The UN and the world’s water resources: Italy-UNESCO collaboration
The work of the United National Nations World Water Assessment Programme (UN WWAP) will be illustrated tomorrow, 3 October 2014, at the Chamber of Deputies in Rome. The UN’s World Water Development Report 2014, Water and Energy, will be presented during the event. Those attending the event, organised at the initiative of the Under-Secretary for […]
Read moreUNESCO Forum, Florence. “In a world that seems to be degenerating into extremism or crises, the escape routes from the idea of an inevitable clash and decline are culture and creativity”, says Under-Secretary Giro
“We must never forget that the places of creative production, places that cradle the meaning of a community, are important to development. They are the places where today’s reality, difficult, crisis-ridden and violent as it may be, can be transformed in the imagined future”. This was the comment by Under-Secretary Mario Giro, speaking at the […]
Read moreItaly-Azerbaijan: Della Vedova meets Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister in Baku
The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, met the Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Khalav Khalafov, in Baku today. Their friendly discussion focused on developing the strategic partnership opened by Prime Minister Renzi and the Azerbaijani President, Aliyev, in Rome in July 2014. “Building on our very important and well-established relationship in the energy […]
Read moreIran: Mogherini, appello madre Reyhaneh sia ascoltato anche in Iran
Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini has given an assurance of her commitment to the case of Reyhaneh Jabbari, the young Iranian condemned to death. “The appeal by Reyhaneh’s mother cannot leave us unmoved”, she said. “Italy, by tradition, is opposed to the death penalty and we have been campaigning for years in the United Nations on […]
Read moreHong Kong: Dialogue needed for agreed solution, says Farnesina
We are following events in Hong Kong very closely and hope that, in response to the peaceful demands of so many citizens, the authorities there and in mainland China show wisdom and willingness to listen. A dialogue should be opened to reach an agreed solution that responds to the legitimate aspirations of those asking for […]
Read moreUnder-Secretary Giro speaks on challenges on immigration in Agrigento
Under-Secretary Giro participated today in the second day of the conference “The society of the future. Governing immigration”, held in Agrigento and promoted by the Lower House PD group. The intention of the meeting, which falls within the framework of the “More Italy in Europe” initiative, was to examine the theme of immigration in terms […]
Read moreItalia-Giappone: Della Vedova incontra delegazione imprese nipponiche
Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova met today at the Farnesina with a delegation of Keidanren, the main Japanese business federation, led by co-president for Europe Yoshio Sato and made up of more than 20 business persons. Discussions centred on promoting investments, strengthening trade relations, progress in free-trade agreement and strategic partnership negotiations between […]
Read moreUN: Minister Mogherini at Women for EXPO 2015
Minister Mogherini today closes “Feeding the Planet – Empowering women: the food and nutrition security challenge. Beijng+ 20 – Women for EXPO 2015”, an event being held in the margins of the opening of the 69th General Assembly, and moderated by newly-appointed coordinator for the UN’s “Scaling up Nutrition” movement Tom Arnold. Speakers will include […]
Read moreJoint Communique on Libya
The governments of Algeria, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and the European Union and United Nations condemn the ongoing violence, terrorism, and extremism hijacking Libya’s development and democratic process. We call on all parties to accept an immediate, comprehensive […]
Read moreItaly-Slovakia: Della Vedova meets counterpart Peter Burian in Bratislava
Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova met today in Bratislava with his Slovak counterpart Peter Burian, in which they discussed the Ukraine crisis, the EU’s enlargement to the Western Balkans, the EU’s Eastern Partnership and the southern coast of the Mediterranean. The two Under-Secretaries also agreed to meet more regularly to compare notes on […]
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