ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development: Italy’s role

The Forum on Financing for Development was held over three days at the UN headquarters in New York. It examined the state of progress of the 2030 Agenda and the Addis Abeba Action Agenda and ended with the approval of the outcome document. The outcome document was completed thanks to the work carried out in negotiations in the […]

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Press Accreditation notice. Minister Moavero Milanesi meets Ghassan Salamè, Special Representative for Libya of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (Farnesina, 24 April 2019)

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, will meet with Ghassan Salamè, Special Representative for Libya of the UN Secretary- General,on Wednesday 24 April 2019 at 3:30 p.m. at the Italian Foreign Ministry.   A joint press point is scheduled at the end of the meeting. (Sala Aldo Moro). Journalists, photographers and […]

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UNESCO expresses its solidarity and commitment to support Notre Dame rehabilitation work

The President of the Republic of France, Emmanuel Macron, received today the solemn declaration adopted by the UNESCO Executive Board at the initiative of Italy reaffirming the values of cultural heritage in relation to the events which affected Notre Dame. The initiative is in line with the actions our Country has been promoting within the […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy 19 April: Latest News from the World

TUNISIA – Italian-Tunisian Business Forum is scheduled to take place at the end of April in TunisA Business Forum dedicated to cooperation between Italy and Tunisia will be held in Tunis during the next Italian-Tunisian intergovernmental summit, scheduled for 29 and 30 April. The event is organized by the Italian Trade Agency – ICE, Confindustria […]

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Duty Only, Beyond Duty – Stories of four diplomats who, in the face of the Holocaust, chose to resist

Four diplomats chose to resist and to not surrender to the Holocaust. The figures of Guelfo Zamboni, Giuseppe Castruccio, Gustavo Orlandini and Roberto Venturini emerge from the documents gathered for the exhibition entitled ‘Duty Only, Beyond Duty. Italian diplomacy in the face of the persecution of Jews. 1938-1943’. While many diplomats abided by the new […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi meets with the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean Yves Le Drian

Today, a meeting is being held at the Farnesina between the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, and the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean Yves Le Drian. A joint press point by the two ministers is scheduled at the end of the meeting.

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Second edition of the ‘Salone del Vino Italiano’ in Brasilia

The second edition of the ‘Salone del Vino italiano a Brasilia’ that was held at the Italian Embassy, showcased 110 different types of wines coming from various Italian regions. Sixteen distributors and importers participated in the initiative to present the excellence of the Italian wine-making sector to the Brazilian public. The event included food stands […]

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Press Accreditation Notice – Joint press point with Minister Moavero Milanesi and the French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian(Farnesina, 19 April 2019)

On Friday, 19 April 2019, at 4 p.m., the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, will have a meeting at the Farnesina with the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian. A joint press point is scheduled at the end of the meeting (Sala Aldo Moro). Journalists, photographers and TV […]

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Tallinn, release of Estonian translation of ‘If This Is a Man’

A new Estonian translation of ‘If This Is a Man’ by Primo Levi was recently published to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Turin-born writer. In addition to the commemoration, the translation was necessary because the preceding edition, dating back to 20 years ago, is no longer available in the bookshops. Thanks […]

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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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