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Luca Beccari

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first: 2020-09-24
most recent: 2022-09-24
sittings or episodes: 3
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“In conclusion, a stronger multilateralism is essential if we want to build fair, just and peaceful societies in which young people can live in dignity, women can have the same opportunities as men, and all minorities and vulnerable groups are protected. I believe that the general debate is an important opportunity to renew our commitment to a stronger United Nations capable of coordinating economic, social and environmental policies and translating them into effective action at all levels. The Republic of San Marino, in accordance with its history and its tradition of freedom and democracy, firmly believes in that mandate and will support any action that helps strengthen the United Nations in the process.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“As the Secretary-General has called for in his Our Common Agenda (A/75/982), a renewed commitment to international cooperation is needed, but the United Nations must adapt quickly to the new global challenges in order to be more effective in carrying out its mandate. Reforms must remain at the centre of our actions because they are crucial to future world stability and the maintenance of international peace and security. We believe that Security Council reform should be an objective of all Member States. That reform goal can be achieved only through a continuous dialogue among States and the awareness that overcoming respective initial positions is essential to negotiating the broadest agreement possible.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“COVID-19 has further delayed the urgently needed transition to greener economies. Demand for coal, oil and gas rebounded with the economy in 2021 and will bring, over the current decade, an increase of global emissions by almost 14 per cent. If current trends continue, the Earth could lose the natural wealth of its ecosystems, which would in turn jeopardize global food security, water supplies and livelihoods. The interconnection of global crises—the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and armed conflicts across the globe — puts at great risk the achievement of the SDGs by 2030.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“With the overwhelming of global health systems and the disruption of many essential health services, the pandemic undermined years of progress in fighting other diseases, in particular in developing countries. Compared with the pre-pandemic level, an additional 75 million to 95 million people will live in extreme poverty in 2022. Billions of children have significantly missed out on schooling and over 100 million more have fallen below the minimum reading proficiency level. Despite some encouraging signs, the global economy recovery struggles to grow due to COVID-19 variants and continued vaccine inequity, together with rising inflation, major supply-chain disruptions, policy uncertainties and unsustainable debt in developing countries. The impact of climate change continues to be felt across the world.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“For all these reasons, it is extremely important to keep food security on our agenda and to continue to incentivize the sustainable production, supply and consumption of nutritious foods in order to make healthy diets less costly and more affordable to all. Moreover, as promoter of resolution 74/209, establishing 29 September as International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, San Marino firmly believes that the fight against food loss and waste will contribute to promoting food security, and welcomes all initiatives aimed at developing awareness in such responsible behaviours. It is widely acknowledged that the COVID-19 crisis has had a negative impact on global efforts to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By the end of 2021, the deaths caused by COVID-19 were nearly 15 million.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“The ongoing war in Ukraine is disrupting supply chains and further affecting the prices of grain, fertilizer and energy. In the first half of 2022, that caused further food price increases. As reported in The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022, the number of people unable to afford a healthy diet around the world rose by 112 million to almost 3.1 billion, reflecting the impacts of rising consumer food prices during the pandemic. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has further expanded the fragilities in our agri-food systems and the inequalities in our societies, and increased world hunger and severe food insecurity. At the same time, we also should not underestimate the effects of climate change and climate disasters on aggravating food insecurity.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Since the beginning of the war, the Republic of San Marino has welcomed more than 300 Ukrainian refugees, equal to 1 per cent of the entire Sammarinese population, thanks to the solidarity of public and private institutions and non-governmental organizations and with the help of many volunteers. Together with the refugee crisis, the impacts of the conflicts may lead to a global food crisis. Food insecurity affects the lives of millions of people across the world and is mainly concentrated in conflict-affected regions. The vast majority of stunted children live in countries affected by violence and conflict. Armed conflicts displace farmers and can destroy agricultural assets and food stocks. Furthermore, they disrupt markets and vital services for the food systems.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Only honouring and reinvigorating our multilateral agreements will we be able to put humankind on a new path towards a world free of nuclear weapons. Since 1945, the world has witnessed the highest number of violent conflicts. Forced displacement has continued to grow in 2021 and 2022, while refugees have been at their highest number. The war in Ukraine has created one of the largest refugee crises of modern time. More than 7 million refugees — most of them women and children — have fled Ukraine and a further 7 million have been displaced inside the country. This refugee crisis confronts each Member State with its responsibilities. The people of San Marino, guardians of a century- old tradition of peace and solidarity, have opened their doors to Ukraine refugees.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“What is needed today is a steady and genuine commitment to international institutions and to disarmament. In that spirit, San Marino participated in the tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and in the first Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) earlier this year. We regret that, at this critical time, the tenth Review Conference of the Non-Proliferation Treaty was not able to adopt its final document. San Marino will continue to work for the full implementation of this fundamental instrument. San Marino welcomes the positive outcome of the first Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and urges all States committed to our final goal of a world without such weapons to join the TPNW.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Their needs should be duly taken into account and barriers to accessing information, evacuation and emergency assistance should be lifted. San Marino is deeply disturbed and firmly condemns the growing number of deliberate attacks against schools, hospitals and places of worship. We also firmly condemn attacks against journalists, humanitarian workers, human rights defenders and peacekeepers. These stakeholders and civil society actors can play an important role for reconciliation and prevention and early warning mechanisms, and should therefore be supported and protected. Today the threat of nuclear weapons being used is much higher than it has been in the last decades. We condemn the Russian Federation’s dangerous nuclear rhetoric. Any threat of use of nuclear weapons is unacceptable and of the utmost concern.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Being part of the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict, San Marino is particularly worried about the difficulties in the implementation of child protection activities in armed conflict situations. San Marino commends the dedication of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict and of her Office, and appreciates the engagement of all the child protection personnel and partners involved. Moreover, San Marino is committed to the protection of women and girls and to supporting the prevention of sexual and gender-based violence, including conflict-related sexual violence. In addition, persons with disabilities face additional risks and vulnerabilities in situations of armed conflict.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“The Republic of San Marino would also like to reiterate its support for initiatives such as the Code of Conduct of the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency Group regarding Security Council action against genocide, war crimes or crimes against humanity and the French and Mexican declaration on voluntary restraint of the use of the veto by the permanent members of the Security Council. Children and youth are uniquely and often disproportionately affected by conflicts and atrocities. San Marino stresses the need to strengthen child protection capacities and to put children and youth at the centre of efforts to prevent atrocities. At the same time, we also encourage Member States to adopt the relevant instruments on the protection of children, including the Paris Principles and the Safe Schools Declaration.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Accountability is indeed another factor that plays an important role in preventing and stopping such crimes. The Republic of San Marino reaffirms its full commitment to its obligations under human and humanitarian law, such as the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Geneva Conventions. San Marino reaffirms its full support for the International Criminal Court, whose work is crucial in the fight against impunity for genocide and crimes against humanity and represents one of the core elements of the implementation of the responsibility to protect. The ICC, through its work, fosters accountability and thereby promotes prevention and reconciliation.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“In line with our values, the Captains Regent of the Republic of San Marino, in their message at the opening of the session of the Parliament in July, called on all parties involved in the Ukraine conflict to renounce the use of force and to reopen the channels of dialogue and negotiation so that politics and diplomacy can prevail in the management of this crisis. No one should remain indifferent to war, but rather we should all work responsibly to create the conditions for dialogue and peace with the full involvement of international institutions. San Marino is deeply concerned by the ongoing armed conflicts across the globe. We reaffirm our commitment to the principle of the responsibility to protect ,which is essential to the prevention of atrocity crimes.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“The war of aggression against Ukraine has had dramatic consequences for the civilian population, including civilian deaths, the destruction of vital infrastructure and massive displacement. The aggression against Ukraine has been strongly condemned by the international community. Resolution ES-11/1, “Aggression against Ukraine”, demands that Russia immediately stop its military aggression, unconditionally withdraw all forces from the entire territory of Ukraine, and fully respect Ukraine’s territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence within its internationally recognized borders. San Marino has decided to cooperate within the framework of international structures and mechanisms, foremost among which is the United Nations, because it believes in the strength of dialogue, democracy and respect for others.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“The Republic of San Marino considers it essential to continue to reaffirm its collective commitment to multilateralism, in particular in the framework of the General Assembly, as the most representative body of the United Nations on account of its deeply democratic nature, universal participation and undisputed legitimacy. However, multilateralism cannot be a mere statement of collective intentions; it must translate into concrete actions to improve people’s lives and leave nobody behind. We are facing difficult times, with an unprecedented level of violence, mass atrocities and displacement. The armed conflicts across the globe are causing immense suffering to millions of civilians.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“The increasingly evident interrelationships among global challenges highlight the need for Member States, today more than ever, to work together to overcome difficulties. It is clear that there is a link between multilateralism and global challenges, the scope of which goes beyond the capacity of each individual State, even the most powerful or technologically advanced, to face them on its own. Preserving the values of multilateralism and international cooperation that underpin the Charter of the United Nations and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is of fundamental importance for promoting and supporting peace and security, development and human rights.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“On behalf of the Government of the Republic of San Marino, I would like to congratulate H.E. Csaba Korosi on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy- seventh session and to wish him a fruitful work. The Republic of San Marino supports the priorities of his programme and assures him of its full cooperation in all the work of the General Assembly. I would also like to extend my special thanks to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for his energy and determination in leading the United Nations in these difficult and challenging times. I am grateful for the theme chosen for this session, “A watershed moment: transformative solutions to interlocking challenges”. It gives Member States the opportunity to constructively contribute to the work of the General Assembly.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“This goal can be achieved only through a continuous dialogue among the States and the awareness that overcoming the respective initial positions is essential to negotiate the broadest agreement possible. Mr. President, To address the many and complex challenges of today, Member States must assume their responsibilities and the United Nations must be more effective and flexible in order to be able to fulfil its mandate, which is to protect the citizens of the world. San Marino is a State with a strong identity thanks to its century-old history of peace and freedom. Our State is small, but proud to bring its contribution to the United Nations Community. Thank you for your attention.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“The Republic of San Marino is following with interest the revitalization process of the UN General Assembly, which must continue to be a reference point, a forum for the exchange of ideas and for conducting discussions, in which solutions based on a strong consensus may be achieved. Similarly, the Security Council reform should be an objective of all member States. As we have stated on previous occasions, our Country believes that intergovernmental negotiations favour the search for an agreement based on a broad and strong political consensus, able to reflect the interests of all negotiating groups. San Marino calls for a reform that makes the Council more democratic, transparent, efficient and accountable.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“We need to build accessible, inclusive and non-discriminatory societies, where people with disabilities can fully participate in the political, social and economic aspects of the community, where they are involved in the decision-making process and where their value is fully recognized. Mr. President, The United Nations must adapt quickly not only to the new global challenges, but also to the new opportunities offered by an increasingly interconnected world, in order to be more effective in carrying out its mandate. Therefore, reforms are crucial to future world stability and maintenance of international peace and security, and must remain at the centre of our actions.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“President, The situation for people with disabilities has further worsened: the pandemic has deepened the difficulties in accessing education, healthcare and in participating in the life of their communities. The international community has the duty to address this situation. San Marino attaches great importance to the promotion and protection of rights for people with disabilities and we are honoured that the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has recognized as a promising practice the guidance on triage produced by the Bioethics Committee of San Marino, which prohibited discrimination on the basis of disability. Realizing the rights of persons with disabilities is central for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and for our promise to leave no one behind.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“We are witnessing the grave impact of climate change on the Small Island Developing States in the Pacific, but also in other parts of the planet. People of the world, in particular young people, demand urgent action in order to rebuild the fundamental aspects and relationship with the environment. We will be able to reach this goal only through the full implementation of the Paris Agreement, but also by promoting important investments in adaptation and resilience. Emerging from COVID-19 pandemic could represents an opportunity to work better on the green transition in sectors of energy, transport, tourism, aviation, agriculture, industry and infrastructure. Mr.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“With the presentation of its first Voluntary National Review on July 13, San Marino renewed its commitment to a better, fairer and more sustainable world, not only for the benefit of its citizens today but also for future generations, in our Country and everywhere else. Mr. President, The collective fight against climate change represents the gravest emergency of our time. This must be the top priority of our efforts. As the impacts of climate change are becoming more visible, biodiversity loss will also become pervasive and ultimately devastating. If current trends continue, the Earth could lose the natural wealth of its ecosystems, which would in turn jeopardize global food security, water supplies, and livelihoods.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“The catastrophic humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons constitute an existential threat to humanity and for this reason, the Republic of San Marino is a strong supporter of the new Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Mr. President, There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has endangered the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to its very core. We don’t have to let this crisis hinder our ambitions and hopes, because the principles underpinning the Sustainable Development Goals are essential to build back better in the post COVID-19 recovery. Last year we entered in the Decade of Action to deliver the SDGs by 2030. Now, it is critical to accelerate responses to the world’s serious challenges.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“In this respect, we cannot but support the UN Security Council Resolution 2593 (2021) and thank the Secretary-General for having convened the High-Level Ministerial Meeting on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan on September 13 and for his continuous efforts on this matter. We also support the commitment of the Secretary-General to strengthen the UN system’s ability to tackle different conflicts from a prevention-oriented perspective, as well as seeking to invest more in preventing crises. The Government of the Republic of San Marino is worried about a deteriorating international security environment and for the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. In its long history, my Country has always stood for a world free of weapons of mass destruction. We are particularly concerned about the rising nuclear risks.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“The Government of the Republic of San Marino is deeply concerned for the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan, Myanmar, Syria, Yemen, Palestine and elsewhere. The situation in Afghanistan is of particular concern. San Marino supports any effort aiming at providing humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan and calls on all parties to allow full, safe, and unhindered access for the United Nations, its specialized agencies and implementing partners, and all humanitarian actors engaged in humanitarian relief activity. We also reiterate the importance of protecting human rights including those of women, children and minorities.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“In this increasingly globalized and interconnected world, it is imperative to build a flexible system that is able to adapt on the different peculiarities of our Countries and to react quickly to multiple challenges at the same time, to be responsive to the needs of people, everywhere, ensuring that geopolitical interests do not prevail and that no one is left behind. Mr. President, The peace and security international context became increasingly fragmented. The nature of conflicts is evolving due to the growing interconnections between scarce natural resources, climate change, socioeconomic vulnerabilities, disinformation and cyber-attacks. Despite our efforts, in many areas of the world vulnerable populations are still facing the threat of mass atrocities.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“This is why San Marino makes an urgent appeal to our family of Nations. We must learn lessons from this crisis in order to fill the existing economic and social gaps and be better prepared for similar existential threats in the future. We must secure even access around the world to COVID-19 vaccines, tests, treatments and support, in order to prevent virus’ mutations and new clusters of infections. The COVID-19 crisis underscored the indispensable role of international cooperation through the United Nations to overcome a shared global challenge. In these critical times, we must strengthen, more than ever, the political will and leadership to support multilateralism and reinforce the rules-based international order.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“Yet, just because we are a small State, we faced alarming problems in terms of procurement of vaccines. When finally we were able to overcome such problems by obtaining enough vaccine doses and completing a swift vaccination campaign for our population, we were actually just about to meet a different face of inequality: the inequality related to freedom of movement. As you all know, today freedom of movement between and within countries is a prerogative that depends on what vaccine your Government was able to obtain. You might have thousands of antibodies and test negative for COVID, and yet not being allowed to enter a certain country, to enter a museum, or a sports centre, and so on. You might understand why this is deeply troubling for a Country like mine, which is just 60 square kilometres.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“If we do not address these gaps, they will aggravate our current global challenges, such as migrations, access to the labour market and to education, just to name a few, and will ultimately result into amplified geopolitical instability. Mr. President, San Marino paid a very high price to this crisis. We reached one of the highest rates of mortality in the world. We finally recovered from this scourge thanks to a valuable reaction from our Authorities, who put in place policies based on the principle of equity. We succeeded also because of an extraordinary sense of solidarity of our People and of other Countries. Yet, even for us, being a relatively wealthy nation in the middle of Europe, this crisis represented an exceptional struggle. San Marino enjoys relative financial prosperity and logistical capacity.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“Many, particularly girls, may never return to school, contributing to a surge in child marriage and an increase in child labour. The livelihood of half the global workforce has been severely affected. The coronavirus did not affect the world equally. In fact, it exposed and exacerbated existing inequalities and injustices in medical assistance around the world. Fatality rates have been highest among marginalized groups in advanced economies. In developing countries, COVID-19 hit even harder the most vulnerable. Knowing all this, how can we stay hopeful when looking at the economic recovery before us? If this is how we dealt with the health emergency so far, how can we be sure that the economic policies that we are collectively called to implement in the upcoming years will not accentuate the existing gaps? One thing is for sure.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“Antonio Guterres, for his energy and determination in leading the United Nations in these difficult and challenging times and in the reform processes of the Organization. San Marino welcomes the appointment of H.E. Antonio Guterres for a second term as Secretary-General. We offer him our warmest congratulations and full support. Mr. President, The COVID-19 pandemic brought an unprecedented health, economic and social crisis. Health systems in many countries have been driven to the edge of collapse. The Pandemic has taken 4 million lives. Tens of millions of people are being pushed back into extreme poverty and hunger, erasing the modest progress made in recent years. More than 1.6 billion students were out of school.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the Government of the Republic of San Marino, I would like to congratulate H.E. Mr. Abdulla Shahid on his election as President of the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly and to wish him a fruitful work. The Republic of San Marino supports the priorities of your programme mentioned in your inaugural address and ensures you, Mr. President, full cooperation in all works of the General Assembly. I would also like to express my Country’s gratitude to the outgoing President, H.E. Mr. Volkan Bozkir, for the important work carried out during the 75th Session. I also would like to extend my special thanks to the Secretary General, H.E.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“A stronger multilateralism is essential if we want to build fair, just and peaceful societies, where young people can live in dignity, women can have the same opportunities as men, and where all minorities and vulnerable groups are protected. Thank you.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“The challenges posed today by protectionism and isolationism must and can be countered by international cooperation and the rules of international law, which have guided Member States for decades. It is essential to preserve the values of multilateralism and international cooperation, which underpin the United Nations Charter and Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development in order to promote and support peace and security, development and human rights. San Marino is among the strongest advocates for the rules-based multilateralism. In conclusion, Mr. President, Today more than ever, we believe it is fundamental to reaffirm our commitment to the values and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, signed in San Francisco 75 years ago.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“In this context, we need to accelerate the pace and scale of our actions, if we want to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. San Marino strongly supports the decade of action launched by the Secretary General at the beginning of this year. We believe that, while the crisis is endangering progress towards the SDGs, it also offers a unique opportunity for pursuing a transformative recovery from COVID-19, which leads us to build more inclusive societies based on sustainable development where no one is left behind. Our response to the pandemic must be based on a new social contract that respects the rights and freedoms of all and provides equal opportunities for all. Recent developments in the global political landscape have created obstacles to the development of multilateralism and are putting it at risk.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“This is why, together with the Principality of Andorra, San Marino in 2019 sponsored the Resolution which designates 29 September as the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste. Today we celebrate for the first time this anniversary and I would like to take this opportunity to urge you all to join us — if you have not done so already — in aimed at raising awareness of the importance of reducing food loss and waste and the contribution of these actions to sustainable development. Mr. President, 75 years after its foundation, the United Nations is facing the most difficult challenge of its history. We must stop this pandemic and we will succeed only if we work together, because this is a collective effort that requires a renewed and stronger multilateral cooperation.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“Governments and private sector must accelerate the transitions to climate relationship with the environment and we make transformational changes in our economies. The reduction of food loss and waste underpins the achievement of sustainable development in its three dimensions — economic, social and environmental. Food- related sustainable practices and innovative solutions are instrumental to a number of major and delicate issues, such as poverty alleviation, hunger eradication and human health. San Marino deems crucial to curb food loss and waste, through more sustainable production and consumption practices. In order to achieve this, we must recognise collectively the relevance of these issues, emphasising the need for immediate and effective action.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“President, The effects of climate change, including increasingly frequent and severe weather phenomena, floods and droughts, diminishing fresh water resources, desertification, land degradation and sea-level rise, are threatening entire populations, depriving them of their livelihoods. These effects of climate change can lead inter alia to food insecurity, large- scale displacement, and social tensions, exacerbating, prolonging or contributing to the risk of future conflicts. Although greenhouse gas emissions are projected to drop by 6 per cent in 2020, and air quality has improved as a result of travel bans and the economic slowdown resulting from the pandemic, global community is far off track to meet either the 1.5 or 2°C targets called for in the Paris Agreement. The decade 2010 to 2019 was the warmest decade ever.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“The COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated the crucial need for access to free, reliable, trustworthy, factual, clear and science-based information. States, regional organizations, the UN system and other stakeholders such as media workers, social media platforms and NGOs have a clear role and responsibility in helping people to deal with the “infodemic’. My Country attaches great importance to the fight against disinformation. For this reason, we organized in 2019, in San Marino, a High-Level Conference on the Dangers of Disinformation. For the same reason, we joined this year the Cross-Regional Statement on “Infodemic” in the Context of COVID-19 supporting the United Nations Communications Response initiative and the “Verified” campaign announced by the UN Secretary General in April. Mr.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“The global response and recovery should be disability- inclusive, it should protect the rights and needs of persons with disabilities and place them at the center of all our efforts, as envisaged in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In this regard, I’m pleased to say that the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights included the COVID-19 guidance on triage of the Bioethics Committee of the Republic of San Marino among the so-called “promising practices”. Mr. President, Along with this pandemic, we have to draw our attention to the challenge of the misinformation and disinformation pandemic. The spread of the “infodemic” can put our health at risk, it can increase the risk of conflicts, violence, human rights violations and mass atrocities.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“We believe it is important to promote and respect the dignity and rights of older people and to mitigate the negative impacts during and after the COVID-19 pandemic on their health, lives, rights and wellbeing. Moreover, we recognize important contributions that older persons make to our societies, and call for their participation in the responses to the pandemic. My Country also co-sponsored the joint declaration Disability-inclusive response to COVID-19 — Towards a better future for all. During the pandemic, persons with disabilities have experienced greater attitudinal, environmental and institutional barriers and discrimination, exclusion from accessing health-care services and information, as well as faced serious disruption to their employment, education, and access to social protection and other support services.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“Being part of the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict, San Marino welcomed the positive results in our common cause of ending and preventing grave violations against children in armed conflict. In this regard, I would like to thank Ms. Virginia Gamba and her staff, who, with great dedication, have finalized a terrific number of action plans and commitments also in the last year. But despite the successful results, we have to recognize that great concerns remain. The number of verified violations against children is still very worrying and education, which should be one of our priorities, is still under attack. We are particularly worried about the impact of the COVID-19 on vulnerable groups such as children in armed conflicts. San Marino joined the collective declaration regarding the impact of COVID 19 on older persons.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“In Response to the UN Secretary-General’s Call on Countries to Prioritize Children’s Education, Food, Health and Safety amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, we co-signed the joint declaration Protect our children, by which we stated that it is vital to work together to prevent and mitigate the risks all children face. We need to ensure for all children access to inclusive and quality education, nutrition and health care, as well as strengthen social protection systems. We must prevent and combat all forms of violence, including domestic violence, abuse and sexual exploitation of children online and offline, cyberbullying, and bridge the digital divide.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“Moreover, my Country joined the Secretary General’s global call emphasizing the need for an end to all violence against women everywhere, including in the home. Mr. President, San Marino co-sponsored the GA resolution Global Solidarity to Fight COVID-19, by which the United Nations General Assembly, the universal body of nations, sent a strong message of unity, solidarity and international cooperation. We also supported through a co-sponsorship the resolution named International Cooperation to ensure global access to medicines, vaccines and medical equipment to face COVID-19, which highlights the importance of international cooperation and underscores that equitable access to health products is a global priority. During the last months we also joined several collective declarations.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“The United Nations not only leads on the response to the health crisis, but is also expanding the means for lifesaving humanitarian assistance and establishing instruments for rapid responses to the socio-economic impact. In this respect, San Marino welcomed the Strategic preparedness and response Plan to address immediate health needs, which has been produced by WHO, the Global Humanitarian Response Plan to ease the impacts in over 63 highly vulnerable countries, and the UN COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund, for the socioeconomic response and recovery in middle- and lower-income countries. The Republic of San Marino supported the UN Secretary-General’s call for a global cease-fire, issued on 23 March, which urges warring parties in all corners of the world to pull back from hostilities.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“The pandemic is not only a health crisis, but also a humanitarian and security crisis, which has accentuated pre-existing structural problems within and among nations, The coronavirus assailed communities around the world and drove the global economy into a downturn whose long-term effects cannot yet be fully assessed. The human impacts of lockdowns and suspensions of social and economic activities are and will be disproportionately felt by the most vulnerable countries and groups, including indigenous peoples, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, women and children. Inadequate health systems; gaps in social protection; structural inequalities; environmental degradation; the climate crisis: the pandemic is showing us the fragility of our world.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“San Marino remains one of the countries which suffered the highest rates of infections in the world, with dramatic consequences on our community. The immense effort needed to contrast the health emergency and the global economic contraction resulted in an unprecedented structural challenge for my country. If we will succeed in re-establishing previous levels of wealth and health it will only be through international solidarity and tremendous efforts of our people Unfortunately, we are not alone. The coronavirus is continuing to spread across the world, hitting one country after the other, infecting millions of people, taking hundreds of thousands of lives. Moreover, COVID-19 is causing a widespread fear about our future.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“Mr. President, I am grateful for the theme chosen for this Session: “The future we want, the United Nations we need: reaffirming our collective commitment to multilateralism — confronting COVID-19 through effective multilateral action”. This theme gives Member States the opportunity to constructively contribute to the work of the General Assembly. The COVID-19 pandemic is probably one of the most arduous challenges in the history of the United Nations. Surely, it is the most violent blow that my country had to endure — and is still enduring — in a long time. One which we will not forget. San Marino was among those countries more severely affected by the pandemic. While the virus has not caused deaths in the last months in my country, this is no reason for celebrations.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)