UN Human Rights Council concludes Universal Periodic Review of Italy

The Universal Periodic Review of Italy by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva concluded today. Of the 186 recommendations formulated on 27 October 2014, Italy accepted 176, including 23 regarding the establishment of an independent national body for the promotion and defence of human rights, in line with the Paris Principles. The Farnesina welcomed […]

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Gentiloni meets with Ban Ki-moon

Minister Paolo Gentiloni met today at the foreign ministry with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Libya, Italy’s role, the humanitarian emergency in conflict areas such as Syria, the fight against Daesh, as well as the unresolved issue of the two Italian marines detained for three years now in India, were the focus of a joint press […]

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Moscow – Cooperation through Cinema

On a “cinema mission”, Italian ambassador to Moscow Cesare Ragaglin went on a visit to the Mosfilm studios in the Russian capital. The ambassador’s tour included a meeting with the centre’s director, Karen Shakhnazarov, with whom he discussed prospects for Italo-Russian cooperation in the area of filmmaking, with particular reference to the resumption of co-productions […]

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Argentina – 2015 edition of the “Lucio Fontana” Prize

The fourth edition of the “Lucio Fontana” Prize is under way, organised by the Consulate General of Buenos Aires in collaboration with Pirelli Neumaticos S.A.I.C. Participation is reserved for emerging artists of Italian descent residing in Argentina. Winners will be offered the possibility of a two-month stay in Italy for the purposes of developing their […]

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Stockholm – Campania’s best agri-food products

The region of Campania put the best in its agri-alimentary production on display in Stockholm during an event entitled “Eccellenze Campane” aimed especially at local suppliers and distributors. The event was held at the city’s Grand Hotel and was organised by the Campania region with the collaboration of the Italian embassy in Sweden and the […]

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Dei – Ecuador: 2015-2017 investment plan for strategic sectors gets go-ahead

The government of Ecuador presented an investment catalogue of over 94 projects for the 2015-2017 triennial, in the strategic sectors of energy, telecommunications and basic industries, with an estimated value of more than 37 billion USD. One of the plan’s main objectives is to strengthen all forms of energy production. Remaining prominent therefore are the […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE Recall – Conference “From the world to the Farnesina: the coexistence of differences” (Thusday 19 March, 10:30)

At 10:30 on Thursday 19 March the Farnesina will host a conference entitled “From the world to the Farnesina: the coexistence of differences” sponsored by the Comitato Unico di Garanzia of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and is an awareness raising initiative within the framework of the national campaign “Switch on your […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE: Press Conference Minister Gentiloni—Ban Ki-moon

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni will meet with Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon at the Farnesina on Wednesday 18 March at 8:30.   A joint press conference will follow the meetings. Online accreditation system. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in following the event should: – complete the […]

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Gentiloni meets with UNESCAP representatives

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni met today with the ambassadors accredited in Rome of the Asian member countries of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), one of five regional economic commissions that answer to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The meeting, which […]

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Tokyo – Japan in search of Siena, from origins to the present

“Storia di Siena. Dalle origini ai giorni nostri” (Edizioni Biblioteca dell’Immagine, 2013), written by Prof. Mario Ascheri of Roma Tre University, is a history of the city of Siena. The author will hold a conference at the Umberto Agnelli Auditorium of the Italian Cultural Institute of Tokyo entitled “Siena, a Medieval City-State and its Heritage”, […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE: Press Conference Minister Gentiloni – Romanian colleague Bogdan Lucian Aurescu (Farnesina, 19 March 2015)

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni will meet with his Romanian counterpart Bogdan Lucian Aurescu at 10:00 on Thursday 19 March. A joint press conference in scheduled at the end of the meeting.   Online accreditation system. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in following the event should: – complete the interactive […]

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Italian Cooperation earmarks 300,000 euro in humanitarian aid for Vanuatu after cyclone PAM

In response to the serious emergency resulting from the passage of cyclone Pam in the South Pacific that was especially devastating to the Vanuatu archipelago, causing dozens of deaths and widespread destruction, the Italian Cooperation decided to make a 300,000- euro multilateral contribution to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). […]

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