UN: G7 Deauville Partnership

The foreign ministers of the G7 Deauville Partnership joined member state representatives of Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Yemen at a meeting in New York with representatives of regional and international organisations and of international financial institutions. The meeting offered an opportunity to confront topics such as democratic transition, economic development and modernisation, in […]

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UN: meeting on death penalty moratorium

Ahead of a UN General Assembly resolution on the death penalty moratorium, expected in December and long the object of numerous efforts on the part of Italy, a high-level meeting was held at the UN to further consider the debate among member states, with a view to increasing the number of votes in favour. An […]

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Ebola emergency – Italian Cooperation intervention plan

The United Nations is mobilising to fight the Ebola virus epidemic by creating an international coalition. A recent unanimously approved Security Council resolution identified the Ebola epidemic as a “threat to international peace and security”. A meeting is now to be held at head of state and government level of the countries affected and major […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Slovakia preparing call for tenders for Bratislava motorway bypass

The Deputy Minister for Transport of Slovakia, Viktor Stromcek, announced that a team led by the PwC are preparing a call for tenders for the selection of a private-sector partner in the construction and management of the 60-kilometre Bratislava motorway bypass. Work is slated to begin in early 2016 and be completed within 2020. The […]

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ACCREDIATION NOTICE: 33rd Eu civil protection directors meeting – Farnesina, 29-30 September 2014

The Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union will host the 33rd meeting of directors general for civil protection of member and candidate countries on 29 and 30 September at the Farnesina in Rome, organised in collaboration with the European Commission. Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Lapo Pistelli will open […]

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Shanghai – Architetti italiani in mostra (in translation)

Il design italiano si mette in mostra in Cina: in occasione della Shanghai Design Week, il 10 ottobre verra’ inaugurata la “Mostra degli architetti italiani a Shanghai e nella Cina orientale”, organizzata dal consolato generale d’Italia in collaborazione con l’agenzia governativa ‘Shanghai Unesco Creative City Promotion Office’. L’obiettivo e’ quello di promuovere il settore dell’arredamento, […]

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Usa – Cameristi Scala e Manara per semestre Ue (in translation)

Serata di grande musica nella capitale USA per celebrare il semestre di presidenza italiana dell’Unione europea. A darle vita, l’8 ottobre, presso l’Ambasciata d’Italia a Washington, saranno i cameristi della Scala e il violinista Francesco Manara, che si esibiranno nel concerto “Le Otto Stagioni”. Il programma mettera’ a confronto Antonio Vivaldi e Astor Piazzolla, accomunati […]

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Pistelli: «La Ong era meritevole» (Panorama)

In merito all’articolo «Due milioni alla Bonino. Dalla Bonino» (n. 38 di Panorama), desidero puntualizzare quanto segue: i due progetti, uno in Burkina Faso e l’altro in Senegal, sono in realtà lo stesso progetto: Ban Fgm – Per l’eliminazione delle mutilazioni genitali femminili, ha come destinatario principale il Burkina Faso ma prevede anche attività in […]

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Somalia Summit – Italy’s role in stabilisation and national reconciliation

The event being held in the margins of the 69th session of the UN General Assembly will evaluate progress achieved in the stabilisation and national reconciliation of Somalia in light of the objectives identified by the Somali authorities in the government’s “Vision 2016” programme. These include the adoption of a Federal Constitution within 2015 and […]

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UN: the role of women in food security. Mogherini, Italy’s contribution. The “Women for Expo” initiative

The conference on gender equality in food security, held within the framework of the 69th session of the UNGA, came to a close with a speech delivered by Minister Mogherini. Other speakers at the event promoted by Italy in collaboration with UN Women, with the co-sponsorship of Ghana, the World Food Program and the International […]

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UN: Minister Mogherini at Women for EXPO 2015

Minister Mogherini today closes “Feeding the Planet – Empowering women: the food and nutrition security challenge. Beijng+ 20 – Women for EXPO 2015”, an event being held in the margins of the opening of the 69th General Assembly, and moderated by newly-appointed coordinator for the UN’s “Scaling up Nutrition” movement Tom Arnold. Speakers will include […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Kuwait: sospende norme offset per appalti pubblici (in translation)

Kuwait: sospende norme offset per appalti pubblici Il Ministro delle Finanze del Kuwait, Anas Al Saleh, ha recentemente annunciato l’avvenuta sospensione della normativa offset fino a nuova regolamentazione, che si attende per marzo 2015. La normativa offset kuwaitiana stabilisce che le aziende straniere vincitrici di appalti pubblici di grandi dimensioni siano obbligate ad investire il […]

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