Vancouver: the Italian Research Day in the World

On 16 April 2019, the Italian Cultural Centre in Vancouver hosted the 2nd edition of the Italian Research Day in the World, a celebration that is part of the promotional programme of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation entitled “The Italian Way of Life“. ARPICO (the Association of Italian Researchers and Professionals in […]

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The Foreign Ministry acts to protect displaced persons and refugees in Libya with a 2-million-euro financing to the UNHCR

In consideration of the situation in Libya and of the risks to which the civilian population, the refugees and the migrants are exposed, the Foreign Ministry has arranged a two-million-euro financing to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) from its Africa Fund to provide assistance to displaced persons and refugees in Libya.   […]

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Hearing of the Director General for Italians Abroad, Luigi Maria Vignali, before the Chamber of Deputies

The Director General for Italians Abroad, Luigi Maria Vignali, was heard today in a hearing before the Standing Committee on Italians in the World and Cultural and Economic Promotion and Innovation chaired by Hon. Simone Billi. At the hearing, the Director General listed the Foreign Ministry’s priorities for the ever-growing number of Italians residing abroad, […]

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Secretary General, Elisabetta Belloni, visits the exhibition “Only duty. Beyond duty: Italian diplomacy in the face of the persecution of the Jews. 1938-1943.”

The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Elisabetta Belloni, accompanied by the President of the Jewish Community of Rome, Ruth Dureghello, by the President of the Union of Jewish Communities in Italy, Noemi Di Segni and by the Holocaust survivor, Sami Modiano, ​today visited the exhibition “Only duty. Beyond duty. Italian diplomacy in the face […]

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Task Force for Disputed Minors

Today the Farnesina hosted the second meeting in 2019 of the Task Force for Disputed Minors. The meeting was held at the Directorate General for Italians Abroad and was attended, as is customary, by the senior officials of the Ministry of Justice – the Central Authority designated in compliance with the 1980 Hague Convention on […]

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The Italian Embassy in Canada contributes to recovering a stolen Della Robbia

A success story of the Italian Embassy in Ottawa and of the Foreign Ministry is represented by the recovery of two important Italian works of art that had been smuggled out of the Country: two masterpieces of unmatched artistic, historic and religious value were tracked in Canada and returned to Italy. The artworks are the […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 18 April: latest news from the world

The city of Genoa on mission to Warsaw The Italian Embassy in Warsaw held a meeting on 16 April to promote the city of Genoa before a selected audience of Polish professionals operating in the tourist sector, maritime shipping logistics and the silver economy. Organised in partnership with the ICE Agency, the local ENIT broadcaster, […]

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Washington: Exhibition on Enrico David at the Hirshhorn Museum

An exhibition of installations, sculptures, paintings and tapestries by artist Enrico David was inaugurated at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington. The exhibition “Enrico David: gradations of slow release”, organized with the support of the Italian Embassy, ​​in collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA Chicago), was opened by a conversation between the artist […]

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Tokyo: Castellani’s restored work is again at the Embassy

The work “White Surface” by Enrico Castellani is finally again on display at the Italian Embassy in Tokyo after a meticulous restoration courtesy of the Prada Group. This extraordinary initiative that gives prominence to Italy’s cultural heritage is tge result of a coordinated endeavour involving the Embassy, ​​the Prada Group, the Enrico Castellani Foundation and […]

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Applause for the Sanremo Giovani World Tour and Mahmood in Brussels

Cheering and excitement in a sold-out auditorium: Brussels bid farewell to the finalists of Sanremo Giovani on the last stop of their World Tour, organised by the Foreign Ministry in cooperation with Rai, which featured seven concerts across five continents. The most eagerly-anticipated guest in the capital of Europe was the winner of the last […]

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The Foreign MInistry protects refugees with a 5-million-euro provision to the UNHCR

The Foreign Ministry has arranged to make a 5-million-euro provision to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) from its Africa Fund to finance assistance services for Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia and to support Tunisian Authorities in their efforts to give shelter to the refugees present in Tunisia. The project to be implemented in […]

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Statement by Equal Rights Coalition on the situation in Brunei

The undersigned members of the Equal Rights Coalition (ERC) express profound dismay at the decision of Brunei to fully implement its revised Penal Code. As part of the full implementation which became effective on April 3, 2019, provisions have been introduced prescribing a range of penalties including amputation of limbs, whipping and stoning to death […]

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