World Urban Forum to be held in Naples
The main area for discussion will be sustainable development (Prosperous Cities: how to combine ecology, economy and equity). The 6th World Urban Forum, organised by the United Nations through UN-HABITAT, will be held at the Mostra d’Oltremare in Naples from 1 to 7 September 2012. The Italian Ambassador in Kenya, Paola Imperiale, and the Executive […]
Read moreProgramma – ‘Women in Diplomacy’ – Farnesina, 16 luglio (in translation)
International Conference Women in Diplomacy Building a Network for a Better World Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Piazzale della Farnesina, 1) Rome, July 15 – 16, 2012 Programme Sunday, July 15 7:30pm Welcoming reception at Villa Madama (Via di Villa Madama) Keynote Speech by Beppe Severgnini: “Italians: Women in the world” […]
Read moreWomen in Diplomacy – Building a Network for a Better World – Speakers (original version)
The Speakers (in alphabetical order) Lucia Annunziata Lucia Annunziata is an international affairs columnist for La Stampa and hosts a weekly interview show on Rai – Channel 3. She is a member of the Aspen Institute. Recipient of Harvard University Nieman Fellowship. She has been Chairman of Italian Public Television RAI Radio Televisione Italiana; […]
Read moreSofia: cittadinanza onoraria all’Ambasciatore Benazzo (in translation)
Il Consiglio comunale di Sofia ha approvato la proposta di conferire la cittadinanza onoraria all’Ambasciatore d’Italia in Bulgaria, Stefano Benazzo. Nella motivazione si evidenzia il notevole apporto del diplomatico per la promozione di numerose iniziative volte ad arricchire la vita economica, sociale e culturale della capitale bulgara. Negli ultimi anni l’ambasciatore italiano ha rivolto particolare […]
Read moreBEIJING – Italo-Chinese conference on climate change
The glaciers of Tibet have receded over the past 50 years by 10-15% as a result of climate change associated with human activity. The topic was confronted in Beijing at the bilateral Italo-Chinese Conference entitled “From Glacier to Climate. An Euro-Asiatic perspective in cryospheric sciences”, organized by the Italian Embassy in collaboration with the Bicocca […]
Read moreMIKULOV: Classical Guitar Festival
Italy is being represented by award-winning musicians Carlo Marchione and Paolo Pegoraro at this year’s edition of the Mikulov International Classical Guitar Festival, one of the most important events of its kind in the Czech Republic and Central European in General.
Read moreItaly and the “diplomacy of growth” – support for industry and SMEs is my personal challenge, says Terzi
“Our challenge, as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a ministry dedicated to growth and with a pronounced economic bent, is to provide broad-based support for the activities” of the large-scale, medium-sized and small enterprises of the aerospace and defence industries. Minister Giulio Terzi spoke at the closing of the Finmeccanica stand at the Farnborough air […]
Read moreDETROIT: Amb. bisogniero meets with Italian business community
On 9 July Ambassador of Italy Claudio Bisogniero visited Detroit to meet with representatives of the Italian business community there. After meeting with FIAT-CHRYSLER CEO Sergio Marchionne, the ambassador had a working lunch with representatives of Oakland County, where a large number of Italian firms such as – Magneti Marelli, Marposs, Stola Group – are […]
Read more‘Women in Diplomacy’ – Foreign Ministry Rome, 16 luglio
Less than 20% of the world’s decision-makers are women and, despite the important positions they hold in many fields, much remains to be done in terms of equal pay and political participation. Women, increasingly leaders in socio-economic and political transition processes, are a resource that has not yet been fully tapped. Building a Network for […]
Read moreBEIRUT: writer Paolo Giordano at the Hay Festival 2012
On 4 July Italian Ambassador to Lebanon Giuseppe Morabito participated in the opening ceremony for the 2012 Hay Festival in Beirut, dedicated to the theme: “Imagine the world”. Paolo Giordano present for Italy 2008 Strega Prize winner Paolo Giordano was present for Italy, and spoke about his first novel “The Solitude of Prime Numbers”, translated […]
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