“The culture of food: social inclusion, sustainable development and cultural identity”

Food is the expression of the cultural identity of peoples and nations and a key element for sustainable development and social cohesion. For the first time, and thanks to Italy, food is the featured element of a UNESCO initiative that involves 195 Countries that are part of the Organisation. As the perfect continuation of 2015 […]

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Africa Day

The Farnesina hosted an event today which opened with a message by the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella The event dedicated to Africa Day 2018, in the year of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Nelson Mandela, hosted at the Farnesina today will open with a message by the President of the Italian Republic, […]

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Italy, Cultures, Mediterranean in JEDDAH” – Conference “Future Environmental and Biological scenarios between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea

On 14 May, the Italian Consulate General in Jeddah organised a conference entitled “Future Environmental and Biological scenarios between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea”, supported by an impressive interactive exhibition on biodiversity in the Red Sea, organised in association with the Italian scientific community at the King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST): […]

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Algiers, ICM 2018 Concert by the Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio

Europe’s largest and one-of-a-kind multi-ethnic orchestra thrives and develops on the combination of the textual and musical languages of its musicians in the firm awareness that mixing cultures produces beauty. Thanks to this experience, musicians from all over the world have been coming together since 2002, finding their social redemption in music. The Orchestra vaunts […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE – HerWorldOurWorld (Rome, Piazza del Popolo, 25 May 2018)

The “HerWorldOurWorld” event will be held between 9.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. on 25 May 2018 at the Piazza del Popolo in Rome. It is promoted by the European Commission and organised by the Foreign Ministry in association with the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation. At 10.30 a.m., the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign […]

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Recognition for three Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation projects

Three projects developed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation were recognized as particularly deserving by the Public Administration Forum as part of the “Public Administration Sustainability Award. 100 projects to achieve the Agenda 2030 goals”. They include the “Study in Italy” portal, the “ItaliAmo” App and the “Good Habits” project. The Award […]

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REMINDER – Press accreditation notice: 26th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum (Venice, 24-25 May 2018)

On 24 and 25 May 2018 the Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista of Venice will host the 26th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum titled “Promoting economic progress and security in the OSCE area through innovation, human capital development and good public and corporate governance,” organized by the 2018 Italian OSCE Chairmanship in co-operation with the OSCE Secretariat. The event […]

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Press Accreditation Notice – 2018 Africa Day (Farnesina, 24 May 2018)

The 2018 Africa Day will be celebrated at the Farnesina on 24 May 2018, on the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The General Manager for Globalisation and Global Matters of the Farnesina, Massimo Gaiani, will open the event and read an introductory message from the Italian President of the Republic, Sergio […]

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“Fare Cinema – 1st Week of Italian Cinema in the World”

As part of “Fare Cinema – 1st Week of Italian Cinema in the World“, the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid has organised three events from 22 and 24 May focusing on the “trades of the cinema” with film director Riccardo Milani, architects and set designers Lucia Nigri and Alexia De Vito from Mia Market. “Fare Cinema” (“Making […]

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Migration and the Demographic Dividend: mobility from Sub-Saharan Africa

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in partnership with the Italian Association for Women and Development (Associazione Italiana Donne per lo Sviluppo – AIDOS) and with the support of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation today held the International Seminar “Migration and the Demographic Dividend: […]

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“Museo Verde” Project

The Italian-Latin American Institute sponsors the “Museo Verde” (“Green Museum”) project that will be presented next Friday, at 9:50 a.m., at the Villa Giulia Etruscan Museum, as part of the 3rd International Conference of Museology organised by Dia’ Cultura. The project merges ancestral traditions and modern technologies with the aim of valorising the native cultures of […]

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ItaliAmo

Free Course of Italian Language and Culture, A1 Level, for iOS and Android devices   The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has developed, in cooperation with IED [European Design Institute] and Ovosodo, the “ItaliAmo” app, which offers a free Italian language and culture A1 level course for iOS and Android devices.  The course seeks […]

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