ROME, MARCH 23rd – There is a need for more women in judicial institutions. Italy firmly believes in this, and believes that a greater presence is “essential, not only to ensure that they enjoy democratic freedoms and equal opportunities in the workplace, but also to ensure that the interests of women are represented and advanced in these institutions”, the Italian Deputy Foreign Minister, Marina Sereni, said during a meeting in Rome with the Director General of the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), Jan Beagle.
“The objective of the 2030 Agenda – continued Sereni – is to foster the creation of societies worldwide that live in peace and according to a sustainable model, but this will only be possible if we are able to make progress in fundamental areas such as justice, human rights and legal responsibility, without forgetting the context in which we are forced to act, a context marked by Covid-19”.
Precisely for this reason – said the Deputy Minister – Italy considers the collaboration in the field of ‘legal diplomacy’ with IDLO to be very important towards the goal of advancing legal harmonization and, more recently, through programs for strengthening the rule of law, justice and security: “We are pleased that IDLO will participate as an observer in the three annual meetings of the Italian-led G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group, and that it has also agreed on a project with FAO that, as part of the Food Coalition, aims to push countries and multilateral organizations to increase efforts to define the right to adequate food, through precise legal frameworks for food security and nutrition.”
IDLO is based in Rome. Beagle, a New Zealander with a long career at the United Nations, was elected Director-General in 2019 after nearly 40 years in multilateral diplomacy, dealing with issues of peace and security, development, human rights, management, gender issues and organizational reform. (@OnuItalia)
