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December 18, 2020
"It is a common imperative to stem all the consequences of the pandemic and not only on the health level, including the need to guarantee access for all peoples to immunization initiatives, out of a duty of solidarity and common security. Inequalities have dramatically worsened. , tensions are likely to increase in an evident way, the rules governing peaceful coexistence appear too often violated ".
This was stated by the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella at the congratulatory ceremony by the Diplomatic Corps.
Signs of hope come with vaccines
"I hope that the signs of hope that come on the vaccine front will soon allow us to overcome the difficulties currently existing in order to return to face-to-face meetings," said Mattarella.
The pandemic requires us not to close in on ourselves
"The year that is closing, profoundly and dramatically marked by the pandemic, requires us all to consider severe. The spread of Covid-19 has shown that the challenges cannot be contained in a single corner of the world , and therefore they concern us all, they require us not to close ourselves each in on himself, not to turn our gaze illusory to the other side "added the President of the Republic.
Effective global governance is
needed "From the trial that we are painfully experiencing comes, with even greater force, the need for unqualified international collaboration, a direct consequence of an increasingly interconnected world. Global challenges must be faced by effectively global" governance " ".
The future is for everyone or it is not for anyone
"We cannot allow volatility to become a structural component of the system of international relations. We owe it, among other things, to the millions of citizens around the world affected by Covid-19. We owe it to to the future of this planet: the future is either for everyone or it is not for anyone, as the past year has shown us "continued Mattarella.
With the G20 Italy has the chance to play a leading role
"The Italian Republic, in the year that is about to begin, has the extraordinary opportunity to play a leading role through the G20 Presidency and the co-presidency of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change COP26. Three key dimensions that Italy has decided to place at the center of the debate: the person, the planet and economic recovery (people, planet, prosperity ".
Dusty nationalisms cause crisis and poverty
"There is no other choice but to infuse multilateralism with new vigor, against resistances which, masked by the revival of dusty nationalistic slogans, are inevitably the cause of tensions, crises and poverty", underlined the head of the State. "International relations can only be founded on shared responsibilities, transparency, the centrality of the person and human rights and Italy, with the values of freedom, democracy and peace that characterize its Constitution, intends to contribute to them".
The world wants a turning point in 2021, governments listen
"The aspiration of a large part of humanity is to be able to make a change in 2021. A desire that governments around the world must know how to accept, enriching even more the international collaboration network "added the President of the Republic. "The perception that the pandemic has united the destiny of peoples, has made even more explicit the bonds and balances that innervate the planet and the whole of humanity, alongside the dramatic sufferings suffered."
Healing wounds in the social fabric and economic crisis
It is necessary to "heal the wounds inflicted on the social fabric, remedying an unprecedented economic crisis. Finally, and above all, lay the foundations for tomorrow, in which a modern and sustainable management of the environment is at the center, if we want the next generations to still have at their disposal the same planet rich in resources and natural wonders that we have been able to enjoy. Responsibilities that can no longer be postponed in a world that is showing all its economic, health and food vulnerability. environmental with dramatic consequences for the human being starting from the drama of the migrations of necessity "underlined Mattarella.
Libya: contrast measures are needed but also growth
"The condition of Libya and other situations of conflict - often tragically set aside - produce not only a painful trail of grief and human suffering, but are multipliers of transnational threats, terrorism, radicalization. Action must be taken on the deep roots that nourish these phenomena. Alongside measures to contrast, we need actions that affect growth and development according to inclusive and sustainable models "concluded Mattarella.