The Foreign Ministry fosters the protection of migrant minors through a 4-million-euro financing to UNICEF

The Foreign Ministry has provided for a 4-million-euro financing to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) from the Africa Fund of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) to fund actions to protect migrant minors and refugees in Libya and to combat the deep-set causes of the migration of unaccompanied minors […]

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The Embassy in Washington hosted the meeting of the representatives of the Italian community

 The Italian Embassy in Washington hosted the annual meeting of the representatives of the Italian community in the United States. The meeting focused on promoting the Italian language, the services provided to the community, the activities of the consular network and its collaboration with the elected representatives. Among the representatives of the Italian community in […]

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The Italian pavilion awarded the “best national pavilion” prize at Kampala’s International Trade Fair

At the inauguration of the 26th edition of the International Trade Fair in Kampala (UGITF), the Italian pavilion was awarded the prize of “best national pavilion”. The Trade Fair, which is organised by the Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA), is one of the most important promotional events in East Africa and represents a great business opportunity for […]

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Possible entry of a van of the French Gendarmerie in Clavière

With reference to the possible entry of a van of the French Gendarmerie in Clavière, in Piedmont, which allegedly let out two people in a nearby woodland, the Foreign Ministry informs that it immediately contacted the French Ambassador to Italy to ask for clarifications on the report. A formal request for clarifications was also submitted […]

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The EU Foreign Affairs Council gives its support to the Conference for Libya scheduled in Palermo

“Today’s discussion at the European Union Foreign Affairs Council recorded a unanimous and convinced support for the Palermo Conference next November,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, in Luxembourg.   “The European Union’s Member States and Institutions clearly reaffirmed their commitment to speak in a single voice and coherently bring forward […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi is in Luxembourg to attend the Foreign Affairs Council​

  Minister Moavero Milanesi is in Luxembourg to attend the Foreign Affairs Council. On the agenda of the meeting: migration, Libya, Central African Republic and Venezuela. Minister Moavero will subsequently participate in the Eastern Partnership Foreign Ministers Meeting.

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Minister Moavero Milanesi meets with his French counterpart Le Drian

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, had a meeting today with his French counterpart, Jean-Yves Le Drian, who is in Rome for the canonization ceremony of Pope Paul VI. In particular, the two ministers talked about the Conference for Libya to be held in Palermo next 12-13 November and both […]

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Italy elected to the UN Human Rights Council for the period 2019/2021

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, wishes to share the satisfaction for the important recognition shown by the United Nations General Assembly by electing Italy with 180 votes to the UN Human Rights Council for the period 2019-2021.   Minister Moavero said: “The very large number of votes cast today by […]

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Turkmenistan and the Silk Road – A tribute by Italy to Ashgabat

The Silk Road and its intense programme of cultural, artistic and technological interactions is at the core of the exhibition “The Silk Road and Turkmenistan – A tribute by Italy”, staged by the Italian Embassy in Ashgabat’s principal museum with the sponsorship of the UNESCO. Throughout the month of October, 150 High-Definition photographic reproductions, accompanied […]

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World Food Day, #ZeroHunger in the world by 2030

Hunger is growing again in the world: according to the latest reports issued by the FAO, over 815 million people suffered chronic malnutrition in 2016, 38 million more than the previous year. And with a world population forecast to reach 9 billion in 2050, farmers will have to find new more productive ways of farming and […]

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Italian trawlers seized by Libyan naval units

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, conveys his thanks to all the civil servants who worked to enable the two trawlers seized by Libyan naval units last Wednesday to sail back to Italy. He said: “It is a result achieved through a sizable effort, carried out with great effectiveness and […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 11 October: latest global news

Norway: the first two guides for Italian investors and exporters published The first two in a series of guides designed for Italians who wish to invest in Norway have been published. Drawn up by our Embassy in Oslo and the Stockholm branch of the Institute for Foreign Trade, the guides aim to provide information and […]

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