EU Foreign Affairs Council – North Korea added to the agenda

The situation in North Korea (Pyongyang has crossed the “red line”) joins the crisis in Syria, relations between the two shores of the Mediterranean and the Iran question on the agenda of the European Union Council of Foreign Ministers, where Italy will be represented by Under-Secretary Marta Dassù. Meeting with Brahimi A meeting with UN […]

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Usa: Italy showcases innovations at Silicon Valley for the year of italian culture in the Usa

Italian Innovation Day will open Tech Week in the Silicon Valley on 12 March, designed to showcase Italian innovation in fields ranging from IT to green energy, and is sponsored by the Consulate General and the Italian Cultural Institute. The event is one of over 200 set to take place in 40 American cities over […]

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USA – An italian dinner, Bottura flies to New York

Within the context of the events for the Year of Italian Culture in the USA, prize-winning chef Massimo Bottura of Modena’s dell’Osteria Francescana planned and executed a menu entitled “Come to Italy with us” at the International Culinary Center in the Big Apple. Read more, in Italian.

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Dichiarazione del Ministro Terzi sull’uccisione del connazionale Silvano Trevisan e degli altri ostaggi sequestrati in Nigeria nel febbraio scorso

“We mourn the loss of our fellow citizen, who carried beyond the borders of his country the profound virtues and values of all Italians: hard and earnest work, tenacity and spirit of sacrifice”. “This painful tragedy, which I have personally monitored, is further dramatic proof of the aberrant lengths to which fundamental extremism can lead. […]

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GENEVA – Snapshots of the work of italian ngos

The international work done by Italy’s 4 most important non-governmental organisations (NGOs) told in snapshots. The exhibition on “Italy’s Civil Society & Institutions: A Partnership For Human Rights”, organised by Italy’s Permanent Representation to Geneva and hosted in the United Nations building, features photographs from the humanitarian campaigns conducted by Caritas, Emergency, Save the Children […]

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Syria – EU Foreign Ministers Council – Brahimi in Brussels. Terzi: Support for UN envoy

The Syrian crisis will once again be the main topic for discussion at the Council of European Foreign Ministers, which takes place on Monday 11 March 2013. The United Nations and Arab League Special Envoy, Lakhdar Brahimi, is also expected to attend the discussion, which will focus on how to support the diplomatic effort to […]

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BELGRADE – Joining forces to combat organised crime

Italy and Serbia are joining forces to combat organised crime. An international seminar on re-using, for social purposes, assets confiscated as the proceeds of organised crime took place recently in Palazzo Italia in Belgrade. The event, organised with the help of the Italian Embassy, was attended by members of the judiciary, the Home Affairs and […]

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GINEVRA – Attivita’ ONG ITALIANE raccontata per scatti (in translation)

L’attività internazionale delle quattro più importanti organizzazioni non governative italiane raccontata per immagini: é la mostra “Italy’s Civil Society & Institutions: A Partnership For Human Rights” inaugurata dalla Rappresentanza Permanente d’Italia a Ginevra presso lo storico Palazzo delle Nazioni, nel quale hanno trovato spazio gli scatti che seguono le campagne umanitarie portate avanti da Caritas, […]

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8 march: every woman should be free from violence, says Terzi

“We are working at all levels to ensure that every woman in the world lives free from violence and discrimination”. This was Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi’s comment on Twitter for International Women’s Day, 8 March

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1200 young people “play” at being world leaders in Rome

1200 young people from over 100 countries came to Rome for the 4th Model United Nations (RomeMUN), which simulates the work of the United Nations General Assembly. For five days young people “role play” as representatives of the UN’s 193 member states, discussing international issues such as fighting hunger and poverty, women’s rights and sustainable […]

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RIJEKA – Three photographers for three cities

Three Italian photographers for a travelling exhibition in three towns: Rijeka, Vodnjan and Novigrad. The 3×3 cultural initiative, which opened today at the State Archive in Rijeka, features works by Daniel Maccagnan Ferri, Rino Gropuzzo and Egon Hreljanoviæ. The exhibition was organised by the Consulate General of Italy in Rijeka. Read more, in Italian.

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“Challenges, trends for women in diplomacy” (The Daily Star) – (original version)

ROME: Seventeen women from six Arab countries discussed challenges and new trends in diplomacy during a weeklong seminar organized by the Italian Foreign Affairs Ministry in association with leading research center The Italian Society for International Organization (SIOI). Women aged between 25 and 40 from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya and Tunisia – hailing from […]

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