of humankind.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“Therefore, we have to decide now what culture we want to defend: a culture where violence is considered an inevitable evil from which we can only protect ourselves, or a culture where violence can and must be eradicated. The preamble to the Constitution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which includes the words, “since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed”, remains today, in our opinion, the right perspective, because peace-building through dialogue, education and acceptance of differences is the best guarantee for the survival of humanity. We all know that there are 45 armed conflicts going on at this very moment all over the world.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“In this regard, we appreciate the tireless work of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, aimed at filling the deep gap between legality and accepted practice, and at underlining the absolute need in the community of States for the full application of and respect for, international law. San Marino has great expectations of the future World Summit for Children. In every country and in every culture there are messages of peace which are often forgotten, neglected or ignored. It is the responsibility of the United Nations, its specialized agencies, and all of us to rehabilitate those messages through the awakening of our conscience and the application of a universal culture of peace. This will happen if we are able to courageously identify and defeat the seeds of violence.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“At the outset of the third millennium, we still find disconcerting the coexistence of a large, consolidated corpus of humanitarian laws and human rights and the spread of atrocities beyond all limits, affecting almost exclusively civil populations, mainly women and children. The international community can rightly state that it has reached goals in the field of humanitarian law and 22 human rights that were unimaginable 50 years ago. However, these considerable goals have been reached only with the simultaneous application of established rules.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“In international society, it represents not only a political advance, but moral progress, too. The Republic of San Marino has recently established a permanent court of arbitration, trusting it will become a trustworthy and impartial international instrument for the resolution of national and international disputes. We are convinced that such an instrument will be duly evaluated by all Member States of the United Nations and that they will shortly be able to subscribe to a proper convention. We further believe that this initiative could represent a significant contribution by our country to the international community.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“Programmes and plans have so far shown themselves to be insufficient to tackle the problem of debt in a decisive way. We hope that the United Nations will intensify the debate aimed at an equitable and durable solution to the problem. In particular, we hope that the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council will represent the best laboratory of ideas for its definition. San Marino shares the ethical approach to the situation through solidarity and development. We believe this will give more hope to the people affected by this heavy burden. In the past year the Republic of San Marino was one of the first countries to ratify the Statute of the International Criminal Court, convinced that such an institution is indispensable for the future world order.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“San Marino feels internationally responsible and it feels the need to mobilize all its strength to find solutions of solidarity to the serious problem of the external debt of developing countries. Faced with 3 billion people who still live with less than $2 a day, faced with 130 million children without access to education and 1.5 billion people without drinking water, we must support action aimed at creating sustainable development and healthy economic policies. The imbalance between rich and poor countries must not become irreversible, with tragic consequences for all humankind. San Marino shares and supports the series of programmes and plans announced and applied by creditor countries and by the major world financial institutions to tackle this serious emergency.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“The Council’s reform, in the context of a larger reform of the United Nations system, is a fundamental step in the construction of the new international structure. The reform originated from the need to update the composition and the modus operandi of the most important United Nations organ to operate in a deeply changed international environment. We are particularly thankful to the Secretary-General for courageously proposing, and partly already accomplishing, a complete, wide-ranging programme of reforms to strengthen the United Nations. This programme will progress because only an Organization in constant evolution will be able to prevent, in some cases, and to tackle, in others, the challenges of the next millennium.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“I am deeply convinced that countries never involved in wars possess an inestimable richness and can transmit to the whole world their history of peace and tolerance, helping us reach the goals set forth in the preambular paragraphs of the Charter. The Republic of San Marino believes that the United Nations is, and must remain, the forum for international negotiations best suited to the nations’ expectations. We reiterate its central role in the prevention and management of international crises, particularly in the field of peace and security, through the necessary updating process of its main operative organs, and primarily the Security Council, which should never be delegitimized.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“Mr. President, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of San Marino, I wish to congratulate you on your election to the presidency of 21 the fifty-fourth session of the General Assembly. You represent a geographical region, the African continent, which can significantly contribute to identifying the major causes of world problems and help to evaluate their effects. You can lead this Organization towards desirable and concrete results. A particular acknowledgment goes to President Didier Opertti. San Marino had the opportunity and privilege to work in close cooperation with him and to ascertain his undeniable and extraordinary skills and the remarkable accomplishments reached during his mandate. Finally, I would like to congratulate the three new States which have recently joined the big family of the United Nations.”
1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)
“We are moreover convinced that this noble mandate has today its own raison d’être, and that it must be supported with determination, consistency and loyalty. We should also have the courage and humility to be able to give up something in the name of the higher interest of all countries and all peoples who form part of the international community.”
1998-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 53 (1998)
“We have confidence in the steadfast commitment of the President of the General Assembly and in his substantial role in leading the Working Group on the reform of the Security Council to an equitable and unanimous solution that fully respects the principles of the Charter. San Marino is among those countries that are strongly convinced of the need for reform so as to guarantee for the United Nations the functions and the role that form the basis of its nature and its existence. We are absolutely aware of how important it is for the Organization to strengthen its presence and its prestige, which derive from more than 50 years of activity in the service of peace and the protection of human rights.”
1998-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 53 (1998)
“Our school system is based on personal development, focuses on the job market and respect for environment and encourages young people to take part in the social lives of their communities. The need for reform in the United Nations is a concept widely shared by all Members of this Organization, thanks in particular to the input of the Secretary-General, who started a slow but irreversible process which will lead to the rationalization and updating of all its principal organs. Some of those reforms, such as the reform of the Security Council, must, because of their significance, be approved by consensus only — a consensus that sadly is yet to be reached.”
1998-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 53 (1998)
“If we are not able today to put an end to wars and poverty, future generations will have to fight arduous and complex battles arising from the degeneration and wounds that currently afflict humanity, as it moves towards the third millennium. It is a question not only of doing away with age-old geopolitical imbalances but, and primarily, of rediscovering values and principles that are capable of offering all people of the world, and especially young people, the cultural means to fight for freedom, development and mutual understanding. That is a challenge based on solidarity and personal values. Given that perspective, San Marino considers the moral and professional growth of young people to be a priority.”
1998-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 53 (1998)
“The Government and people of San Marino deeply believe that death imposed by law cannot represent 19 a valid protection for society, nor can it be a deterrent to crime. Our criminal code, in which sanctions have a rehabilitative as well as a punitive function, rejects capital punishment, defining it as “a residual of vindictive justice”. For these reasons, I wish to express the support of the Republic of San Marino for all initiatives that, like the resolution adopted this year by the Commission on Human Rights, aim at the abolition or limitation of the death penalty. The nations of the world differ geographically, ethnically, economically and culturally, but all of them have a common substantial and undeniable responsibility towards young people.”
1998-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 53 (1998)
“San Marino contributed to the work of the Conference because it is convinced that such a court could represent an effective and strong deterrent to crimes against peoples or any ethnic group. The court established by this Conference will represent not only a hope for but also an instrument of protection for the victims of oppression, as well as a point of reference for all those who believe in the absolute value of justice and in respect for human beings. San Marino follows with particular attention the debate on the death penalty. Our civil and cultural consciousness entitles us to do so. In 1865, San Marino became the first country in Europe to abolish capital punishment, though in fact it had not been applied for centuries.”
1998-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 53 (1998)
“Unfortunately, in our opinion the present international legal instruments have proven insufficient to fight the proliferation of nuclear weapons. This proliferation has taken on a new profile because of the will to acquire a more influential and prestigious position at the national and international levels, while the peaceful and constructive uses of this energy are forgotten or deliberately denied. My country deems that the United Nations must lead the international community to strengthen those instruments capable of preventing and repressing international crimes which until now have merely been the object of moral condemnation. With this in mind, our Republic took part in the Diplomatic Conference on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court in Rome last June and July.”
1998-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 53 (1998)
“We must combat terrorism and condemn it, always and by all possible means. Nuclear tests in the Asian region are a new and worrying problem, one that is going to be characteristic our era. This problem could represent the beginning of a new season of anxiety and danger for all mankind if the international community, and the United Nations in particular, is unable to prevent it. The Republic of San Marino, like many other States, is against any initiative aimed at provoking an escalation of the nuclear threat and will do all in its power to prevent this from happening. Our generation, and the ones to come, must not know these fears or the destructive ambitions that could annihilate our entire planet.”
1998-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 53 (1998)
“With this small but meaningful gesture, San Marino wishes to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration and to make a contribution to the dissemination of the fundamental humanitarian principles contained therein. Experience has taught us, at a high cost, that where there is no peace, there is no respect for human rights. I believe the United Nations should play an active role in the maintenance of peace, especially where it is weakest and most precarious. This is vitally important. It should be the personal responsibility of every human being to carry out his or her own duty in the context of the international community. Sadly, we have recently once again confronted another dramatic issue: the problem of terrorism. We must all cooperate to prevent it from spreading any farther.”
1998-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 53 (1998)
“The Republic of San Marino, during the more than 16 centuries of its existence, has always promoted respect for human rights. Today more than ever before, the principles contained in the Declaration represent the essence of a civilized way of living together in modern society. Therefore my Government decided to finance the project of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights entitled “Global Dissemination of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights”. This project aims at making the Declaration accessible and understandable to a wider number of people, by preparing a compendium of translations of this important text into 250 of the world’s most widely spoken languages.”
1998-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 53 (1998)
“On behalf of the Republic of San Marino and on my own behalf, I wish, first of all, to congratulate Mr. Didier Opertti on his election as President of the General Assembly and to wish him all success in his work. I also wish to assure him and the Secretary-General of the full support of my Government for their unceasing and valuable efforts. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Hennadiy Udovenko for his work as President during the last session of the General Assembly. 1998 is an historic year for our Organization. We are celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which has always been, and today remains, a milestone for democracy and for the safeguard of the inalienable rights of human beings.”
1998-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 53 (1998)
“San Marino is convinced that the United Nations must fulfil both a monitoring and a protecting mandate, on the one hand in favour of individuals whose rights and freedoms are limited or denied by their own States, and on the other in favour of those countries, especially smaller ones, whose development could be hampered or influenced. In this regard I wish to underline how all countries and the United Nations itself could benefit from the role played by small States, which can make a significant contribution to major issues as well, since they have no military, political or economic interests but rather a heritage of ideals, culture and traditions to safeguard. May these objectives be fully attained as the United Nations approaches the third millennium.”
1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)
“Those are among the reasons that have led San Marino to support an increase in the number of non-permanent seats on the Security Council — though, and I stress this point once more, this is not the only issue. The reform of the United Nations does not consist of being present in major or minor bodies, but rather of shaping the future together through the understanding, participation, awareness, involvement and support of all. We shall shape a future where universal peace is guaranteed and safeguarded by the United Nations.”
1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)
“Small countries are particularly aware of this issue, since it is increasingly difficult for them to guarantee their 6 participation and contribution — and not only in financial terms. San Marino has given great attention to all proposals for the reform of the Security Council put forward by numerous countries during the debate. All of them are equally important and constitute an essential basis for the formulation of well-considered, comprehensive solutions. However, it is essential that participation in the conception and implementation of this restructuring not be confined to larger States. The future configuration of the United Nations should reflect a community of 185 countries, each and every one of them independent and sovereign according to the principles of universality and equality.”
1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)
“The United Nations reform package proposed by the Secretary-General is a good basis for a realistic and effective response with a view to reaching the lofty goals of the Organization: peace, social and economic progress, and safeguard of the rights of both individuals and peoples. Member States will be able to focus better on these goals by solving, first of all, the United Nations financial crisis. To do this, a new and more equitable scale of assessments is necessary, along with cost-cutting, the elimination or reduction of bodies and services where appropriate, and, most important, the avoidance of overlap with other organizations, including at the regional level.”
1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)
“San Marino, which boasts a tradition of great hospitality towards refuge-seekers, is deeply concerned about the situation observed in refugee camps and their impact on local populations. We are grateful to the High Commissioner for Refugees, who daily fulfils this demanding task with efficiency. The United Nations is adjusting to the process of change by establishing the conditions for a concrete response. Its structure, organization and functioning must be on exactly the same wavelength as the new reality, and must be strong enough to face the challenges of the present — and those, even more demanding, of the coming third millennium. For this reason we appreciate the work already done by the Secretary-General and urge him to continue this essential process of renewal of the Organization.”
1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)
“In the field of the prevention and suppression of child abuse, San Marino signed the Convention on the Rights of the Child and believes that the adoption of decisions aimed at defending children against any form of aggression, including sexual abuse, is of paramount importance. San Marino continues to support the fight against capital punishment, in keeping with the fact that it was the first European country to abolish it in the mid- nineteenth century, and it urges other Member States to adopt concrete measures to eliminate the use of the death penalty. And we must not forget the exodus of the many refugees who are fleeing their countries because of war, hunger or in the pursuit of the better future to which they are entitled.”
1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)
“Yet San Marino has observed with bitterness that concrete initiatives have fallen short of expectations. This was confirmed by the recent special session of the General Assembly on the review of Agenda 21. Worthy of praise is the Secretary-General’s proposal to revitalize the Trusteeship Council by entrusting it with a mandate of collective environmental safeguard. The environment is a priority concern for the Republic of San Marino. At the local level, a project is being undertaken for the monitoring of the territory which involves students of various school grades under the coordination and supervision of teachers. This project aims to enhance our citizens’ awareness of the fact that environmental protection is the responsibility of each and every individual.”
1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)
“The proliferation of violence and crime, which have become transnational, demands an adequate response by the international community. With reference to drug trafficking, San Marino is particularly active in the field of prevention. This year, our Government launched the “Youth Project”, which consists of a series of initiatives organized by, and dedicated to, young people, with the purpose of stimulating them to exploit their creativity and potential in a constructive way. In this regard, San Marino supports the Secretary-General’s proposal to convene a special session of the General Assembly in June 1998 on the traffic in illicit narcotic drugs. San Marino acknowledges that the Rio Conference indeed constituted a milestone in the history of our planet and revealed the magnitude of environmental degradation on Earth.”
1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)
“Indeed, the instruments of war have changed. They have become increasingly sophisticated and destructive and more easily produced and spread. Just think of anti-personnel landmines; it has been estimated that millions of them have been placed throughout the world and that for each cleared mine, 50 new ones are laid. In this connection, I stress the urgent need for all States to accede to the recently drafted Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction. As regards the fight against terrorism, San Marino is following with great attention the work of the Ad Hoc Committee charged with drafting an International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings.”
1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)
“It has been building a new law of nations. The United Nations has made it clear that peace cannot be achieved and maintained unless serious imbalances are redressed and all human beings, by virtue of their fundamental right to dignity, are respected and not discriminated against because of their diversity. Equally essential are access to progress and development for all; the equitable utilization of our planet’s resources; and the avoidance of mere exploitation and abuse, which would jeopardize our future beyond repair. Although in recent decades conflicts no longer break out on a worldwide scale and in some cases take place within national boundaries, they nonetheless continue to 5 claim innocent victims, cause incalculable damage and undermine economies, especially those of the less developed countries.”
1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)
“It is my honour to congratulate you, Sir, on your election and to assure you of the fullest cooperation of the delegation of San Marino. May I thank the outgoing President, His Excellency Mr. Razali Ismail, for his excellent work, and reiterate to the Secretary-General the best wishes of the Government and the people of San Marino for a successful fulfilment of his mandate. The goals that the United Nations is called upon to achieve are important and demanding, but also stimulating. These are times of great expectations for the United Nations, and the Republic of San Marino is determined to do everything within its power to help translate these expectations into concrete and effective actions. We must recognize that the United Nations has constantly inspired, promoted and instilled a greater respect for human rights.”
1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)
“The Republic of San Marino firmly believes that the United Nations, like the Council of Europe and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, must remain the most appropriate forum for producing concrete results and enhancing the mechanism of fruitful dialogue and the exchange of ideas. The most daunting challenge is still that of preserving future generations from the scourge of war by reaffirming human dignity and promoting free and equitable social progress.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“7 In the speech I delivered at the fiftieth session of the General Assembly, I stressed, on behalf of the Government of San Marino, the need to reconsider the instrument of the embargo, its effectiveness and repercussions, especially in those cases where, in the absence of armed conflict, international isolation alone has proved a valid moral and political means of international pressure. In this regard, it is with satisfaction that I note that the elimination of coercive economic measures as a means of political compulsion has been placed on this session’s agenda. The Government of the Republic of San Marino is confident that the debate will lead to a proper examination and resolution of the problem, so that innocent people who are already suffering are no longer the main targets of these measures.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“We hope that all States will become loyal Parties to the Treaty and cooperate in the elimination of nuclear energy for non-peaceful uses, so that future generations may inherit an environmentally sound planet. Given its geographical location in Europe, San Marino is particularly attentive to the evolution of the peace process in the Mediterranean area, especially in the Middle East, where the earlier general enthusiasm has been overshadowed by disenchantment and frequent difficulties. Fortunately, hope, however weak and volatile, is still alive. The Middle East still needs the international community’s commitment and encouragement to proceed to a peaceful settlement of long-standing and more recent disputes that are the cause of division and uncertainty.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“If it is, then we must not forget that those who have committed themselves to serving their countries and the international community have a duty to translate this utopia rationally into a political design, without neglecting or ignoring other people’s expectations. Only in this way will that utopia become a real political design based on the principles of responsibility, equality and justice. I wish to express the deepest satisfaction of the Government of the Republic of San Marino at the adoption of the resolution on the Comprehensive Nuclear- Test-Ban Treaty, which my country cosponsored. Today, I have the honour of signing this Treaty on behalf of my country.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“Over 50 years of activity and progress allow and entitle us to reconsider other instruments that, having proved useful in dealing with initial difficulties and tragic situations, are no longer necessary for further growth and consolidation. Lastly, special attention should be paid to the development and interpretation of the Security Council’s rules of procedure, with a view to adopting a more open attitude and a larger involvement of States in discussing the issues at stake. In this context, let me call on all Member States to intensify their efforts to find a universally acceptable solution. Is this all mere utopia?”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“San Marino believes that the Security Council must increase its membership, since, as it stands today, it no longer reflects the world’s reality, nor does it promote a rotating system in which all States, irrespective of their size, are equally represented and can participate and make their own contributions. As regards the decision-making process of the Security Council, we believe that the maintenance, exercise and potential extension of the right of veto must be carefully reconsidered. Fortunately, we are living in an era characterized by dialogue, debate, discussion, proposals and the search for joint solutions. These are the instruments which we should resort to, rather than the right of veto.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“San Marino pledges itself to fulfilling the tasks derived from its United Nations membership, while benefitting from the opportunity to participate actively and make its contribution to the various bodies of the United Nations. Undoubtedly, the strengthening and enhancing of the United Nations require a review of the composition, role, functioning and powers of the Security Council. This review process, however, is proceeding very slowly and at times reveals inadequate understanding, cooperation and acceptance of the views of others. We are convinced that the Security Council must adjust to the changes brought about by historical events and, consequently, to the expanded membership of the United Nations itself, whose character and essence are clearly becoming increasingly universal.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)