Seeds&Chips 2018
“The agri-food industry is one of Italy’s sectors of excellence that generates innovation. It is a most important issue on our country’s foreign policy agenda, at the heart of an inclusive and sustainable development. This is why Italy persists with its commitment to promoting food security and fighting malnutrition. Expo Milan 2015 contributed to drawing […]
Read moreGlobal Compact on Migration: the Farnesina meets the Italian civil society
Representatives of the Italian civil society and NGOs working on migration issues met today at the Farnesina to talk for the first time about negotiations on the Global Compact on Migration that are underway in the UN. During the meeting, they discussed the key points of the Italian proposal for a global agreement to manage migration flows. These […]
Read moreThird National Action Plan on “Women, Peace and Security”
For the implementation of the Third National Plan of Action adopted pursuant to Resolution No. 1325 (2000) of the UN Security Council on “Women, Peace and Security”, the decree providing for financial contributions has been published. Please click below for more information on the criteria and procedures for disbursement https://www.esteri.it/mae/resource/atti_concessione/cm_2774.pdf
Read morePresentation of the Italian Chairmanship of the IHRA
On 26 March, the Farnesina hosted the presentation of the programme of the 2018 Italian Chairmanship of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), an intergovernmental organisation that coordinates and promotes the commitment of its Member Countries towards the protection and the transmission of the memory of the Shoah, especially by promoting historical research, the preservation […]
Read moreLa Farnesina per lo sport: rugby e integrazione
Nell’ambito delle manifestazioni organizzate dalla Federazione Italiana Rugby, in occasione dell’incontro internazionale con la Scozia per il campionato “Sei Nazioni”, domani sabato 17 marzo alle ore 16.00 a Roma presso lo Stadio dei Marmi (complesso del Foro Italico) avrà luogo un evento speciale, con la partecipazione di tre associazioni attive nell’inserimento sociale di giovani extracomunitari […]
Read moreBlue Sea Land – public actors and companies come together at the Farnesina
On 14 March 2018, the Farnesina hosted an event to present “Blue Sea Land – Expo of the clusters from the Mediterranean, Africa and Middle East”, organised by the Fisheries and Blue Growth District. The event, which was first launched in 2009, is at its 7th edition this year, which is scheduled to run from 4 […]
Read more“Italy’s support to EU enlargement and neighbourhood policies: participating in the IPA and ENI instruments”
On Monday, 12 March, in the Farnesina’s International Conference Hall, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, and the EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, will open a Conference on the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) and the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) which – with a budget […]
Read moreLEAP Rome Conference “Italian Success Stories”
In view of the LEAP Summit 2018 to be held in Zagreb from 15 to 17 March, I4Pro/IdeasForProjects organised LEAP in Rome today at the Farnesina. The LEAP Summit is an international conference that every year convenes thousands of students, young professionals and entrepreneurs, the leaders of NGOs and changemakers with the aim of exchanging innovative […]
Read more8 March: Hall named after Ambassador Carla Zuppetti
To celebrate International Women’s Day, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, announced that the Meeting Room of the Directorate General for Italians Abroad will be named after Ambassador Carla Zuppetti. Carla Zuppetti served as Director General for Italians Abroad from 2008 to 2012 and, throughout her career, mainly performed consular functions […]
Read moreTask Force minori contesi
Si è svolta alla Farnesina, presso la Direzione Generale per gli Italiani all’Estero e le Politiche Migratorie, la periodica riunione della Task Force minori contesi, cui hanno preso parte rappresentanti dei Dicasteri della Giustizia e dell’Interno. L’incontro, durante il quale sono stati affrontati diversi casi concreti – fra gli altri in Marocco, Tunisia, Romania, Ungheria […]
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