Protection of the planet is an
essential goal, President Sergio Mattarella told the UN General
Assembly Monday.
"The 2030 Agenda of the United Nations, with its Sustainable
Development Goals, has the merit of having provided a concrete
horizon for their realisation, indicating a path that all Member
States are committed to pursuing in the interest of the peoples,
which passes first and foremost through the preservation of the
planet, the place they inhabit," he said.
"Having reached the second half of the timetable for the
implementation of the Agenda, a decisive acceleration towards
the achievement of our common goals seems unavoidable, as
reaffirmed last September during the last UN Summit on the
subject".
The Italian president also said that: conflicts devour
resources, stressing the need to build peace; that there should
be no more 19th century visions and power drives; and that
freedom of the press as essential to maintain democracy.
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