Italia-Indonesia: dibattito su futuro relazioni a Giacarta (in translation)
Intensificare le relazioni nel campo dell’educazione, formazione e ricerca, allargare i confini del dialogo interreligioso, promuovere spazi di incontro e confronto tra la cultura della piccola e media impresa italiana e la realtà in trasformazione delle Pmi indonesiane, oltre a favorire un dialogo diretto tra territori, in particolare nei settori dello sviluppo sostenibile, dell’eco-turismo e […]
Read moreNew York: “Inter Campus” presents its worldwide social initiatives at the UN
“Inter Campus” has presented its social initiatives at the United Nations, at the invitation of the Italian Mission and the United Nations on Sport for Development and Peace (UNOSDP), in collaboration with UNICEF. Attending the presentation were Ambassador Cesare Maria Ragaglini; Ban Ki Moon’s Special Advisor on Sport for Peace and Development, Wilfried Lemke; UNICEF […]
Read moreAqaba: first food and wine course a great success
The first food and wine training course for professional restaurateurs held at Aqaba, Jordan, was a great success. The course was organised by the “Aldo Moro” Vocational Training Institute for Food and Wine and Hospitality Services, in Santa Cesarea Terme, and the Deputy Honorary Italian Consulate in the city. Input was also provided by the […]
Read moreChildren’s rights: Senseless violations, even in the 21st century, says Terzi
“Violations of children’s right to education, to health, to assistance, and to a life free from discrimination. It is truly senseless that certain things are still happening in the 21st century”. The point was underscored by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi in a video-message to the World Forum for Child Welfare currently taking place in Naples. […]
Read moreYemen: Managing migration flows, training courses in Italy
A course on migration-flow management for officials from Yemen, which each year sees over 100,000 immigrants arrive from the Horn of Africa, is now under way in Rome. The project, promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and organised by SudgestAid with the collaboration of Ancitel, envisages an information-register office system to improve refugee and […]
Read moreItaly-Afghanistan – Terzi-Rassoul meeting: We strongly believe in Afghanistan’s future
Italy “strongly believes in Afghanistan’s future […], a country where democracy is gaining ground, and strength. The next decade will be most important”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi at the end of his meeting at the Farnesina with his Afghan colleague, Zalmai Rassoul. “Work-in-progress that will bear fruit over the next […]
Read moreTorino: prodotti afghani a Salone Gusto (in translation)
Spazio ai prodotti d’eccellenza afghani al Salone Internazionale del Gusto 2012: per la prima volta, il Paese asiatico ha preso parte all’importante kermesse di Torino, suscitando l’interesse dei partecipanti. Il Salone é uno degli eventi di maggior rilievo internazionale nel settore della gastronomia e della promozione e tutela della cultura agroalimentare, e in quanto tale […]
Read moreEU Parliament: Lux Prize to “Io sono Li’” by SEGRE
Spotlight on Italian cinema: the jury of the European Parliament awarded the 2012 Lux Prize to Andrea Segre’s “Io sono lì”, a poignant and poetic story about Chinese immigration in the Northeast. The prize was presented to the artist by Martin Schulz during an official ceremony in Strasburg. Read more, in Italian.
Read morePretoria: Ferrero report on corporate social responsibility
The third report by the Ferrero Group on Corporate Social Responsibility, entitled “Sharing values to create value”, was presented in Pretoria at the residence of the Italian Ambassador to South Africa, where a round table discussion involved a large number of representatives from business, economic and civil society spheres and the media. Read more, in […]
Read moreForeign Policy and Energy – ISPI-Farefuturo Conference – Terzi: diplomacy must maintain stable relations with suppliers, says Terzi
For Italy “it is vital to meet the challenge of energy security” as a result of our “scarce resources”, and diplomacy must “maintain stable and predictable” relations with supply and transit countries, Minister Terzi indicated in his opening speech to the Italian energy and foreign policy conference organized at the foreign ministry in Rome by […]
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