The World Food Security Summit will be held in Rome from 16 to 18 November. And within the framework of the “Italy with the UN against Hunger in the World” campaign, the foreign ministry’s UN-ROME coordination hub is organizing a series of events through the National Committee for the Official Italian Celebrations focused on the theme: “Providing Food Security in Times of Crisis”

A gala evening in support of the campaign against female genital mutilation. The event, held on Tuesday 17 November at Villa Letizia in Rome, was organised by the NGO No Peace without Justice, founded by Vice President of the Senate Emma Bonino

Latin American integration will be the central theme of this 4th Conference, which will be taking place in Milan on 2-3 December. The previous editions were held in Milan, in 2003 and 2005, and in Rome, in 2007). The Conference will be divided into two plenary sessions and 4 working groups

From 1 January to 31 December 2009 Italy holds the G8 Presidency. A distinguishing feature of the Presidency is the inclusive approach to emerging countries, developing countries and international organisations, the aim being to resolve new global challenges more effectively