In his message commemorating the seventieth anniversary of Italy’s accession to the UN on December 14, 1955, Mattarella underscored the role of this institution, “born from the ruins of the Second World War with the declared objective of saving future generations from the scourge of war.”

In the document, published on the official website of the Presidency of the Republic, the Italian leader stressed that the United Nations is the “indispensable cornerstone of an international order founded on respect for the rule of law and authoritative multilateral institutions.”

On December 12, in his address during the New Year’s Greetings ceremony for the Diplomatic Corps accredited in Italy, the president asserted that “we live in a time when the international order we knew is faltering, with no immediate alternative in sight.”

“The logic of power and oppression seeks to prevail, while the values ​​we believed to be established, such as human dignity, human rights, equality among peoples and states, and solidarity, are often relegated,” he lamented.

The head of State argued that “it is the prevalence of law, respect for the norms established by the international community, that prevents conflict and promotes the overcoming of inequalities,” and that “national or particular interests cannot prevail over the protection of the universal value of the human person.”

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