World Children’s Day: Del Re attends an event on the protection of minors

To celebrate World Children’s Day, the Deputy Foreign Minister Emanuela Del Re attended an event on the wellbeing and protection of minors at the Italian Embassy to the Holy See. According to the UNICEF figures quoted by the Deputy Minister, in 2018, almost 200 million children under 5 suffered from chronic and acute malnutrition, a […]

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World Children’s Day: Del Re attends an event on the protection of minors

To celebrate World Children’s Day, the Deputy Foreign Minister Emanuela Del Re attended an event on the wellbeing and protection of minors at the Italian Embassy to the Holy See. According to the UNICEF figures quoted by the Deputy Minister, in 2018, almost 200 million children under 5 suffered from chronic and acute malnutrition, a […]

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Italy re-elected to the UNESCO Executive Board

The UNESCO General Conference re-elected Italy for the sixth consecutive 4-year term (2019-2023) to the Organization’s 58-member Executive Board. With 162 votes, Italy came out second-best, after Switzerland, in the number of votes received from the General Conference. “This excellent result confirms the widespread recognition for Italy’s commitment to the issues of the protection and […]

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World Children’s day

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation celebrated today the World Children’s day marking the 30th Anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Adopted on 20 November 1989 by the UN General Assembly, the Convention is the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history and has helped improve the lives of […]

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A series of demonstrations at Palazzo Metternich in Vienna to celebrate Italy’s Cuisine Week in the World

An olive oil tasting course geared towards Austrian operators in the industry will kick off the programme of events. The course will be held by Marcello Scoccia, professional taster and vice president and panel leader of the Italian National Organisation of Olive Oil Tasters (ONAOO).  “From narration to taste in Italian cuisine”, an inspiring trip […]

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Italy’s Cuisine Week in the World: Berlin focuses on education and conviviality to celebrate

The Italian Embassy in Berlin organised two opening events based on the theme “Food Education: the Culture of Taste” on 11 and 12 November 2019 to mark the fourth Italy’s Cuisine Week in the World, in association with Casa Artusi and the Emilia-Romagna Region. The event “A Taste of Italy – Emilia Romagna’s Food Valley meets […]

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Brazil: Sereni focuses on development and sustainability

Brazil; Sereni highlights cooperation in sustainable environmental and social development Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Marina Sereni said that “the ‘Consorcio Nordeste’ experience was highly innovative and interesting” when she met the governors of the Consortium that grouped together nine states in eastern Brazil last July at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.  The visit […]

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Brazil; Sereni highlights cooperation in sustainable environmental and social development

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Marina Sereni said that “the ‘Consorcio Nordeste’ experience was highly innovative and interesting” when she met the governors of the Consortium that grouped together nine states in eastern Brazil last July at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.  The visit by the governors of  Brazil’s Nordeste, which was meant to […]

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Di Maio on the case of Enrico “Chico” Forti: the Foreign Ministry is closely monitoring the case

Minister Di Maio is closely monitoring the case of Italian citizen Enrico “Chico” Forti, who was arrested by the United States Authorities in 1998 and sentenced to life in prison in 2000 by a Florida Court under the charges of first-degree murder.   Over these years, the Italian citizen was able to count on the continuous […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 20 November: latest news from the world

China: trade mission by Italian accountants and accounting experts organised by AICEC The trade mission to China by about 90 Italian accountants and accounting experts organised by the Associazione Internazionalizzazione Commercialisti Esperti Contabili (AICEC) left Hong Kong to continue on to Shanghai and Beijing The delegation, led by AICEC President Giovanni Gerardo Parente, attended the seminar “Hong […]

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Italian Cuisine Week: Los Angeles exhibilts food in drawings by Fellini

Seminars, conferences, meetings with chefs and cooking classes, tastings and also film screenings, concerts and photographic exhibitions are all the events organized by the Italian Consulate General and the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles to celebrate the Italian Cuisine Week in the World. The rich calendar of events includes a conference on the Table […]

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Del Re chairs the second meeting of the University Network for the Horn of Africa

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, chaired the second meeting of the University Network for the Horn of Africa hosted at the Farnesina today. The initiative, which was strongly promoted by the Deputy Minister, was launched last January with the participation of 40 institutions, including universities, institutional offices, centres […]

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