ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Reminder: Presentation of the Italian Year Book on Human Rights 2016 (Farnesina, 15 December 2016)
On Thursday, 15 December at 3 p.m., the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will host the Presentation of the Italian Year Book on Human Rights 2016, organised by the Interministerial Committee for Human Rights (CIDU), in partnership with the University of Padua. The event will be opened by the Deputy Secretary General of […]
Read moreKhartoum – “Include me at your table”, solidarity in Sudan begins in the kitchen
In Sudan solidarity sits around a table. The cycle of diplomacy of solidarity initiatives announced by the Italian Embassy to celebrate the “First Week of Italian Cuisine in the World” continues. The next project promoted by the Italian Development Cooperation Agency (AICS) and the Italian Embassy in Khartoum will be “Includimi a tavola” (“Include me at your […]
Read moreBelgrade – Trilogy of events to commemorate Dario Fo and Franca Rame
A trilogy of performances, in Italian and Serbian, was staged in Belgrade to commemorate Dario Fo, playwright, actor, director, writer and Nobel Prize Laureate for Literature, who passed away in Ocotber. The event will also commemorate the author’s wife and muse, Franca Rame, theatre actress and playwright. The performances, promoted and hosted by the Italian […]
Read moreWashington – Two stolen artworks returned to Italy
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agency and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agency returned to Italy an illuminated manuscript of the 14th Century and a 19th Century painting by Carelli in a ceremony recently held at the Italian Embassy in Washington. “This ceremony marks another important phase in the long-standing cooperation between the […]
Read more“Cartoline dall’altra Italia” – Neapolitan plays on stage in Brazil
Anita Mosca brings Italy and Naples on stage in Brazil. The theatre actress, who moved to Belo Horizonte nearly six years ago, has worked on the writings by Neapolitan playwright Enzo Moscato. “The Italian and Brazilian culture meet and blend well on stage,” she told “Cartoline dall’altra Italia” (“Postcards from the other Italy”), the web series produced […]
Read moreConference on Inclusion of People with Disabilities within Italian Cooperation
Chamber of Deputies: 13 December the Conference on “Inclusion of People with Disabilities within Italian Cooperation” On 13 December the Conference on “Inclusion of Disabilities in Italian Cooperation” will be organised by the Chamber of Deputies by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Maeci), the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (Aics) and the […]
Read moreCooperation -“Evaluation of cooperation projects 2012-2015”
The publication “Evaluation of cooperation projects 2012-2015” provides a summary of independent technical evaluations of the initiatives financed by Italian cooperation from 2012 to date, in different formats and in different geographical areas. The publication was commissioned by the 9th Office of the Directorate General for Development Cooperation (DGCS) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
Read moreUnited States – Andrew Viterbi guest at the Italian Cultural Institute
Andrew James Viterbi is an Italian engineer and entrepreneur naturalised American. Born in 1935, Viterbi is the co-founder of Qualcomm – one of the major communication companies in the world – and the inventor of the algorithm that bears his name, the groundwork of a large part of the mobile telephony. He will be hosted […]
Read moreSwitzerland – Month-long tribute will be paid to Mario Monicelli
Switzerland will pay a month-long tribute to Mario Monicelli, the last witness of a glorious season for Italian cinema, in a festival that is due to start on 1 January and run until 30 January. The Italian Cultural Institute in Zurich announced that the films by the famous artist that will be shown are 12, […]
Read moreArgentina – Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires hosts Christmas concert
To wind up its activities for 2016, the Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires has organised at 7 p.m. on 14 December a Christmas concert entitled “Amor mi fa cantar” by the In Pro Ibis ensemble, which has long been performing Medieval music in Buenos Aires. The concert will include songs from both the sacred […]
Read more