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30 October 2013
Minister Bonino meets with United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Executive Director Jan Mattsson

Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino met today in Rome with United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Executive Director Jan Mattsson, with whom she discussed Italy’s intention to pursue collaboration with UNOPS, taking the opportunity to request an update on programmes under way. Bonino also expressed her appreciation for the high quality and sustainability […]

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29 October 2013
Business and Mediterranean – Bonino attends presentation of Euro-Med SME Centre

An international network for the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Euro-Mediterranean area, which, despite the crisis, have shown signs of vitality that cannot go unheeded. This is the main thrust of the new Euro-Med Development Center for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (EMDC), a network for logistical and technical support for […]

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22 October 2013
Female Genital Mutilations – UN resolution must be applied, says Bonino

The starting point must be United Nations Resolution 67/146, approved in December 2012. And the goal is to ensure that it is applied in a uniform manner, to put an end to the horrific practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). These are the two main pillars framing the international conference on “Action to achieve commitments […]

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21 October 2013
Diplomazia Economica Italiana – 21 ottobre: ultime news dal mondo. Servizio realizzato in collaborazione con Il Sole 24 ORE Radiocor (in translation)

Cina: successo italiano al Forum su urbanizzazione sostenibile Si ‘ recentemente svolto il “2013 Guangzhou China International Forum on Urban Sustainable Development” appuntamento organizzato in Canton dal China Center for Urban Development in collaborazione con i gruppi editoriali Nanfang e SEEC Media. L’evento ha registrato la partecipazione del sindaco di Guangzhou, Chen Jianhua, e del […]

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16 October 2013
Diplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – Kenya and Tanzania: Promos PSLO and World Bank Network mission

Promos, the Milan Chamber of Commerce’s special agency for internationalisation, is organising a business mission to Kenya and Tanzania from 6 to 13 November, in collaboration with the Private Sector Liaison Officer Network of the World Bank, and along with other European agencies for the promotion of the private sector. The international mission is being […]

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16 October 2013
Italia-Eritrea: Immigrazione, incontro Valensise-Tekle

Il Segretario generale della Farnesina, Michele Valensise, ha ricevuto oggi l’ambasciatore di Eritrea, Zemede Tekle, in relazione al tragico naufragio avvenuto a Lampedusa il 3 ottobre. L’ambasciatore Valensise ha illustrato lo stato delle procedure in corso da giorni per il riconoscimento delle salme, rese particolarmente complesse dalle circostanze degli eventi. Il Segretario generale ha ricordato […]

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16 October 2013
Italia-Eritrea: Immigrazione, incontro Valensise-Tekle

The Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry, Michele Valensise, met today in Rome with Eritrean Ambassador Zemede Tekle regarding the tragic October 3rd shipwreck off Lampedusa. Ambassador Valensise outlined the procedures under way for days now to identify the bodies, made especially complex by the circumstances of the events. The Secretary General explained local authorities’ […]

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15 October 2013
World Food Day

Not one, but many different forms of malnutrition: 842 million people around the world suffer from hunger, and one in four children below the age of five is affected by growth problems; approximately 2 billion people do not receive the vitamins and minerals necessary for good health; and 1.4 billion people are overweight, approximately one-third […]

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15 October 2013
Kampala – Italian pavilion a success at int’l fair

The Italian Pavilion for the International Fair of Kampala, fruit of collaboration between the ICE and the Business Club Italia in Uganda (BCI-U), was a resounding success with its 110-square metres strategically placed to showcase Italian exhibitors and enchant visitors. Read more, in Italian

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11 October 2013
Italy–Mozambique – Jazz Festival to celebrate peace agreements

Celebrating the peace agreements to the sounds of jazz, at an initiative organised by the Italian Embassy in Mozambique to mark the anniversary of the accord signed in Rome in 1992 that ended the civil war in the country. Now in its 9th year, the Italy-Mozambique Jazz Festival is an eagerly anticipated event in Maputo’s […]

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10 October 2013
Italy-Iraq – Pistelli in Baghdad: our Government has a keen interest in the new Iraq

“Italy confirms its commitment to support Iraq”. The point was underscored by Deputy Minister Lapo Pistelli to his Iraqi hosts during a visit to Baghdad on 9 and 10 October 2013. Continuing the democratisation process During his visit, the Deputy Minister met Deputy Prime Minister Mutlaq, Deputy Prime Minister Shahristani, Foreign Minister Zebari and the […]

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