Nepal earthquake: contact made with many Italians who had been cut off
In recent hours, thanks to the partial restoration of mobile telecommunications and the fact that rescue teams have managed to reach several remote areas of Nepal, the Farnesina Crisis Unit has been able to establish contact with many Italian nationals that it was unable to reach before, bringing the number of those it is still […]
Read moreUnder-Secretary Giro opens training day for new graduates going into the Pilot Project
To offer experience in teaching Italian is the goal of an innovative programme implemented by the Directorate General for Italians Abroad and Migration Policies of the Farnesina, along with the Universities for Foreigners of Siena and Perugia and RomaTre University for new graduates of the same universities. Under-Secretary of State Mario Giro opened today’s training […]
Read moreSottosegretario Giro apre giornata di formazione organizzata per neo-laureati che partiranno nell’ambito del Progetto Pilota
Sperimentare sul campo l’insegnamento dell’italiano, è questo l’obiettivo di un programma innovativo attuato dalla Direzione Generale per gli Italiani all’Estero e le Politiche Migratorie della Farnesina insieme alle Università per Stranieri di Siena e Perugia e l’Università di Roma Tre e destinato ai neo-laureati delle stesse Università. Il Sottosegretario di Stato Mario Giro ha aperto […]
Read moreThe Farnesina Crisis Unit’s unceasing search for Italian nationals involved in Nepal earthquake
The Crisis Unit of the Italian Foreign Ministry continues its active search for all Italian nationals in Nepal, which began immediately following the news of the earthquake, and is in contact with their families. Based on statements by their companions, four Italians have died in the Langtang area, which remains difficult to reach. An advance […]
Read moreItalian Cooperation sends humanitarian aid to Nepal earthquake victims
The Italian Cooperation has arranged for a load of humanitarian aid consisting of emergency equipment earmarked for the people of Nepal to be flown out of the UN base at Dubai. The flight, organised in collaboration with the UN base in Brindisi, and in partnership with various UN agencies (WFP, UNICEF and WHO ) and […]
Read moreNuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference: Della Vedova in New York
Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Benedetto Della Vedova will be in New York tomorrow for the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non–Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Speaking at the conference, in its ninth edition since the treaty’s entry into effect in 1970, the under-secretary will reiterate Italy’s commitment to reaching consensus on a final document […]
Read moreNepal earthquake: Under-Secretary Della Vedova sends condolences
Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova today expressed “profound condolences for the victims of the Nepal earthquake, and solidarity and friendship with the Nepalese people”.The under-secretary recalled a recent visit in late October to Kathmandu and to the EvK2CNR Pyramid located at 5,050 meters altitude on the Nepalese face of Everest, where Italian and […]
Read moreNepal earthquake – Crisis Unit team sent to Kathmandu
A team from the Farnesina Crisis Unit is on its way to Kathmandu to monitor the situation on the ground and ensure assistance to Italian nationals currently in Nepal. The team will collaborate with an advance technical team from the Civil Defence Department also en route to Nepal, which will be tasked with assessment and […]
Read moreNepal earthquake: Gentiloni extends solidarity and orders emergency aid
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni extended his solidarity to Nepal, tragically struck last night by a devastating earthquake, while continuing to monitor developments there. As a contribution to alleviating the dramatic situation, the minister ordered the immediate dispatch of 300,000 EUR in emergency aid, which will be channelled through the International […]
Read moreDestruction of Nimrod: Giro calls for action
“The images of the vestiges of Nimrod, destroyed by DAESH, are a call to action”, declared Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Mario Giro. “Destruction of the past means hatred of the future”, Giro continued, “and therefore Italy has asked UNESCO to advance concrete and effective measures to halt such devastation of the world’s heritage and illegal […]
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