Statement of Italy, October, 2015

The 2030 Agenda, which re-launches "cooperation" as an instrument for creating development partnerships must be during peace-rebuilding processes, a point that cannot be neglected. Its objectives aim to eliminate by 2030 extreme poverty globally and halve the percentage of women, men and children that live without sustenance ; create political assets at the national, regional and international level to launch greater investments in the fight against poverty, eliminate all forms of malnutrition; double agricultural productivity and the income of smallholders (particularly women forming families through secure access to land and agricultural resources); reduce the global maternal mortality rate to fewer than 70 cases every thousand live births; drastically reduce infant mortality, eliminate endemic diseases such as AIDS, TB, malaria. Other objective of the Agenda is to acknowledge the need for inclusive and equal education for all; reaching full gender equality; universal access to sustainable energy; support for infrastructures; the promotion of consumption and sustainable production models; the adoption of urgent measures to fight climate change and desertification.