Africa

In detail

5 February 2013

Female genital mutilation – Abolish this cruel practice as soon as possible, urges Terzi

A new impetus for the campaign against female genital mutilation (FGM), the aim being a worldwide ban in the shortest time possible. This is Italy’s goal in promoting a two-day conference at the Farnesina on policies to combat a practice of which 140 million girls worldwide are victims. A practice that affects not just Africa […]

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Speeches

5 February 2013

Terzi’s speech at Conference

(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Signora Chantal Compaoré, Vice Presidente del Senato, Sen. Emma Bonino, Ministro del Benin per la Famiglia, Fatouma Amadou Djibril, Ministro del Burkina Faso per la Promozione della Donna, Nestorine Sangaré, Ministro del Niger per la Promozione della Donna, Maikibi Kadidiatou Dandobi, Ministro del Lavoro, Elsa Fornero, Sottosegretario agli […]

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5 February 2013

Female genital mutilation – Ban as soon as possible, urges Terzi

“Our goal is a complete ban on this cruel practice in the shortest time possible […] Although there are obstacles, the results so far have been encouraging”. The point was underscored by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, at the close of an event on the topic of female genital mutilation. Promoted by “Non c’è pace senza […]

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4 February 2013

UN: Ministerial at the Farnesina – we’re working for a more open and democratic Security Council

Italy has been working for over two years for a United Nations Security Council that is “more open to democratic criteria and with more space for smaller countries”. The point was underscored by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi at the end of a ministerial at the Farnesina on Security Council reform, which was attended by over […]

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Press Releases

4 February 2013

Uganda Essential Partner For Italy In Sub-Saharan Africa, Says Terzi

Minister Terzi met today at the foreign ministry in Rome with his Ugandan colleague Sam Kutesa in the margins of the meeting “New approaches to the Security Council reform”. Central to their discussions was satisfaction for the excellent trend in bilateral relations, not least in the wake of the recent visits by government delegations to […]

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4 February 2013

UN – Ministerial Meeting in Rome Terzi: Security Council Reform for greater credibility

“The UN has proven capable of acting effectively as a guarantor of peace and security”, but there is no lack of problems, as seen in the “Security Council’s immobility in the face of the tragedy of the Syrian crisis”, asserted Minister Giulio Terzi’s as he opened the ministerial meeting on UN Security Council reform at […]

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31 January 2013

EU Foreign Affairs Council, Terzi calls for rapid launch of border control mission in Libya

Italy called for the deployment “as rapidly as possible” of a European border control mission in Libya, explained Minister Giulio Terzi at the conclusion of an EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels. “We discussed the EU’s possible collaboration on border control in Libya and the country’s security conditions; my call for the rapid launch […]

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31 January 2013

EU Foreign Affairs Council Terzi in Brussels: focus on Syria, Mali, Egypt and Somalia

The crises in Syria and Mali, along with the situations in Somalia and Egypt, will be the main topics of discussion today at the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, where Minister Terzi is representing Italy. Syria Italy will stress the urgency to accelerate a political solution hinging on Assad’s exit from the scenario, and […]

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Press Releases

29 January 2013

Attentato a Mogadiscio: Terzi a collega somala, “Italia al vostro fianco” – Ferma condanna dell’atto

Il Ministro degli Esteri, Giulio Terzi, ha avuto una conversazione telefonica con il Vice Primo Ministro e Ministro degli Esteri somalo, Signora Fawzia Yusuf Haji Adan, per manifestare “la forte vicinanza” dell’Italia alle Autorità somale ed ai familiari delle vittime del sanguinoso attentato compiuto stamani di fronte all’ufficio del Primo Ministro a Mogadiscio, sul quale […]

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28 January 2013

MALI UN: respect human rights and facilitate political process, says Ban

French and Malian troops are advancing in their objective to regain the territory in the north now occupied by armed Islamic groups, and the Bamako authorities are convinced that the war will soon be over. Nevertheless, the humanitarian situation is a deep concern, with over 370,000 displaced persons and a serious food crisis, as the […]

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25 January 2013

MALI – EU: food crisis. Italy to supply logistic support and trainers

The refugee emergency and food crisis are what most concern the European Union in Mali. The alarm was sounded by Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva upon her return from a mission to Bamako and Burkina Faso, one month on from her last visit. The food crisis is the “main worry” when it comes to security […]

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22 January 2013

Luanda – Italian Embassy Donates an Ambulance to the Children’s Hospital

The Italian Embassy in Angola has donated a fully-equipped Fiat Ducato ambulance to the David Bernardino Hospital for Children in Luanda. The initiative is an example of “public-private partnership” at the local level. At the brief presentation ceremony, the Italian Ambassador, Giuseppe Mistretta, commented on the important presence of Italian health operators in Angola and […]

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