The UN "must not turn its back" on the new smugglers, oblivious to the drama of illegal immigration. A "business" that "the UN reports confirm" has "surpassed drug trafficking in terms of monetary volume, and far exceeded that of weapons." So Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said last night at the Italian night at the United Nations General Assembly. The Council President has issued a call for "joint action" to combat "human traffickers." As a result, the United Nations has the "duty to declare a global war without exceptions for human traffickers," in accordance with its founding act, to preserve "the dignity and value of the human person." "Italy intends to be in the front row" in this "war" against the migrant business, declared the Prime Minister. "We want to combat the mafia in all of its forms, and we will do so." Meloni emphasized the importance of implementing the so-called "Mattei Plan" to help Africa's economy, which "is not a poor continent. On the contrary, it is a strategic resource-rich continent. It has half of the world's mining, including plentiful rare earths, and 60% of arable land, much of which is underutilized." The prime minister stigmatized the "exploitation" of Africa by "foreign nations" by stating, "Often the approach has been predatory and even paternalistic. We must change course." (Photo by Isabelle Serro)