Film festival in Chongqing: “Marcello nel ricordo di Fellini” [“Marcello in memory of Fellini”]

The opening ceremony of the “Marcello in memory of Fellini” Film Festival, organised by the Consulate General of Italy with the collaboration and support of UME Cinemas, took place on 9 September in Chongqing on the occasion of Fare Cinema 2021. This date with the movies is to celebrate the fourth edition of the Week […]

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New Italian sites registered as part of UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves

Italy’s extraordinary natural heritage has received two new and prestigious recognitions from UNESCO. This afternoon, the 33rd Session of the International Coordinating Council of UNESCO’s ‘Man and the Biosphere’ Programme (ICC-MAB) decreed the recognition and inclusion of the ‘Monte Grappa’ site in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, bringing the number of registered Italian Biosphere […]

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Villa Firenze hosts the event “Sustainability and Energy Transition: Inclusion as the way forward to COP26”

Washington DC (15 September 2021) – Last night, an event was held on “Sustainability and Energy Transition: Inclusion as the way forward to COP26” in the wonderful setting of Villa Firenze, the official residence of the Italian Ambassador in Washington DC. The event was organised by “Out in Energy”, an LGBTQI+ organisation and member of […]

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Panama: staging of “Questionario: theatrical action with arias”

The Italian Embassy in Panama has staged the contemporary opera “Questionario: theatrical action with arias’, written by maestro Riccardo Riccardi and performed by Panamanian soprano Susan Samudio. The concert was held at the Teatro Nacional, located in the heart of Panama City’s old quarter Casco Antiguo and designed in the early 20th century by Italian […]

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Speech by Minister Luigi Di Maio at the event “Creativity and innovation for the circular economy – the contribution of young people”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, speaks at the event “Creativity and innovation for the circular economy – the contribution of young people”. Born on the sidelines of the G20 to promote the contribution of young people in the debate on the circular economy and on the new working and […]

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Brussels: student dialogue on climate change

Within the framework of the Italian-British climate diplomacy initiatives concerning the forthcoming international events in Milan (“Youth4Climate: Driving Ambitions” and pre-COP26) and Glasgow on COP26, the event “Dialogue between students and the public and private sectors on circular economy and climate change: best practices and reflections for the future” was held in the residence of […]

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Warsaw, meeting with Egyptologist Massimiliano Nuzzolo

A series of meetings, “Declinato in polacco (Declined in Polish)”, dedicated to Italian scholars in Poland, is scheduled at the Italian Cultural Institute in Warsaw. The initiative intends to underline the importance of the willingness to dialogue and get involved through the experience of professional and research paths in a new country.   The first […]

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Covax: Italy donates 100.800 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Iran

100.800 doses of the AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine have arrived on 12 September to Iraq, as the first delivery from a pledge of 15 million doses to be donated to COVAX by Italy. In May this year, as chair of the G20, Italy hosted The Global Health Summit alongside the European Commission, which saw seven European countries pledge to […]

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Della Vedova statement on human rights in Afghanistan

The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, making a statement on the human rights situation in Afghanistan on behalf of 48 countries: in addition to the 27 Member States of the European Union, Albania, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, […]

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Della Vedova delivers a statement at the UN Human Rights Council on behalf of a group of countries on human rights in Afghanistan

The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, making a statement on the human rights situation in Afghanistan on behalf of 48 countries: in addition to the 27 Member States of the European Union, Albania, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, […]

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London, the first edition of the “Art History Festival”

The Italian Cultural Institute in London supports the first edition of the ‘Art History Festival’, celebrating the different languages related to art and visual culture.     The Italian Cultural Institute in London supports the first edition of the ‘Art History Festival’, celebrating the different languages related to art and visual culture.   The Festival, […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio meets the Vice-President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdullah Al-Lafi

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, received today at the Foreign Ministry the Vice-President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdullah Al-Lafi. The Minister reiterated Italy’s strong commitment to support the stabilisation of the country and reasserted its determination to cooperate with the interim authority and with the entire Libyan State […]

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