Istanbul Convention: Simona Lanzoni elected member of GREVIO

Italian Simona Lanzoni has been elected as one of the first 10 members of the Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) under the Istanbul Convention. The election took place today, 4 May 2015, in Strasbourg. GREVIO’s role is to verify the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention […]

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Nepal earthquake: Crisis Unit identifies the last Italians reported missing and not yet traced

The Farnesina’s Crisis Unit has managed to identify the last Italians reported as missing in the Nepal earthquake and not yet traced. The constant monitoring of the situation by the Unit and by our Embassy in New Delhi and the Consulate General in Calcutta continues, so that they are ready for any new developments. The […]

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Gentiloni meets UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Libya, Bernardino Leon

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received Bernardino Leon, the Special Representative for Libya of the Secretary General of the United Nations, today, 4 May 2015. The aim of the meeting was to review developments in the political dialogue process in which the various parties in Libya are engaged. Leon will […]

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Diplomazia e Dintorni: How to prepare for a career in an international organisation

Working in an international organisation is an aspiration shared by many young people studying and interested in international relations. What are the real chances of working in an international organisation and what qualities and experience will they need if they are to be considered? Are there opportunities or programmes dedicated specifically to young people? Careers […]

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Accreditation Notice: – A (Bio)-Diverse World (Milan, 6 May 2015)

On Wednesday 6 May 2015 the first of the EXPO Milan 2015 events promoted by the Directorate General for Development Cooperation at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will take place. The venue is the Cascina Triulza Auditorium. “A (Bio)-Diverse World: agri-biodiversity in a changing world” is the title of the initiative, organised […]

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Gentiloni hosts working lunch with Ambassadors of member countries of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, hosted a working lunch today, 4 May 2015, with the Ambassadors accredited to Rome of the member countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Minister Gentiloni’s initiative follows the meeting with the Ambassadors of Arab League member countries on 23 February 2015. It was an […]

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Migration: Italy is still too isolated in its efforts, Gentiloni tells EU

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, had a telephone conversation this morning, 4 May 2015, with the European Commissioner for Immigration, Dimitris Avramopoulos. The Foreign Minister illustrated to the Commissioner the problems caused by the increased flows of migrants towards our shores, problems that have still not received a satisfactory common […]

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Gentiloni: Meeting with president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni met today at the Farnesina with Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the UN’s only international financial institution. In keeping with the EXPO 2015 theme, Italy considers sustainable agriculture and food security to be among its own Development Cooperation’s top […]

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Brazil – Rio Harp 2015 gets under way

Italy is participating in Rio Harp 2015, one of the largest worldwide harp festivals. A series of concerts to be held from 2 to 20 May will celebrate one of the oldest musical instruments in human history. Italy’s participation has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Rio de Janeiro and will include performances […]

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Italy-USA – More cooperation to fight counterfeiting

“Fighting Counterfeits: Future challenges and Cooperation between the US & Italy” is the title of a seminar organised by the Italian Embassy in Washington in collaboration with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, INTERPOL Secretary-General and several firms that find themselves continually affected by the phenomenon. Read more, in Italian.

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Space- “Astrosamantha” comes to the schools of South Africa

Some 30 students at an elementary school in Mafikeng — a rural northwest provincial area 300 km from Pretoria — had a special treat on 2 May: an encounter with Captain Samantha Cristoforetti, Italian Airforce pilot and astronaut aboard the European Space Agency (ESA) International space station on the “Futura” mission. The radio contact was […]

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Gentiloni: “Italy cannot close its doors on Russia” (La Stampa)

Minister Gentiloni, it is not so quiet along the European Union’s eastern frontiers: there has just been an EU summit in Kiev, and you are scheduled to be there on Tuesday. The many heads of state expected at the EXPO include Vladimir Putin. At what point is the Ukraine question? «The situation in Ukraine is […]

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