Afghanistan: Italy gives WFP 800,000 euros to assist refugees and the internally displaced

The Italian Cooperation allocated 800,000 euros in emergency aid to WFP (World Food Programme) to support the extraordinary plan the organization launched. The WFP plan faces up to the very severe humanitarian situation generated by the return of an increasing number of Afghan refugees from Pakistan and by a growing number of the internally displaced […]

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Sudan: Italy responds to the cholera emergency by contributing 400,000 euros to IFRC

In light of the health emergency situation in Sudan caused by the proliferation of outbreaks of bacillary diarrhoea, the Italian Cooperation contributed 400,000 euro emergency aid to the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC). This is in response to the plea the IFRC and the Red Crescent made at the beginning of September to help approx. 64,500 people, […]

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Czech Republic – Mario Ferrante on show in Prague

A solo exhibition by Mario Ferrante, “L’amore al tempo delle stelle cadenti,” will open in Prague at the Italian Cultural Institute on 6 October at 6:00 p.m. The catalogue of the exhibition, which will run until 30 October, features contributions by Aldo Amati (Ambassador of Italy to the Czech Republic), Giovanni Sciola (Director of the Italian […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy – Argentina: National Production Plan presented at Investment Forum

The ‘Plan Nacional de Produccion’ (National Production Plan) presented by the Minister of Production, Francesco Cabrera, focuses on the following areas: investing in infrastructure, tax reforms, streamlining and removing barriers to investment, defending competition and transparency, reducing the cost of funds, bolstering the labour market and integrating innovation and technology in the production system. The […]

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UN tender – an opportunity for Italian companies in Geneva

Italian companies can submit their expression of interest until October 14 for the awarding of the construction contract for a new office building for the United Nations Office in Geneva (UNOG). As the Permanent Mission of Italy to the International Organizations in Geneva pointed out, UNOG will soon launch tenders in the field of civil […]

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Italy takes centre stage at Washington Book Festival

Italy scored an extraordinary success at the 2016 National Book Festival, organised by the Library of Congress and held on September 24 at the Washington Convention Centre. Over 220,000 people visited the festival in one day. Two events put Italy under the spotlight this year. First, a special panel in the international section of the […]

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Israel – The Basilica of Bethlehem, a docufilm to show Italian restoration work

The documentary “Restaurare il cielo” (Restoring Heaven) tells the story of the epochal restoration of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. It shows the work of a group of Italian restorers that has been working on the recovery and the protection of the Church, a monument enshrined as a World Human Heritage site. The […]

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The Netherlands – Amsterdam hosts a course on Italian design

The Italian Cultural Institute in Amsterdam organised a round of six panels on the “History of Italian Design from the Post-War Years to Today”. The initiative is part of the 16th Italian Language Week in the World, whose theme this year is fashion and design. Marco Nember, founder and director of Fondazione Blue439, conducted the […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – 14th Session of the Italo-Russian Economic, Industrial and Financial Cooperation Council (Farnesina, 5 October 2016)

Farnesina will host the 14th Session of the Italo-Russian Economic, Industrial and Financial Cooperation Council co-chaired by Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, and the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Arkady Dvorkovich. The meeting will be attended by high-level government officials and  representatives of major Italian and Russian  businesses. The sessions […]

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Farnesina offers condolences on the passing of Nemer Hammad

Upon learning of the passing of Nemer Hammad, Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) representative in Italy and later Palestinian Ambassador to Italy until 2005, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation offers its sincere condolences to his family and to the Palestinian government. A tireless activist and diplomat, Nemer Hammad dedicated his life to the […]

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Syria : Minister Gentiloni receives UN Envoy De Mistura at the Farnesina

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan De Mistura, at the Farnesina today. During the talks, Minister Gentiloni confirmed Italy’s support for the work of the United Nations and condemned the continuous bombing, through which the Assad regime has been striking for days on end […]

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Slovakia – “Viva Italia!” ends with a concert

The exhibition, “Viva Italia! Italian Art of the 20th and 21st centuries,” sponsored by Slovak Minister of Culture, Marek Madaric, and  Mayor of Bratislava, Ivo Nesrovnal, is about to end after running for  three months in the prestigious Civic Gallery in  Bratislava.  A musical finissage by clarinetist Nicola Sulfonet, composer Davide Pitis, and performer Paolo Albani will take place […]

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