
Michele Cervone d’Urso
@mcervoneeu
Ambassador, Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to the UN & other International organisations @EU_UNGeneva
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11-10-2012 05:51:37
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📢 Announcement: As of today Ambassador Michele Cervone d’Urso Michele Cervone d’Urso serves as Chargé d’affaires of the EU Delegation to the UN in Geneva. He looks forward to continuing our excellent cooperation with all partners in International Geneva. 🤝🇪🇺🇺🇳🌎#MultilateralismMatters



Strong #EU support to Filippo Grandi leadership in face of substantial financial challenges. We recalled continued EU support to a principled response to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency





At a time of instability, unpredictability & impunity, the need for the United Nations has never been greater. At our convening of UN leaders in Denmark - and facing fewer resources - we committed to a stronger, more effective & efficient UN. That's the goal of #UN80. We need to remain a


Great to engage again with long standing partners Permanent Delegation of the GCC in Geneva and discuss common ground in multilateral #Geneva in the current challenging global context EU at the UN - Geneva #MultilateralismMatters EU in the GCC

Happy #EuropeDay! We thank all European countries and citizens for their partnership and contributions to World Health Organization (WHO) and delivering #HealthForAll.

The UN80 reform initiative must be an exercise to make the United Nations deliver better and with more impact. 🇪🇺EU fully supports. The EU&its Member States are eager to work closely with 🇺🇳SG António Guterres and MS from all regional groups to make #UN80 a success. eeas.europa.eu/delegations/un…


Timely UN Human Rights Council retreat in 🇨🇭Weggis, providing space for candid strategic dialogue as well as support to implement & protect the HRC mandate amid financial constraints and global tensions. Many thanks to HRC President Lauber & SwitzerlandUN for the invitation! #MultilateralismMatters


A truly historic evening at the #WHA78: the #PandemicAccord resolution was approved in Committee A with 124 in favour, 0 against and 11 abstentions. The final step: adoption in plenary tomorrow morning. My thanks once again to World Health Organization (WHO) Member States for choosing to keep the world

Excellent exchange today between EU Ambassador Michele Cervone d’Urso & World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) DG Tang about EU-WIPO cooperation, issues of common interest, the current multilateral context and looking ahead.


Very positive reactions during my visit in #Syria to EU Council decision to lift the economic sanctions. This will help the Syrian people rebuild an inclusive and peaceful Syria of the future. The 🇪🇺 will work with Syria and its people on the recovery and reconstruction.

Congratulations, António Costa, for receiving the UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 Houphouët-Boigny peace prize. A well deserved recognition! I am most grateful to António Costa for donating the prize funds to UNHCR. They will be used to support education projects for people affected by war in Sudan.

#Yemen: This week marks 1 year since the arbitrary detention of United Nations, NGO, civil society, & diplomatic staff. These detentions can’t be justified & undermine our ability to deliver critical aid. We call on the de facto authorities to release our colleagues immediately.



The Commission fully supports the Int'l Criminal Court & its officials. The ICC holds perpetrators of the world’s gravest crimes to account & gives victims a voice. It must be free to act without pressure. We will always stand for global justice & the respect of international law.