FOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Start of the 48th session of the Human Rights Council (13 September – 8 October)
Today marks the start of the 48th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC), the last regular session of Italy’s current three-year term as a member of the HRC (2019-2021). In 2018, Italy was elected as a member of the Council with broad support: 180 countries considered us qualified to sit on the United Nations’ […]
Read moreMigration Fund: the Foreign Ministry supports the UNHCR’s response to the Afghan crisis
As part of the national response to the Afghan crisis, a 1.5 million euro UNHCR project funded from the Migration Fund will begin on 15 September to prepare for the flow of Afghans who may find refuge in the countries of the region. The initiative will contribute to UNHCR’s emergency response to ensure the organisation’s preparedness to receive and […]
Read moreForeign Ministry note – Deputy Minister Sereni: humanitarian assistance is firstly and foremostly about prevention
“Due to the sharp increase in the number of needy and vulnerable people, it is of the utmost importance to rethink how to provide them with as much humanitarian assistance as possible.” Deputy Foreign Minister Marina Sereni said as much at the virtual event “High-level Humanitarian Event on Anticipatory Action: A Commitment to Act Ahead of Crises” organized […]
Read moreInternational Day for the Protection of Education from Armed Attack (9 September 2021)
On the occasion of the International Day for the Protection of Education from Armed Attack, established in May 2020 by the United Nations General Assembly with a resolution also voted by our country, Italy strongly reiterates that education is a fundamental right of children that must always be guaranteed and protected, even in situations of […]
Read moreMeeting of Minister Luigi Di Maio with the President of the High State Council of the State of Libya, Khaled Ammar Al-Meshri
Today at the Farnesina, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, received the President of the High Council of State of the State of Libya, Khaled Ammar Al-Meshri. Minister Di Maio firstly reiterated Italy’s firm support for the stabilisation of the country and reaffirmed the determination to collaborate with the interim […]
Read moreDonation of vaccines via the COVAX Facility
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Italy has been among the first countries to support the importance of equal and universal access to vaccines, treatments and tests for COVID-19, based on a principle of international solidarity according to which no one will be safe until everyone is safe. Only through international cooperation and the strengthening […]
Read moreFOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Coup d’etat in Conakry, Guinea
“Italy is following the latest events in Guinea with concern, expresses its firm condemnation of any attempt to subvert the constitutional order by force, and calls on all parties to participate in an inclusive dialogue for the prompt restoration of constitutional legality.”
Read moreG20: Della Vedova, Covid showed that cities must become better places to live
“After nine months of very productive work, the Italian G20 Presidency is leading the final efforts towards the Rome Summit to be held on 30 and 31 October. In this framework, the COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the need to analyse the different strategies aimed at transforming our cities into better places to live”. The Deputy Minister of […]
Read more3 September: elections called to renew the COMITES
Today, 3 September 2021, a consular decree called elections for 107 Committees of Italians Abroad (which were already in place at the previous round of elections of 17 April 2015), and 12 new Committees, elected in consular areas that have reached or exceeded the threshold of 3,000 Italian residents. These newly instituted Committees will be […]
Read moreMinister di Maio’s mission to Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Qatar and Pakistan
Minister Di Maio will travel to Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Qatar and Pakistan from Friday on a mission. The mission is part of the international initiatives undertaken by Italy to address the Afghan crisis and its consequences on the country’s population. In his contacts with the authorities of Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries, Minister Di Maio will address the […]
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