MWMN: Sereni at the launch of the antenna in Kosovo
“The Mediterranean Women Mediation Network reflects Italy’s longstanding tradition in the promotion of women’s rights and gender equality,” Vice Foreign Minister Marina Sereni said while opening the video conference presentation of the Mediterranean Women Mediators Network’s antenna in Kosovo, a project launched, promoted and financed by the Italian Foreign Ministry, in collaboration with the International […]
Read moreDel Re: Covid-19, protecting women and children
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, participated today in the presentation of the WeWorld Index 2020 Report on the issue of “Women and children at the time of Covid-19”. The report provides an annual overview of the level of inclusion of women and children worldwide and is edited by WeWorld, […]
Read moreDel Re speaks at the Meeting of the Special Envoys for the Sahel
Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re spoke at the end of the 9th semi-annual Meeting of the Special Envoys for the Sahel, chaired by Italy and opened by Minister Luigi Di Maio. The Vice Minister stressed how, during the meeting, support for the ongoing transition in Mali was reaffirmed, in the belief that the transition has […]
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BRAZIL – Sparkle expands its reach with a new point of presence in Porto Alegre Sparkle is further expanding its network in Brazil by opening a new Point of Presence (PoP) in Porto Alegre, which adds on to the current eleven PoPs distributed between Sao Paulo, Rio De Janeiro, Fortaleza and Salvador, thus further improving connectivity in […]
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DENMARK: MERGER OF NEXI SPA WITH NETS Italian digital payments provider Nexi SpA has finalised an all-share merger with Danish rival Nets, according to which Nexi will receive a majority stake in the new group with 61% of the shares. Nexi S.p.A. (formerly known as CartaSi) provides digital payment services and infrastructure for credit institutions, […]
Read moreDel Re: “Italy joins the Media Freedom Coalition”
Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re attended, by VTC, the Ministerial meeting of the Media Freedom Coalition chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada. The Media Freedom Coalition is a partnership of Countries aimed at supporting the freedom and safety of journalists and media operators, both online and offline, and prosecuting violations of journalists’ […]
Read moreSereni: “Protecting girl children in war zones”
“Children are our most precious resource and their rights must be protected everywhere and in all circumstances” said the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marina Sereni, in her opening address at the video link meeting of the International Conference of the Universities Network for Children in Armed Conflict (UNCAC), promoted by the University of Perugia […]
Read moreNew Italian strategy for migrations in Sudan
Following upon the visit of Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re to Sudan, the Italian Foreign Ministry launched phase one of the migration strategy for that country. The set of initiatives, financed with an initial contribution of 1.5 million euros from the Migration Fund, was developed, in partnership with UNHCR, IOM and UNDP, focusing on the […]
Read moreDel Re: Italy at the forefront of the effort to find a global response to the pandemic
The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, spoke at the live streaming of the Global Health Festival dedicated to the impact of COVID-19 on middle and low-income countries, together with Seth Berkley, CEO of GAVI (Global Alliance for Vaccines), and Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund. “Italy was […]
Read moreSereni at the celebration event for the 20th anniversary of the Palermo Convention
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marina Sereni, attended by video conference the ministerial event for the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (“Palermo Convention”) sponsored by the UNODC Secretariat, together with a number of countries, including Italy, and introduced by the greeting of UN SG Guterres. “Since the signing of […]
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