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Mantica

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2005-12-09
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2005-12-09
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  1. “Given my country's long history of working for the protection and promotion, pure and simple, of human rights and fundamental freedoms throughout the world, I cannot but reiterate here Italy's resolute support for the draft resolution under discussion and express the sincere hope that it will be adopted today. The achievement of our common goal - to devise effective international means to ensure the protection of vulnerable populations and categories which are facing grave threats in the context of domestic and international conflicts - is near at hand, and our joint efforts must focus on limiting, mitigating and combating all forms of abuse and violence afflicting civilians in modern-day armed conflicts.”

    2005-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5319 (2005) · source

  2. “Italy has historically been one of the countries in the forefront of efforts to eradicate the phenomenon of child soldiers and their recruitment. During its presidency of the European Union in 2003 in particular, Italy devoted its efforts to the elaboration and adoption of the European Union Guidelines on Children and Armed Conflict in the framework of the understanding with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Olara Otunnu; with UNICEF; and with the principal non- governmental organizations in that sector. Moreover, Italy is engaged in active and ongoing cooperation with UNICEF in the context of collaborative projects aimed at improving the situation of such children by helping countries needing such assistance in the process of rehabilitating those smallest Victims and reintegrating them into society.”

    2005-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5319 (2005) · source

  3. “Indeed, we were well aware of the magnitude of that phenomenon, which, as stressed in the latest report of the Secretary- General of November 2005, involves nearly 25 million displaced persons within countries in conflict. Given its concern in that respect, Italy focused its attention primarily on acquiring greater knowledge about the phenomenon and on training peacekeeping forces, so as to meet the need to safeguard the fundamental rights of civilian populations involved in situations of war and conflict. My country's efforts were also focused on the tragic situation of the millions of children involved in armed conflict. The rights and fundamental freedoms of those millions of small victims continue to be systematically violated.”

    2005-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5319 (2005) · source

  4. “Thus there is a need for another Security Council resolution on the protection of civilians in armed conflict that takes into account, inter alia, the outcome of the recent United Nations summit with respect to the responsibility to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, which Italy fully concurs with and supports resolutely. My country is committed to making an effective and well-thought-out contribution to the protection and promotion of human rights, in particular in the tragic and complex situations created by armed conflict. Allow me to recall that Italy worked resolutely to include in its priorities, during its European Union presidency in 2003, the question of the protection of vulnerable groups in domestic conflicts.”

    2005-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5319 (2005) · source

  5. “After the adoption of resolutions 1265 (1999) and 1296 (2000) on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, we have encountered difficulties and made limited progress in protecting civilian populations affected by conflict situations, as indicated by the conclusions of the Security Council presidency in June 2005. Given those conclusions, Italy is deeply convinced of the urgent need to guarantee the physical safety of displaced populations and other more vulnerable groups - particularly women and children - who are too often the objects of atrocious forms of abuse and violence. Therefore, helping to create a safe environment for endangered populations and groups, particularly in the most high-risk areas, must be a fundamental objective of peacekeeping operations. This is an issue that Italy has followed closely for a long time.”

    2005-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5319 (2005) · source

  6. “Mr. Mantica (Italy) (spoke in French): Permit me at the outset to express to you, Mr. President, my heartfelt thanks for giving me the opportunity to speak today on a subject - the protection of civilians in armed conflict - that could easily be described as historic, given its importance and timeliness in the context of the contemporary human rights system. The suppression of human rights violations caused by domestic and international conflicts is one of the main aspects of Italy's efforts and of the European Union to defend and promote human rights and fundamental freedoms throughout the world.”

    2005-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5319 (2005) · source