Italy
A combined view of Italy's UN General Assembly speeches, treaty commitments, and voting record.
The narrative paragraphs below are AI-generated syntheses of the data shown — the tables and figures themselves come directly from the underlying records, not from the AI.
Compare with another country →Speech history
Italy's General Assembly rhetoric has undergone a notable shift from consistent multilateralism toward a more nationally assertive stance. From 2006 through 2021, Italy maintained strong multilateralism scores (ranging 78–90) and steadily increased policy concreteness and self-accountability, positioning itself as a committed institutional partner in global governance. However, beginning in 2023, multilateralism scores dropped sharply (to 44 and 42), replaced by passionately framed national identity themes and country-specific initiatives on migration and Africa. Emotional intensity has remained volatile throughout, peaking in 2016 (87) and again in 2023–2025 (68–78), suggesting Italy has increasingly relied on moral and nationalist appeals even as its rhetorical commitment to collective institutional solutions has waned.
| Session | Multilateralism | Emotional intensity | Concreteness | Self-accountability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Very High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| 2007 | Very High | High | Medium | Medium |
| 2008 | Very High | Low | Medium | High |
| 2010 | Very High | Low | High | High |
| 2013 | High | Medium | High | High |
| 2014 | High | Very High | Medium | High |
| 2016 | High | Very High | Medium | High |
| 2017 | Very High | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2019 | Very High | High | Medium | Medium |
| 2021 | Very High | Medium | High | High |
| 2022 | High | High | High | High |
| 2023 | Medium | High | Medium | High |
| 2025 | Medium | High | High | Medium |
Treaty status
Full treaty record →Italy demonstrates near-comprehensive engagement with international law, having ratified 23 of 24 tracked treaties. It has fully committed to all major environmental frameworks—from the Paris Agreement and Kyoto Protocol to the Montreal Protocol and its Kigali Amendment—and maintains strong positions on human rights conventions, arms control treaties, and international justice mechanisms including the Rome Statute. The sole exception is the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, on which Italy has taken no action, likely reflecting its NATO alliance commitments and reliance on extended nuclear deterrence rather than principled objection.
Arms control & security
- Arms Trade TreatyRatified
- Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban TreatyRatified
- Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their DestructionRatified
- Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear WeaponsNo action
Environment & climate
- Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their DisposalRatified
- Convention on Biological DiversityRatified
- Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone LayerRatified
- Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeRatified
- Minamata Convention on MercuryRatified
- Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone LayerRatified
- Paris AgreementRatified
- Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International TradeRatified
- Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic PollutantsRatified
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in AfricaRatified
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeRatified
Human rights
- Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or PunishmentRatified
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against WomenRatified
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesRatified
- Convention on the Rights of the ChildRatified
- International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsRatified
International justice
- Rome Statute of the International Criminal CourtRatified
Trade & governance
- United Nations Convention against CorruptionRatified
- United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized CrimeRatified
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the SeaRatified
Voting record
Full voting record →Italy votes with broad consensus on most General Assembly resolutions, having voted "yes" on 56% of recorded votes and abstained on 29%. However, it has registered notable dissents on several high-consensus matters, including votes against anti-apartheid measures (1985), nuclear war prevention (1984), human rights and scientific development safeguards (1984), and a fissile material ban (2016)—suggesting occasional alignment with Western security interests or institutional preferences against the wider membership. These rare dissents cluster around arms control and human rights-adjacent technology issues rather than forming a coherent ideological pattern.
Notable dissents from consensus
Treaty banning the Production of Fissile Material for Nuclear Weapons or Other Nuclear Explosive Devices : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2016-12-23 · voted N · 99% voted yes
World Conference on Sanctions against Racist South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1985-12-10 · voted N · 96% voted yes
Prevention of nuclear war : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1984-12-17 · voted N · 96% voted yes
Human rights and use of scientific and technological developments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1984-12-14 · voted N · 95% voted yes
Review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its 15th special session : scientific and technological developments and their impact on international security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1988-12-07 · voted N · 95% voted yes
Human development
Full HDI record →Human Development Index: 0.915 (Very High), ranked #29 globally in 2023.
Combines life expectancy, education, and income into one comparable score, 0 to 1. Source: UNDP Human Development Report 2025 — deterministic figures, not AI-generated.
1990–2023