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 […]

Read more

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 […]

Read more

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 […]

Read more

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, […]

Read more

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

Read more

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 […]

Read more

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.

Read more

“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 […]

Read more

EU-Israel – “Twinning” project for rural development in Israel

A cooperative “twinning” project between Israel and the European Union has been launched to prepare a new strategy for rural development in Israel. The 18-month initiative, launched at the end of February in Tel Aviv, will have a budget of 820,000 euros funded by the EU. Italy senior partner In the framework of the project, […]

Read more

Friends of Yemen meeting in London – Support for government, inclusive political process needed, says Terzi

The message emerging from the “Friends of Yemen” international meeting held in London today, 7 March 2013, was one of strong support for the Yemeni Government to continue in the political process currently under way. The “Friends” reiterated the importance of the transition being inclusive and free from interference that might hold back the process. […]

Read more

THE NETHERLANDS – A weekend of Italian culture

A weekend of Italian culture in the Netherlands at the initiative of the Italian embassy. The Italian Ambassador, Francesco Azzarello, and Sandra den Hamer, the Director of the EYE Film Institute in Amsterdam, organised a screening of Luchino Visconti’s “Il Gattopardo” on 8 March. The event marked the 50th anniversary of the film based on […]

Read more

“Friends of Yemen” meeting – Terzi in London to support the opening of the national dialogue

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi is in London to take part in the meeting of the “Friends of Yemen” meeting on 7 March 2013. The meeting brings together representatives of 31 countries, including Germany and Turkey, and 8 international organisations engaged in promoting the stabilisation of Yemen. Every effort must be made to encourage transition, says […]

Read more