Carlo Azeglio Ciampi — Italian Statesman born on December 09, 1920,

Carlo Azeglio Ciampi is an Italian politician and banker. He was the 49th Prime Minister of Italy from 1993 to 1994 and was the tenth President of the Italian Republic from 1999 to 2006. He is currently a Senator for life in the Italian Senate... (wikipedia)

Italy advocates the adoption of a legal instrument on cultural diversity, guaranteeing every country the protection of its own historical identity and the uniqueness of its physical and intangible cultural heritage.
The United Nations system is still the best instrument for making the world less fragile.
The Destiny of every Nation is bound to the Destiny of all Others.
The diffusion of a universalist culture and of a pedagogy of peace appears more than ever to be the path that we must follow for the salvation of all nations on earth.
The education of peoples is a necessary precondition to peace.