Women’s empowerment and sustainable development

Women, inequality, climate change, gender quotas and the fight against genital mutilation are just some of the issues under discussion from today until 24th March in New York, at the 60th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60) dedicated to the priority theme of “women’s empowerment and sustainable development”. The aim is […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Conference on “Religion and Diplomacy: a new strategic pillar for a comprehensive mediterranean dialogue” (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 17 March 2016)

On Thursday, 17 March, at 2:30 pm, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will hold a conference on “Religion and Diplomacy: a new strategic pillar for a comprehensive mediterranean dialogue”, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI). The event will be opened by the Deputy […]

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Dei – Vietnam: opportunities for Italian architects in Union Square project

An Italian architect has been chosen to design part of the interior of the new Union Square project in Ho Chi Minh City. The decision was made by Windsor Property Management Group Corporation (WMC), a Vietnamese developer based in HCM, which already has a portfolio of luxury residential and commercial buildings. The project consists of […]

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Arab League, Minister Gentiloni congratulates Aboul Gheit for his appointment as Secretary General

“I wish Aboul Gheit my very best in his new appointment as Secretary General of the Arab League, assuring him that he can count on Italy’s full cooperation in managing the many interests we have in common,” Minister Gentiloni said, expressing his satisfaction at the appointment of the former Egyptian Foreign Minister. Minister Gentiloni emphasised […]

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Diplomazia e dintorni – The activities of a foreign Embassy in Italy

Rome, like all large capitals, hosts numerous foreign Embassies accredited in Italy. The activities performed by one of these foreign Missions in Rome will be the theme of the 54th episode of “Diplomazia e dintorni” (“Diplomacy and the Like”), which will be broadcast on March 15. This week’s guest is Joost Klarenbeek, the Deputy Head […]

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Kampala – Cooperation in Uganda and South Sudan: Trento province on mission

Africa and the Italian Trentino region are not so far from each other after all. This is confirmed by the mission by the Autonomous Province of Trento, headed by Sara Ferrari, the councillor for development cooperation, in Uganda on Sunday, giving way to a number of institutional visits and meetings. The mission will focus on […]

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Lisbon – Bassani, the Italian Institute of Culture commemorates him on the 100th anniversary of his birth

Giorgio Bassani was born one hundred years ago, on the 4th of March of 1916. To celebrate this anniversary, the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in Lisbon will hold an event at 7:15 p.m. on March 15th to commemorate the Emilian-born writer with an event which will be attended by his daughter Paola Bassani, the […]

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Belgrade – “Libere”, an all-women’s exhibition

“Libere” (“Free”) is the title of an exhibition opened at the Italian Institute of Culture in Belgrade. It displays the works of three young and promising Serbo-Croatian artists: paintings by Mina Radovic, sculptures by Katarina Pavlovic – both from Belgrade – and photographs by Maja Planinac, born in Pula, Croatia. It is an all-women’s exhibition […]

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NewDesignduemilasedici – Creativity: Italian art schools abroad can enter national contest

Students at Italian high schools abroad specialising in the arts will be allowed to take part in the 7th national competition “NewDesignduemilasedici – Creativity in Italian Arts Education”. The decision was taken by the Italian Education and Foreign ministries as part of Foreign Ministry’ efforts to coordinate the promotion of Italian design and the country’s […]

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Syria, Libya. Minister Gentiloni attends the Ministerial Meeting in Paris

Minister Gentiloni is attending the Quint Ministerial Meeting on Syria, Libya, the Ukrainian crisis and Yemen at the Paris Quai d’Orsay today together with the U.S. Secretary of State and the foreign ministers of Germany, France, the UK, and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs. Discussions will mainly focus on the peace […]

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Libya: Minister Gentiloni on the meeting of the intra-Libyan Political Dialogue

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, expressed his appreciation for the conclusions reached in the meeting of the members of the intra-Libyan Political Dialogue process, which reiterated full support to the Government of National Accord presented by Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj. “The support of a majority of over 100 members of […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Promoting Quality Italian Cuisine Abroad (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 15 March, 2016)

On Tuesday, 15 March at 11.00 am, the Memorandum of Understanding on Promoting Quality Italian Cuisine abroad will be presented at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.   The Memorandum, whose signatories are the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, the Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies, Maurizio Martina, and […]

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