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    19 November 2015
    Jakarta – Dance performance by Tecnologia Filosofica

    Dancer-choreographer Francesca Cinalli and composer-musician Paolo De Santi are touring Indonesia, where tomorrow they will present the dance performance “Niji_una preghiera” in Jakarta with the Tecnologia Filosofica company. The event will be hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute of the Indonesian capital, which has organised it in collaboration with the Italian embassy. The tour is […]

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    18 November 2015
    Algeria – Italy guest of honour at International Trade Fair for Public Works

    Italian Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Graziano Delrio will join Algerian Minister for Public Works Abdelkader Ouali in opening the 13th edition of the International Trade Fair for Public Works (SITP), where Italy is guest of honour. The fair is the most important trade event in northern Africa, and is dedicated to the construction and […]

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    Press Releases
    18 November 2015
    Filippo Grandi confirmed as UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Gentiloni: source of national pride

     “The United Nations General Assembly’s unanimous approval of the appointment proposed in recent days by Ban Ki-moon of Filippo Grandi as High Commissioner for Refugees is a source of great national pride and satisfaction”, said Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni. “We have backed Filippo Grandi for a post to which Italy […]

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    18 November 2015
    Including the disability dimension in development programmes and policies

    “Including Disability in Development Cooperation: Experiences of Collaboration between Governments, NGOs and DPOs” is the topic of an international conference held on Wednesday 18 November at the Farnesina in Rome. The conference was introduced by Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mario Giro, and jointly sponsored by the Directorate General for Development Cooperation and […]

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    Press Releases
    18 November 2015
    Cassa Depositi e Prestiti: savings and finance at the service of growth. Meeting at the Farnesina

    The Farnesina hosted a meeting today of the Ambassadors accredited in Rome with President of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Claudio Costamagna who outlined the group’s international activities. The meeting offered an opportunity to examine the CDP’s support for infrastructure investments, its role in the country’s growth and its new skills in matters of international cooperation. […]

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    18 November 2015
    Tokyo – When language becomes music: in search of “recitar cantando”

    Musicologist and scholar Luciana Galliano will hold a conference at 18:30 on 18 November at the Umberto Agnelli Auditorium of the Italian Cultural Institute of Tokyo on Opera, born of the “recitar cantando” style blending voice and music. The conference will explore the use of the Italian language in lyrical music from the year 1000 […]

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    18 November 2015
    Asunción – Stefano Bollani, piano wizard, for the first time in Paraguay

    After performances in the world’s most prestigious venues (Umbria Jazz, the Montreal Festival, New York’s “Town Hall”, Venice’s “Fenice” and Milan’s “La Scala”), eclectic and inventive pianist Stefan Bollani will perform for the first time ever in Paraguay at 20:00 on Wednesday 18 November at the Ignacio A. Pane municipal theatre of Asunción. Presenting the […]

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    17 November 2015
    Farnesina Conference – Including Disability in Development Cooperation: Experiences of Collaboration between Governments, NGOs and DPOs

    “Including Disability in Development Cooperation: Experiences of Collaboration between Governments, NGOs and DPOs” is the topic of an international conference scheduled for Wednesday 18 November at the Farnesina in Rome. The conference will be introduced by Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mario Giro, is jointly sponsored by the Directorate General for Development Cooperation […]

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    Accreditation Notices
    17 November 2015
    Accreditation Notice: “Including Disability in Development Cooperation: Experiences of Collaboration between Governments, NGOs and DPOs” (Farnesina, 18 November 2015)

    The “Including Disability in Development Cooperation” conference will take place at the Farnesina on 18 November 2015, organised jointly by the Directorate General for Development Cooperation and the Italian Disability and Development Network. The conference will be opened by the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mario Giro, and is intended for […]

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    17 November 2015
    Brazil – “Venice Cinema” on display

    The 11th edition of the exhibition “Venice Cinema no Brasil” will run from 16 to 30 November in Sao Paulo, Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, presenting a selection of the Italian films that competed in the 72nd Venice Film Festival. The event will also pay homage to director Alberto Lattuada with a screening of […]

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