UN: VM Sereni attends 76th General Assembly
The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, will be part of the restricted delegation, led by Minister Luigi Di Maio, who will attend the high-level week of the 76th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), in New York, from 20 to 25 September. The Vice Minister will attend the main events promoted […]
Read moreThe Foreign Ministry re-opens to the public on the occasion of Open House Roma 2021
The Farnesina Collection reopens to the public on 2 October. On the occasion of the event “Open House Roma” members of the public will be able to visit the main areas of the Palazzo della Farnesina, which houses the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its contemporary art collection. There will be four shifts, respectively at […]
Read moreMinistry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to host EU-Balkan Youth Forum in Rome
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is pleased to announce that it will host in Rome, from 22 to 26 November, the EU-Balkans Youth Forum, which will bring together young people from across the region to discuss proposals for the future of Europe and for the path of closer relations between all Balkan […]
Read moreLoredana di Lillo in the new episode of “Spazi d’artista”
A new episode of the “Spazi d’artista” web series, created in collaboration with Artribune magazine, is now available. This is a series of ten short films dedicated to ten artists from the Farnesina’s Collection, talking about their journey and their relationship with the studios in which they operate. Until September 2021 one film per month is broadcast on the website and […]
Read moreDella Vedova visits the exhibition commemorating Ambassador Attanasio
Yesterday, Deputy Minister Benedetto Della Vedova visited “Trois auteurs d’Histoire”, an exhibition sponsored by the Foreign Ministry and the Italian Embassy in Kinshasa and dedicated to the memory of Ambassador Luca Attanasio and his commitment to supporting art and culture in Congo. Showing the works of three Congolese artists – Nelson Makengo, Georges Senga and […]
Read moreForeign Ministry Note: Italy-Chile; Sereni chairs the joint working group
Vice Minister Marina Sereni chaired the second session of the Italy-Chile Joint Working Group, at the end of four days of bilateral meetings from 13 to 16 September. Co-chair on the Chilean side was the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Carolina Valdivia. Sereni and Valdivia noted the excellent level of relations between the two countries and […]
Read moreDella Vedova statement on human rights in Afghanistan
The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, making a statement on the human rights situation in Afghanistan on behalf of 48 countries: in addition to the 27 Member States of the European Union, Albania, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, […]
Read moreMinister Luigi Di Maio meets the Vice-President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdullah Al-Lafi
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, received today at the Foreign Ministry the Vice-President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdullah Al-Lafi. The Minister reiterated Italy’s strong commitment to support the stabilisation of the country and reasserted its determination to cooperate with the interim authority and with the entire Libyan State […]
Read moreVice Minister Sereni: local authorities and associations for sustainable development
“There is an Italy that cooperates” said Vice Foreign Minister Marina Sereni In Prato at the inauguration of the #InsiemepergliSDG campaign: “numerous bodies and associations and many young people, girls and boys who actively contribute to a system, a system of cooperation, that succeeds in attaining extraordinary results; we must make these Italian cooperation efforts […]
Read moreMigration Fund: the Foreign Ministry supports the UNHCR’s response to the Afghan crisis
As part of the national response to the Afghan crisis, a 1.5 million euro UNHCR project funded from the Migration Fund will begin on 15 September to prepare for the flow of Afghans who may find refuge in the countries of the region. The initiative will contribute to UNHCR’s emergency response to ensure the organisation’s preparedness to receive and […]
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