Mattarella: war and climate crisis cause new migrations

"Today we risk a new impoverishment, represented by the disorderly and irregular emigration to the West of many youthful energies that would be useful for the development of the continent. The international, pandemic and climate crises, together with the consequences of the war unleashed by the Russian Federation, open to accentuated pressures of new emigrations ".

This was stated by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, speaking at the National Assembly of Zambia.

"The Zambian president said in Strasbourg that" we need to open formal channels to stop the migrant problem at source by working together, in the belief that it is not healthy to turn people back onto ships once they have entered your countries while it is possible. avoid this in advance, proactively.

I subscribe to these words.

"" The numerous distortions to international trade and the flow of goods and people have brought back to the center of reflection, especially at European level, the need to create stronger partnerships with the closest regions.

It is the confirmation - if needed - of the value of Euro-African cooperation and of the common destiny of the two continents ".

"Italy has a vocation to collaborate with everyone and the fact that this school welcomes children of many nationalities indicates that culture and education have no borders, it makes everyone grow. I thank the teachers for their so important work".

This was stated by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, speaking to the pupils of the Italian school in Lusaka.