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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NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO: Worskhop “Integrating Migration into Development: Diaspora as a Development Enabler” (Farnesina, 2-3 ottobre 2014)

It is estimated that in 2016 migrants will send a total of 514 billion dollars in earnings back to their home countries. These remittances are a strong economic factor that reveals how migration is, in reality, also a precious development tool and, on the other hand, the diaspora’s potential for influencing policies adopted with regard […]

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Argentina – Torna il grande cinema italiano (in translation)

Durante una affollata anteprima presso il cinema Gaumont di Buenos Aires, l’ambasciatore d’Italia in Argentina, Teresa Castaldo, il responsabile delle relazioni Internazionali di Anica, Roberto Stabile, e il direttore dell’Ufficio Ice Argentina, Sergio La Verghetta, hanno presentato il piano di rilancio del Cinema Italiano in Argentina messo a punto da Anica e Ice Agenzia, finanziato […]

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Quirinale – Delegazione scuole italiane all’estero (in translation)

C’erano anche le delegazioni delle scuole italiane all’estero di Addis Abeba, Barcellona, Madrid e Parigi all’inaugurazione dell’anno scolastico al Quirinale alla presenza del presidente della Repubblica, Giorgio Napolitano, e del ministro dell’Istruzione, Universita’ e Ricerca, Stefania Giannini. Le delegazioni erano composte da studenti italiani e stranieri, fra cui due studentesse etiopi dell’Istituto tecnico per Geometri […]

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Joint Communique on Libya

The governments of Algeria, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and the European Union and United Nations condemn the ongoing violence, terrorism, and extremism hijacking Libya’s development and democratic process. We call on all parties to accept an immediate, comprehensive […]

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Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City: new Italian Consulate General

Goals: to encourage economic growth and promote Italian culture Carlotta Colli, the new Italian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, spoke with PEI News on the opening of the new diplomatic mission there. “The Consulate General is the result of a desire to increase and strengthen our institutional presence in order to help our […]

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Oman – Presentation of investment opportunities in DUQM Special Economic Zone

Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova will join President of the Duqm Special Economic Zone Minister Yahya bin Said Al Jabri in the presentation on 24 September at the Farnesina of investment opportunities for Italian businesses in Oman, with a special focus of the Duqm Special Economic Zone (SEZAD Duqm). The Duqm Special Economic […]

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United Nations – Italy in the forefront on climate change

A Climate Summit was held on 23 September, convened by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in the margins of the UN General Assembly. Its aim was to maintain awareness among heads of state and government of the upcoming UNFCCC conferences in Lima and Paris for the drafting of a new global accord on climate. Climate change awareness […]

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Italy-Slovakia: Della Vedova meets counterpart Peter Burian in Bratislava

Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova met today in Bratislava with his Slovak counterpart Peter Burian, in which they discussed the Ukraine crisis, the EU’s enlargement to the Western Balkans, the EU’s Eastern Partnership and the southern coast of the Mediterranean. The two Under-Secretaries also agreed to meet more regularly to compare notes on […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Belgium: Selex ES signs 20m euro Post contract

Selex ES, a Finmeccanica group firm was awarded a 20 million euro contract with bpost during the Post-Expo 2014 trade fair in Stockholm. Selex ES will provide a 900-metre long Multisorting Parcel Handling System (MPHS) with a capacity of 30,000 packages per hour, to be installed in the new bpost logistics hub located in the […]

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