Deputy Minister Marina Sereni speaks at the UN Global Compact 20th Anniversary Leaders’ Summit
“The private sector can play an important global role as a proactive stakeholder, for a new development model leading to positive change” said the Deputy Foreign Minister Marina Sereni, by video link, at the United Nations’ Global Compact 20th Anniversary Leaders’ Summit. The Global Compact, an initiative created by the United Nations in 2000, is […]
Read moreMinistry of Foreign Affairs, the repatriations of Italians from abroad continue
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is still committed to the safe repatriation of Italian citizens stranded abroad. In the last 3 days about 1,000 people have been repatriated, with flights from the United Kingdom, Belgium, Bangladesh, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Spain and Portugal. Since the beginning of the emergency, more than 96,200 compatriots have returned with […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Emanuela Del Re attending the meeting of the Contact Group of Development Ministers
Today Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re participated by videoconference in the meeting of the Contact Group of Ministers for Development, which brings together eight countries: Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Norway, United Kingdom, United States, Sweden. The Commissioner for Social Affairs at the African Union, Amira Elfadil Mohammed Elfadil, was present as a guest. Speaking on […]
Read moreThe Human Rights Council resumes its 43rd session in Geneva today
The Human Rights Council has resumed its 43rd session in Geneva today, suspended in March due to the COVID-19emergency. The resumption of the work has a strong symbolic value as it conveys a clear message from the Human Rights Council to the International Community on the will, importance and moral duty to carry out its […]
Read moreUndersecretary Di Stefano restarts the political and economic dialogue between Italy and Azerbaijan
Three months and a half after the successful State visit to Italy by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, the Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, led a qualified Italian delegation in a broad dialogue with Azerbaijan institutions, led by the Minister of […]
Read moreTelephone conversation between the Deputy Minister Del Re and the European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen
The Deputy Minister Del Re had a telephone conversation with the European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, focusing on some topical issues on the international cooperation agenda. The preparation of the next Conference in support of the democratic transition in Sudan, scheduled for 25 June, for which the Commissioner called for Italian participation, was […]
Read moreFirst annual meeting of the Joint Development Cooperation Committee
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted today the first annual meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation, chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, in the presence of Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re. The Joint Committee approved a set of initiatives worth over 125 million euros. Among these, […]
Read moreThe work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the repatriation of Italian citizens continues: over 270 Italians returned, about 95 thousand in total
The work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs continues unabated, thanks to the Crisis Unit and the Embassies and Consulates around the world, , which allowed many Italians to return home safely In the last 24 hours, another 275 Italian citizens to return home from the from the United Kingdom, Belgium, Saudi Arabia. […]
Read moreVM Del Re opens webinar on investments in Sudan
The Vice Minister, Emanuela Del Re, opened today the webinar “Doing business in the new Sudan” organized by the Italian Embassy in Sudan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with Confindustria Assafrica & Mediterraneo and the monthly economic magazine Africa e Affari, in the presence of Omar Gamar Aldeen Ismail, Vice Minister of […]
Read moreNotice by Undersecretary Scalfarotto
Under-Secretary Ivan Scalfarotto took part in a videoconference on the Eastern Partnership chaired by the High Representative for Foreign Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Mr Borrell, with the participation of the Foreign Ministers of the EU Member States and the six countries of the Eastern Neighbourhood (Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan). During […]
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