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2 November 2017

Undersecretary Amendola presides over the first public meeting of the Security Council during the month-long Italian presidency

The agenda included a briefing by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi. The meeting was particularly significant for both the subject matter involved and being the last address by a High Commissioner to the Security Council since 2009 (when the current UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, held the position). The High Commissioner extended his […]

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2 November 2017

Libya and Mediterranean were the centre of attention of Italy’s presidency of the UN Security Council

The Mediterranean, and especially Libya, have been at the centre of the November agenda of the United Nations Security Council, the month in which Italy held the rotating presidency. It was with great “satisfaction” that the Italian Ambassador to the UN, Sebastiano Cardi, took stock of this effort, seeing that the four dossiers prioritized by […]

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27 October 2017

South Africa-Italy Summit/Indaba 2017

Si è tenuto il 24 e 25 Ottobre a Johannesburg il South Africa-Italy Summit/Indaba 2017. Il Summit, giunto alla sua quarta edizione, è ormai diventato un’occasione importante per riunire rappresentanti del mondo imprenditoriale, economisti e autorità dall’Italia, dal Sud Africa e da altri Paesi dell’Africa Sub-sahariana. A organizzare l’evento è come sempre il think-tank italiano […]

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27 October 2017

South Africa-Italy Summit/Indaba 2017

The South Africa-Italy Summit/Indaba 2017 was held on 24 and 25 October in Johannesburg. Now in its fourth edition, the summit has evolved into an important opportunity to bring together representatives from the business world as well as economists and authorities from Italy, South Africa, and other Sub-Saharan countries. As in previous editions, the Italian think-tank, The […]

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27 October 2017

The 2017 International Space Forum in Nairobi

The ministerial meeting on the International Space Forum that will be held in Nairobi on 28 November 2017 was presented on 25 October 2017 at the Farnesina, with the attendance of the diplomatic missions of the African countries in Italy. About 20 senior officials from various countries attended the meeting, with introductory remarks by the […]

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26 October 2017

Cooperation. Projects and initiatives worth more than 18 million euros approved

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, chaired the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation today.   “We have approved a package of programmes and initiatives for a total of more than 18 million euros, to the benefit of Countries in all major geographic areas, from Africa to the Middle East, and from […]

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20 October 2017

The Farnesina hosts the Plenary of the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA)

Today the Farnesina hosts the meeting of the Plenary of the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa(ICA), co-chaired by Italy, in its capacity as chair of the G7, and by the African Development Bank. The ICA is a forum that unites the member countries of the G7, G20 and of International Financial Institutions, with the aim of […]

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18 October 2017

Italian contribution to the Somali Red Crescent Society

“I have arranged through the Italian Cooperation Service for the emergency funding of 300,000 euros to the Federation of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent (FICROSS) to at least partly alleviate the tragic consequences of the terrorist attack in Mogadishu a few days ago” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino […]

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17 October 2017

Minister Alfano meets the UN Representative for Somalia

  The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano met the UN Secretary General Special Representative for Somalia, Michael Keating at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Alfano reaffirmed his condemnation of the vile terrorist attack carried out in Mogadishu a few days ago, and expressed Italy’s deep sense of solidarity […]

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16 October 2017

Italy expresses its firmest condemnation of the terrorist attacks in Mogadishu

Italy expresses its firmest condemnation for  the terrorist attacks in Mogadishu, and in a spirit of friendship and solidarity, conveys its condolences to the government of Somalia and to its friend the people of Somalia. “Our thoughts are with the families of the victims, and to the people injured we convey our wishes for a […]

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16 October 2017

17th Week of the Italian Language in the World: “Italian at the Cinema, Italian in the Cinema”

Minister Alfano: “Italian is becoming increasingly known abroad as a language capable of transmitting the values of beauty and quality that constitute the cornerstones of a lifestyle appreciated worldwide. With the Week of Italian Language we celebrate the bond that exists between our language and the Country’s great creative and economic points of excellence.” The […]

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13 October 2017

​Alfano: “A humanitarian flight with basic necessities on its way to Libya today”

“An Italian Development Cooperation humanitarian flight took off this morning from the UN base in Brindisi with a load of about 10 tonnes of aid to be delivered to the city of Zwara in Libya,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. The aircraft, operated by the Italian Air Force, transported […]

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