The Italian Cooperation services dispatches humanitarian aid to Somalia

To respond to the humanitarian emergency provoked by flooding in the Hir-Shabelle, Jubaland and South-West States in Somalia, the Foreign Ministry arranged for a humanitarian flight from the Italian Cooperation service, which took off yesterday evening for Mogadishu Airport from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot in Brindisi carrying a 22-tonne load of emergency relief […]

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Week of Italian Cuisine: a major event was held in Lima to celebrate Italian premium food and wine​

​On the occasion of the 4th Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, the Embassy of Italy in Lima, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute and the ICE – Italian Agency for Foreign Trade, organized a series of initiatives aimed at spreading the culture of taste, at emphasizing how important it is to educate […]

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Doha: Signing of the MAECI-UNESCO Agreement on children’s education in Iraq

The Director General for Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Giorgio Marrapodi, and the Director of the UNESCO Office in Iraq, Paolo Fontani, signed an agreement today in Doha for the implementation of a joint cooperation project aimed at ensuring access to education for children in Iraq who currently cannot […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 21 November: breaking news from the world​

TERNA: INAUGURATION OF THE ITALY-MONTENEGRO POWER CABLE WITH A TRANSFER CAPACITY OF UP TO 1200 MW    The power line that was recently inaugurated by Terna runs for 445 km, between the power stations of Cepagatti, in the province of Pescara, and Lastva, in the municipality of Kotor (Montenegro). This is the longest submarine infrastructure […]

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Italian Cuisine Week: Armenia hosts a seminar on food security

Food security, economic growth and developing human capital are the topics of the conference organised in Yerevan by the Italian Embassy in Armenia together with the World Food Program Armenia to celebrate the Italian Cuisine Week in the World. Private sector companies and international experts from Armenia, China, the EU, Italy and the Russian Federation […]

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Helsinki: Italian start-ups on show at Slush 2019

This year, there are 12 Italian companies at Slush Helsinki 2019, the Expo for Start-ups conceived for expanding enterprises looking for investors, mentoring and venture capitalists. The attendance of Italian companies at this annual global event involving the major players in the universe of innovation is organised by the Italian Embassy in Finland and by […]

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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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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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