50^th Anniversary Concluding virtual event

CELEBRATION OF THE 50^th ANNIVERSARY OF THE SANREMO INSTITUTE (1970-2020)

Concluding virtual event on
“Current challenges of children protection in armed conflict“

The initiative, organised in close cooperation with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, was held online on 4^th February 2021 and consisted of a two-part programme:

An opening session, intended to celebrate the 50^th anniversary of the Sanremo Institute, including a message from the President of the Italian Republic and with the participation of high representatives of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the United Nations
A thematic panel discussion on “Current challenges of children protection in armed conflict“, addressing this topical issue with a view to the progress made in the field of protection in conflicts and forced displacement situations, as also called for by Italy’s pledge at the 2020 Red Cross conference

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Moderated by

Professor Fausto Pocar Honorary President, International institute of Humanitarian Law

Messages and Presentations

Sergio Mattarella

Emanuela Claudia Del Re

António Guterres

Elisabetta Belloni

Giuseppe Cataldi

Claudio Delfabro

Message from the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella

Delivered by Professor Fausto Pocar, Honorary President of the International Institute of Humanitarian Law

Welcome Address of Ms Emanuela Claudia Del Re, Vice-Minister, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

Message from Mr António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations

Delivered by Mr Miguel de Serpa Soares, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel

Professor Edoardo Greppi, President, International Institute of Humanitarian Law (IIHL)

Ambassador Elisabetta Belloni, Secretary-General, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

Professor Giuseppe Cataldi, University of Naples “L’Orientale”

Professor Laura Guercio, Universities Network for Children in Armed Conflict

Ms Vanessa Murphy, Legal Division, International Committee of the Red Cross

Mr Laurence Hart, Coordinator for the Mediterranean, International Organization for Migration

Mr Claudio Delfabro, Director, Department of International Refugee Law and Migration Law, IIHL

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