Del Re participates in UN teleconference on COVID-19
Vice Minister in charge of Development Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, participated today in a teleconference chaired by UN Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Aid Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, together with World Health Organization Emergency Director Michael Ryan. The purpose of the teleconference was to explain to crucial donor countries the new United Nations Global Humanitarian Response Plan (GHRP) […]
Read moreThe Dantedì of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also participated in the first edition of Dantedì, the national day dedicated to Dante Alighieri. According to many scholars, on March 25, 1300, Dante began his otherworldly journey, finding himself in the famous “dark forest” of Canto I of Inferno. Many cultural institutions in Italy and Italian Cultural Institutes abroad […]
Read moreDantedi’ Web of the Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo
On the occasion of #Dantedì, scheduled today, starting at 19:00, the Italian Cultural Institute of Cairo presents on its Facebook video channel “Dantedi’ Web. Read Dante in Cairo“, an online event to also share in Egypt the reading of the Divine Comedy and celebrate the day dedicated to Dante Alighieri. Egyptian and Italian students and […]
Read more#WeAreItaly: Nicola Piovani, ‘Ha da passà ‘a nuttata’
“Non appena questo momento sarà passato, arriverà il momento della rinascita, che ci troverà preparati e pronti a rimboccarci le maniche e a lavorare tutti insieme, ciascuno nel proprio campo”. Questo il messaggio con cui il compositore, pianista e direttore d’orchestra Nicola Piovani ha voluto aderire alla campagna della Farnesina ‘La cultura non si ferma’ #WeAreItaly. Dal sito del Ministero […]
Read more#WeAreItaly: Nicola Piovani, ‘Ha da passà ‘a nuttata’
“As soon as this moment has passed, the time of rebirth will come. It will find us prepared and ready to roll up our sleeves and work together, each one in their own field. This is the message with which the composer, pianist and conductor Nicola Piovani wanted to join the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
Read moreBelgrade: let’s read Dante on social media
On the occasion of #Dantedì, the national day dedicated to Dante Alighieri, that is scheduled for March 25th, the Italian Culture Institute in Belgrade has organised a reading of Dante’s triplets promoted on its social platforms (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter). The invitation is to record a video while you read the verses of the “Divine […]
Read moreMs. Del Re thanks the men and women of the Italian Cooperation Services
Dear Everyone, we are all strongly committed to overcoming this unprecedented crisis for the entire world; the government, which is responsible for adopting the most appropriate measures for containing the contagion and reducing its adverse economic and social effects, and each citizen, who is responsible for strictly observing these measures. At such a critical time […]
Read moreStockholm: the Italian Cultural Institute launches “Valori in corso” (Values in progress)
The Italian Cultural Institute in Stockholm has launched the initiative “Valori in corso” (Values in progress) inspired to Decameron, a collection of stories written by Giovanni Boccaccio, who used as plot device to make the stories been told by seven women and three boys who took refuge in the countryside around Florence to escape from […]
Read moreMessage of Minister Di Maio
“Doctors, nurses and social workers are currently suffering from a lack of protective equipment, especially masks. Such suffering is real not only for medical staff but also for our law enforcement and rescue forces, our military and the many entrepreneurs and workers in the factories. Dear servants of the State, I hope that these words […]
Read moreThe Palace of the Municipality of Kyiv lights up of Italy
The City of Kyiv and the Embassy of Italy join together in underlining the extraordinary commitment and the proximity between Ukraine and Italy in the enormous effort underway to deal with the health emergency, as evidenced by the Town Hall illuminated by the Italian flag as a sign of solidarity! We need initiatives like this […]
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