Videomessaggio del Presidente del Consiglio, Giorgia Meloni, in occasione dell’evento di alto livello della Global Partnership for Education all'UNGA81

A seguire la traduzione di cortesia *** Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Italy is proud to co-host this campaign together with Nigeria. I thank President Tinubu for his partnership and his leadership. This giant work reflects a conviction that Italy shares deeply: development cannot be imposed from outside. It must be built together. This is the spirit of the Mattei Plan, the strategy through which Italy has chosen to reshape its partnership with Africa: cooperation between equals, grounded in mutual respect, shared responsibility and concrete results – not promises that are never kept. And at the heart of this partnership stands one conviction: nothing can truly be achieved for Africa's future if we do not first invest in its people. Africa is not a continent to be helped. It is a continent of extraordinary talent, energy and hope – a young continent, looking to the future with confidence. Its greatest wealth is not beneath the ground. It is in its children. Every young person who is denied an education is a talent the world will never know, a future that will never be written. This is why we believe every child has the right to learn, to grow, and to build a life at home – the