The Permanent Representative of Italy to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Gian Lorenzo Cornado, took part today to the Executive Committee of UNHCR, at the presence of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. Filippo Grandi.
In his statement, Ambassador Cornado highlighted the global challenges that UNHCR has to face today and the importance of the Global Compact for Refugees: an historical opportunity to promote the principle of shared responsibility in large refugees movements.
Ambassador Cornado also highlighted the importance of Italian financial contributions to the agency: the increasing commitment of Italy in support of UNHCR’s operations in many crisis areas in the world has been recognized by the High Commissioner himself.