U.N. - 1 Novembre For UK Ambassador Karen Pierce, Brexit Will Bolster British Diplomacy at the UN Asked about the state of British diplomacy in the shadow of Brexit, the President of the UN Security Council Karen Pierce assured us that it is alive and well, and that thanks to the deals that had been made with the European Union, the UN’s importance for the UK would grow. “We recognize that the UN will be an even bigger stage for British diplomacy once we leave the European Union.” As for the Italy-Libya agreement on how to handle migrants, Pierce declared that she is "open to raising the migrant and human trafficking issue."
U.N. - 31 Luglio Syrian Conflict: Security Council Tries to Shed Light on Idlib Hospital Bombings The Security Council meets for the eighth briefing from the Under-Secretary of Human Affairs and Emergency Relief Mark Lowcock, following the repeated bombings of medical facilities in de-conflicted zones. As most of the attacks came from the Syrian government forces or its allies, the majority of the council representatives condemned the attacks and attempted to clarify a potential for war crimes.
U.N. - 21 Luglio One Man Standing for Peace: Zannier on His Mandate of Conflict Prevention Working on the integration of societies is not easy, and it is a very politically delicate task. We are now in a phase in history when identity politics is prevailing and geopolitical relationships are becoming more complicated. Some could perceive a push towards integration as a forced departure from the established order. This is why it’s so important to identify the agents willing to cooperate to change this.
U.N. - 14 Maggio Libya, Security Council Calls for a Ceasefire, but on Haftar It Is Still Divided The Permanent Representative of UK to the UN, ambassador Karen Pierce, assured La Voce that the UK’s draft resolution is still on the table. Asked whether the Security Council had discussed the situation of migrants in the Mediterranean, she responded that the issue "came up in discussion”, but "the Security Council has not had a dedicated session on the point" and "particularly what's happening in the Mediterranean.”
U.N. - 7 Febbraio President of the World Parliament María Fernanda Espinosa: Reflections and Power The ex-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ecuador and first Latin American woman to be elected President of the General Assembly of the UN answers our questions on Sustainable Development Goals and the UN’s battle – that sees Italy among its protagonists – to reform the Security Council. Maria Fernanda Espinosa also offers her views on the attacks against freedom of the press.
U.N. - 23 Settembre 2018 The Result of Saudi-Iranian Proxy War: The Worst Man-made Humanitarian Crisis Yemen is being devastated by the proxy war between the Saudi-UAE-US-UK-led coalition and Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Millions of Yemeni civilians are starving, not receiving adequate health care and living in fear of the next airstrike. Despite the well-known circumstances, no action has been taken to end this embarrassing crisis.
U.N. - 23 Maggio 2018 António Guterres’ Three Points to Shield Civilians from Armed Conflict The U.N. Security Council special meeting dedicated to the protection of civilians in armed conflict saw the participation of the U.N. Secretary General, along with Red Cross Director-General Yves Daccord. Italian Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi also delivered a speech with an emphasis on children and gender based violence, and the protection of hospitals.
U.N. - 13 Ottobre 2017 Crisis with North Korea: the UN Charter Has Been Violated by the Security Council During the 72° General Assembly the Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, provided not only an understanding of the nature of the obligation that Art. 32 bestows on the Security Council, but also an understanding of the importance of this obligation. How can the members of the Council understand the nature of a dispute like DPRK without hearing from the parties to the dispute?
U.N. - 23 Giugno 2017 G5 Sahel: Against Terrorism and Trafficking, UN Finds a United Response The G5 Sahel Resolution 2359 regarding peace and security in Africa and the implementation of the strategic concept of the operations: in the region there are more than 30 million people who face food insecurity and at least 4.9 million are displaced by terrorism. "We need expeditious progress in Sahel Region", Secretary General António Guterres said.
U.N. - 30 Maggio 2017 At the UN Yemen’s Tragedy in the Spotlight, but Only for a Day Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Yemen, at the UN Security Council: "We are not close to an agreement. The reluctance of the key parties to embrace concessions needed for peace remains extremely troubling. Yemenis are suffering because of this delay".