SCHOOLS ABROAD – Award for italian learning institutions
The Union of Italian Chambers of Commerce announced the 7th annual “Schools, Creativity and Innovation” award, open to all the students of Italian upper secondary schools in Italy and abroad. Its aim is to encourage educational streams oriented toward building student awareness of issues concerning creativity, innovation, design and the protection of intellectual property. The […]
Read moreLEBANON – Pioneering environmental protection project
The “Green Awards” is an initiative sponsored by the Lebanese Ministry of the Environment and the UNDP, in collaboration with the magazine “Beyond” that rewards organizations that embrace innovative proposals within the context environmental concerns. A project financed by the Italian government (€2.5 million) for integrated solid waste management in the province of Baalbek was […]
Read moreEU Foreign Affairs Council – North Korea added to the agenda
The situation in North Korea (Pyongyang has crossed the “red line”) joins the crisis in Syria, relations between the two shores of the Mediterranean and the Iran question on the agenda of the European Union Council of Foreign Ministers, where Italy will be represented by Under-Secretary Marta Dassù. Meeting with Brahimi A meeting with UN […]
Read moreUsa: Italy showcases innovations at Silicon Valley for the year of italian culture in the Usa
Italian Innovation Day will open Tech Week in the Silicon Valley on 12 March, designed to showcase Italian innovation in fields ranging from IT to green energy, and is sponsored by the Consulate General and the Italian Cultural Institute. The event is one of over 200 set to take place in 40 American cities over […]
Read moreUSA – An italian dinner, Bottura flies to New York
Within the context of the events for the Year of Italian Culture in the USA, prize-winning chef Massimo Bottura of Modena’s dell’Osteria Francescana planned and executed a menu entitled “Come to Italy with us” at the International Culinary Center in the Big Apple. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreGENEVA – Snapshots of the work of italian ngos
The international work done by Italy’s 4 most important non-governmental organisations (NGOs) told in snapshots. The exhibition on “Italy’s Civil Society & Institutions: A Partnership For Human Rights”, organised by Italy’s Permanent Representation to Geneva and hosted in the United Nations building, features photographs from the humanitarian campaigns conducted by Caritas, Emergency, Save the Children […]
Read moreSyria – EU Foreign Ministers Council – Brahimi in Brussels. Terzi: Support for UN envoy
The Syrian crisis will once again be the main topic for discussion at the Council of European Foreign Ministers, which takes place on Monday 11 March 2013. The United Nations and Arab League Special Envoy, Lakhdar Brahimi, is also expected to attend the discussion, which will focus on how to support the diplomatic effort to […]
Read moreBELGRADE – Joining forces to combat organised crime
Italy and Serbia are joining forces to combat organised crime. An international seminar on re-using, for social purposes, assets confiscated as the proceeds of organised crime took place recently in Palazzo Italia in Belgrade. The event, organised with the help of the Italian Embassy, was attended by members of the judiciary, the Home Affairs and […]
Read moreGINEVRA – Attivita’ ONG ITALIANE raccontata per scatti (in translation)
L’attività internazionale delle quattro più importanti organizzazioni non governative italiane raccontata per immagini: é la mostra “Italy’s Civil Society & Institutions: A Partnership For Human Rights” inaugurata dalla Rappresentanza Permanente d’Italia a Ginevra presso lo storico Palazzo delle Nazioni, nel quale hanno trovato spazio gli scatti che seguono le campagne umanitarie portate avanti da Caritas, […]
Read more8 march: every woman should be free from violence, says Terzi
“We are working at all levels to ensure that every woman in the world lives free from violence and discrimination”. This was Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi’s comment on Twitter for International Women’s Day, 8 March
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