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2007-02-20

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2008-02-12

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1. “Finally, allow me to recall that Italy endorses the position of the European Union, which is actively engaged in efforts for the international community to adopt a legal instrument to ban submunition weapons, which cause unacceptable suffering to civilian populations, in particular to children. I must conclude by saying that we have the duty to ensure that this debate will signify an important and, as someone said, historic moment in combating the phenomenon of children in armed conflict. For that reason, I would hope that this debate would represent a crucial and decisive stage on the path towards a new Security Council resolution, to be adopted during the next debate on this subject, which would take into account lessons learned, situations that can no longer wait and progress made since the adoption of resolution 1612 (2005). 08-2361]”

   2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source

2. “We share the idea that in order to combat this heinous phenomenon, we need a comprehensive strategy that is not limited to combating the recruitment of children. I therefore wish to join my European colleagues in encouraging the Security Council to include rape and other acts of serious sexual and gender-based violence against children among those violations that would cause a party to a conflict to be included in the annex of the report of the Secretary-General. Italy therefore supports the recommendation by the Secretary-General to submit to the International Criminal Court cases of violations of children's rights in armed conflicts that are under its jurisdiction.”

   2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source

3. “Italy has funded UNICEF projects in the specific and special case of Afghanistan, where there are some initiatives focused on education and school agencies. Italian assistance to Iraq includes a contribution to UNICEF to improve the condition of children who have suffered the consequences of conflict. We are determined to pursue that specific effort. We support and actively participate in the Council's Working Group, hoping that its role will become greater and that its recommendations will be implemented quickly. Today, I would like to welcome the submission of the report of the Secretary-General for 2007 and express our support for its content and, in particular, for its recommendations.”

   2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source

4. “Similarly, we have made this issue one of the priorities vis-a-vis our candidacy for the Human Rights Council. We believe that there is a very close link between development and protecting the rights of children. We need to act in societies afflicted by conflict in order to provide children with prospects for a different future. We need to take up specific projects in health, education and labour and to offer children real, clearly defined options to help them reintegrate into civilian society. In that respect, Italy is using its development cooperation efforts to confirm its commitment to protecting children as we develop new assistance strategies in this area. We support the United Nations in all its programmes for children.”

   2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source

5. “They require immediate action by the international community. In the past 10 years, armed conflicts have been responsible for the deaths of more than 2 million children and the maiming of another 6 million. Likewise, millions of children are today refugees. Others have been taken hostage or trafficked illegally. The international community cannot remain idle. Italy has always been deeply involved in promoting the rights of all children. Under Italy's presidency in 2003, the European Union (EU) adopted its Guidelines on Children and Armed Conflict. Thanks to that instrument, the European Union is taking concrete steps in multilateral forums and as regards its relations with third countries to protect children caught up in armed conflict.”

   2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source

6. “Mr. Craxi (Italy) (spoke in French): At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the Security Council, Vice-President and Minister for Foreign Affairs Samuel Lewis-Navarro of Panama, for having organized this debate, which provides us a valuable opportunity to discuss the issue of children and armed conflict. We believe that the Security Council has a particular responsibility in combating this reprehensible phenomenon. Allow me to express Italy's support for the work of the Secretary-General, his Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, UNICEF, the United Nations Development Fund for Women, the Committee on the Rights of the Child, the Human Rights Council and all non-governmental organizations working to protect children around the world. The statistics before us are appalling.”

   2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834 (2008) · source

7. “Nonetheless, the Spanish chairmanship will be able to guide us so that the Madrid meeting is characterized by a renewed awareness on the part of all participating States of the importance of political dialogue within the OSCE framework in a changing environment of security and peace.”

   2007-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5751 (2007) · source

8. “Thus, we agree with the choice of those priorities, and we believe that all the credit goes to the Spanish chairmanship, which has the duty to show that the organization can meet the challenges of our time and that it has worked effectively to achieve a better balance among those three areas. As was stated earlier, the OSCE is an alliance of civilizations in action. The road leading to the Madrid ministerial conference has already been embarked upon. However, major issues remain unresolved. Here, I should like to mention the conventional arms control regime in Europe, regional conflict settlement, the future chairmanships of the organization, its legal status and the adoption of scales of assessment for the budget.”

   2007-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5751 (2007) · source

9. “We also support the other priorities of the Spanish chairmanship's programme: combating terrorism, the major challenge of our time, which can be overcome only in close cooperation among States and with respect for democratic principles; protecting the environment, with particular attention given to soil degradation and contamination and the sustainable management of water resources; and, in the human area, promoting diversity and participation in pluralistic societies and combating intolerance, discrimination, corruption and human trafficking. Those are factors that have become indisputable in the OSCE's indivisible and comprehensive approach to security.”

   2007-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5751 (2007) · source

10. “Nevertheless, we hope that under the leadership of Minister Moratinos Cuyaube, all the States participating in the OSCE will take care to respect the principles underlying the Helsinki Final Act: restraint, responsibility and rejection of the use of force. Under all circumstances, dialogue and the search for agreed solutions must remain priorities. Recent events have demonstrated that these issues cannot be easily resolved and that, ultimately, the political will of the parties concerned remains an essential element. Italy is convinced that the OSCE can also continue to play an important role for the future of Kosovo, its communities and the stability of the region. In that connection, we support the actions of the chairmanship-in-office.”

    2007-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5751 (2007) · source

11. “I wish to express my appreciation for the fact that the actions of the Spanish chairmanship - as well as those of the Belgian chairmanship that preceded it - have been consistently inspired by that objective. We have endorsed the priorities that Minister Moratinos Cuyaube has set for the organization this year, and I take this opportunity to confirm to the Spanish chairmanship our support for a successful conclusion to his mandate. Italy is convinced that the OSCE remains an effective instrument for seeking, on the basis of consensus, solutions to problems that continue to affect Europe. Indeed, regional disputes persist in Nagorny Karabakh, Georgia and Moldova.”

    2007-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5751 (2007) · source

12. “Mr. Craxi (Italy) (spoke in French): I am particularly honoured to have the opportunity to address the Security Council on this important occasion. Permit me at the outset to congratulate Minister Moratinos Cuyaube on his briefing and, in particular, on the effectiveness of his actions as Chairman-in- Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and on the results achieved thus far by the organization under his leadership. At the most recent OSCE Ministerial Council, which took place in Brussels in December 2006 and at which I had the honour to represent my country, we recalled Italy's commitment to the OSCE and expressed the hope for greater confidence among all the States participating in the organization.”

    2007-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5751 (2007) · source

13. “Delayed action could increase costs and could even make global warming irreversible, with all the related disastrous effects that would derive therefrom in terms of failure to prevent conflicts. The Italian Government would like to renew here in the Security Council its support for all initiatives that seek a consensus to draft a new, universally endorsed international agreement to fight climate change. In this spirit, we are prepared to work with our European partners to achieve this goal.”

    2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663 (2007) · source

14. “The European Union recently made a commitment to unilaterally reducing greenhouse emissions by 20 per cent by the year 2020 and by 30 per cent in the event that a post-Kyoto international agreement is reached. In the framework of the Group of Eight (G-8), Italy plays a proactive role on environmental questions and has launched a partnership to promote the development of bioenergy. We look forward to the outcome of the G-8 Summit. In the near future, the Italian Government will organize a national conference on climate in order to raise public awareness and to foster the adoption of a long-term strategy to combat global warming. The debate will also deal with relationship between security and climate change. In conclusion, we need to act with determination and act quickly with regard both to forms of adaptation and to mitigation.”

    2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663 (2007) · source

15. “To achieve a governance of the environment and energy dynamic that will provide access to potable water and electricity to all citizens of the world, the international community needs to endorse the concept that energy security and environmental sustainability are indivisible. We need to enact common strategies to address the risks related to climate change and our current model of economic growth. In the context of United Nations reform, we should strive to strengthen multilateral governance that helps to counter and manage such phenomena. In that regard, we welcome the reference to that issue in the Secretary-General's recent report on the recommendations of the Panel on system-wide coherence. In that context, the Italian Government believes firmly in the importance of creating a United Nations environmental organization.”

    2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663 (2007) · source

16. “The increase in climate-change-related poverty increases, in turn, pockets of discontent and ultimately - as the Stern Review underlines - recruitment by rebel or terrorist groups. We should not neglect the relationship between climate change and energy consumption, which can also be reflected in crisis situations between States. Our development model and our very lifestyle require huge amounts of energy. That translates into an increasingly fraught search for large quantities of fossil fuels, with consequences in terms of geopolitical tensions and environmental unsustainability.”

    2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663 (2007) · source

17. “There is a further great risk of an exodus of entire populations, unleashing serious socio-economic instability and potential humanitarian crises. It is estimated that, by 2010, environmental degradation linked to climate change may drive population shifts involving upwards of 50 million people in developing countries - bona fide climate refugees. Particularly vulnerable to climate change are areas such as sub- Saharan Africa, the Middle East, South-East Asia and, in particular, the small islands, which, for that matter, generate fewer greenhouse gases than other States. We must recognize that there is no trade-off between the fight against poverty and safeguarding the environment. Climate change and the risks associated with spiralling conflicts and mass exoduses contribute to an increase in both poverty and instability.”

    2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663 (2007) · source

18. “A few weeks ago, the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reiterated the extreme seriousness of global warming and its connection to human activities. Various studies, including the Stern Review and the report promoted by the United Nations Foundation, highlight the serious threat that climate change poses to peace and security, such as fomenting or aggravating conflicts. Climate change has an impact not only on the environment, the economy and human health, but also on stability and security, especially when they intersect with realities already characterized by problems of an ethnic, cultural, political or economic character. In the long term, disputes over borders or over the division of maritime zones might be a consequence of territorial changes caused by a rise in sea levels.”

    2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663 (2007) · source

19. “Mr. Craxi (Italy) (spoke in French): Allow me to begin by thanking the United Kingdom, in its capacity as President of the Security Council, for having organized today's debate, and to thank its Foreign Secretary, whose presence here attests to the importance of the issue under discussion. Italy associates itself with the statement to be made by the representative of Germany on behalf of the European Union. Climate change is an unequivocal global threat. Today's debate helps to raise awareness of the dangers associated with environmental problems and to provide food for thought on the actions to take in the competent forums, in the specialized agencies, and among the United Nations membership.”

    2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663 (2007) · source

20. “Our experience in that area permits us to state that, without justice and the establishment of the rule of law, we cannot expect security or institutional or economic development. It is only through the establishment of civil and social justice and the rule of law that the civic awareness necessary to build democracy will develop as the mainstream political culture.”

    2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632 (2007) · source

21. “That principle implies, on the one hand, that the authorities of a given country must define the priority sectors for action and a streamlined intervention strategy that addresses socio-economic development. Those authorities are also responsible for the success of the strategy. Italy contributes to peacebuilding efforts in different crisis regions. In Afghanistan, Italy is the principle partner working to reform the legal system. It is cooperating with the local Government to promote coordination among the national authorities, the donors and the United Nations system. A conference will be organized in Rome, in May 2007, on justice and the rule of law. Its objective will be to revive donor activity in that sector. The popular demand for justice in Afghan civil society is very strong.”

    2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632 (2007) · source

22. “We thus expect an important role to be played by the new Peacebuilding Commission, whose specific goal is to ensure consistency and the best utilization of the resources shared among the many actors and of the activities of provided by the donor community, non-governmental organizations and civil society in many countries. Italy believes that it is crucial to strengthen international coordination among international and regional organizations active in the field of security sector reform. We encourage an intensification of operational cooperation between the European Union and the United Nations. In conclusion, respect for national ownership remains the key principle of security sector reform.”

    2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632 (2007) · source

23. “Secondly, the United Nations has a wide range of tools at its disposal, which makes it possible for it to carry out far- reaching activities, including not only the specific programmes implemented by various funds, agencies and programmes, but also the provision of assistance to local authorities in the security sector, actions that the Security Council has included in a growing number of peacekeeping mandates, in keeping with a vision of a more proactive role of the Blue Helmets. In that context I wish to highlight the priority my country attaches to the development of the police component of the United Nations peacekeeping forces. With regard to our recent engagement, we were very pleased to welcome the decision of the United Nations to establish in Brindisi the headquarters of the new Standing Police Capacity.”

    2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632 (2007) · source

24. “Our experience has taught us that it is not enough to help a country to endow itself with a police force in order to maintain public order, with respect for the principles of the rule of law; an effective system for the administration of justice must also be developed. Italy therefore supports an organic and consistent approach whose ultimate objective is good governance, respect for human rights and ensuring that democratic practices are deeply rooted all levels, as well as, of course, the pursuit of economic and social development. My country feels that the role of the United Nations in security sector reform is fundamental for several reasons. First, the United Nations is the actor that enjoys the international legitimacy needed to act in a sector as sensitive as State security.”

    2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632 (2007) · source

25. “In this regard, we believe that we must adopt a wide-ranging approach, Viewing security as a system that includes not only the principal actors - mainly the security forces and the armed forces - but also Government institutions in general and the justice sector in particular. Security sector reform must be considered an integral part of peacebuilding strategies, in which the United Nations plays a very important - indeed, fundamental - role. We are therefore convinced that such reform must be both closely linked to the immediate post-conflict phase - when priority is attached to peacekeeping and to the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former combatants - and part of broader, long-term planning for social development and the reconstruction of the structures of Government so that they can be self- sustaining.”

    2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632 (2007) · source

26. “Mr. Craxi (Italy) (spoke in French): I would like to thank Slovakia, which holds the presidency of the Security Council for this month, for having organized this important debate on security sector reform. I would also like to welcome your presence, Mr. Minister, which bears witness to the importance of the issue. This meeting provides a useful opportunity for us to undertake a shared assessment of what has been done to date and to identify priority avenues of action for the future. Italy aligns itself with the statement to be made later on behalf of the presidency of the European Union. However, we would like to highlight a number of elements. We attach vital importance to security sector reform for the stabilization of countries emerging from conflict, as well as for preventing a relapse in the future.”

    2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632 (2007) · source