UNIDROIT 16d ago

On 20 April 2026, UNIDROIT officially began the celebrations for the 100th anniversary of its foundation in the presence of the President of the Italian Republic, the President of the Italian Constitutional Court, the First President of the Italian Court of Cassation, the Secretary of State for European and Global Affairs of the Kingdom of Spain, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, and the Ambassadors of Member States. The video features the speeches by: 00:39 Professor Enzo Moavero-Milanesi, President of UNIDROIT 01:25 H.E. Diego Martínez Belío, Chair of the UNIDROIT General Assembly, Secretary of State of Foreign and Global Affairs, Kingdom of Spain 01:55 H.E. Edmondo Cirielli, in representation of Italy as Host State, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation 02:42 Professor Ignacio Tirado, Secretary-General of UNIDROIT 03:50 H.E. Bassam Essam Rady, Ambassador of Egypt 04:30 H.E. Ligia Margarita Quessep, Ambassador of Colombia 04:46 H.E. Hikariko Ono, Ambassador of Japan 05:14 H.E. Michael Stibbe, Ambassador of the Netherlands 05:41 Ms Flavia Rosembuj, the World Bank 06:04 Justice Ole Böger, Federal Court of Justice of Germany 06:32 Professor Louise Gullifer KC (Hon) FBA, University of Cambridge 06:54 Mr Franco Gianni, Gianni & Origoni The Opening Ceremony marks the start of an extensive programme of events that will take place throughout the Centenary year of 2026, both in Italy and internationally. For more information, please contact: centenary@unidroit.org