Italy gives its support to the General Assembly of the International Criminal Court (ICC)
Italy continues to give its support to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague which is currently engaged in the General Assembly of the Member Nations. For the occasion, the Italian Embassy in the Netherlands contributed by organising two side-events. The first event, co-organised with the Embassy of Japan and titled ‘Realizing Expeditious Criminal […]
Read moreSereni at the OSCE to encourage effective multilateralism
“Italy agrees with the words spoken by Chairperson-in-office, Miroslav Lajcak encouraging effective multilateralism” to give renewed momentum, strength and topicality to the “spirit of Helsinki” at the heart of the OSCE said Deputy Minister Marina Sereni, addressing the OSCE Ministerial Council in Bratislava. The Deputy Minister also emphasised Italy’s commitment in the OSCE to overcoming […]
Read moreAnti-Corruption Committee – G20 ACWG Co-Chaired by Italy
The third annual meeting of the inter-institutional anti-corruption committee was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, with the committee comprising about 20 people from ministries and central public administration offices, the judiciary and law enforcement officials. The committee coordinates the work of Italian delegations to international organisations that deal with preventing […]
Read moreSymposium on climate change and forests in Kenya
A symposium on “Climate Change, Forests and Food Security’ was held at the headquarters of the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) in Nairobi, promoted and organised by the Italian Embassy in Nairobi and the Italian Cultural Institute in Kenya in association with ICRAF, CIFOR (Centre for International Forestry Research) and Bioversity International. The main goal of […]
Read moreDel Re opens the Seminar on the participation of women in peace processes
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, opened the High-Level Seminar “Increasing the participation of women in peace processes. What roles and responsibilities for Member States?”, organised by UNWomen in partnership with Italy. The Opening Session also scheduled addresses by the Deputy Executive Director of UNWomen, Asa Regnér, and Nobel […]
Read moreDel Re on Disabled Persons Day: more rights and services
To mark the International Day of Disabled Persons, the Deputy Foreign Minister Emanuela Del Re opened a Rome-hosted event that counted on the participation of testimonials with disabilities, such as athlete Salvatore Cimmino and manager Giorgio Novello. The event also featured the presentation of Italian bioengineered jewels for disabled persons. The Deputy Foreign Minister emphasised […]
Read moreThe 35 new diplomats reporting for duty were welcomed by SG Belloni
The 35 winners of the 2019 diplomatic competition made their official entry today into the ranks of Italian diplomacy, welcomed by the Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Elisabetta Belloni. The first nine months of their lives as young diplomats will be dedicated to attending a professional training course, named after Ambassador Roberto Ducci, […]
Read moreJazz evening in Rabat with Paolo Fresu and Uri Caine in Concert
The Italian Cultural Institute organised a concert featuring renowned Italian jazz trumpet player Paolo Fresu accompanied by Philadelphia pianist Uri Caine at the Mohammed V National Theatre in Rabat. The concert was called “THINK!” taken from their album of the same name and was attended by about 1000 spectators, with the main national TV and […]
Read moreScalfarotto attends the opening of the TANAP gas pipeline
Undersecretary Scalfarotto attended the opening ceremony of the TANAP gas pipeline in Ipsala (Turkey) today, for the Turkish section of the Southern Gas Corridor built to transport natural gas from the Azerbaijan gas fields through Georgia, Turkey, Greece and Albania to the final section comprising the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) in the Apulia Region. Scalfarotto […]
Read moreItaly’s re-election to the IMO Executive Council
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomes the re-election of Italy in Category A of the Executive Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for the period 2020-2021. The re-election took place today in London during the activities of the 31st General Assembly of the Organization, which has the task of promoting the development and safety […]
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