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Interviews
4 January 2013
De Mistura: «2013, le tre sfide per l’Italia nel mondo» (L’Uninità)

Le sfide internazionali del 2013 e l’impegno italiano in Europa e nel mondo. L’Unità ne discute con Staffan De Mistura, vice ministro degli Esteri, già Rappresentante speciale del segretario generale delle Nazioni Unite in Iraq (2007) e Afghanistan (2010). «Di certo, il 2013 – rimarca De Mistura – non può essere l’anno dei rinvii». Quali […]

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Press Releases
2 January 2013
Aid to the Democratic Republic of Congo

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi gave instructions to the Italian Cooperation to increase attention to the dramatic humanitarian emergency involving the populations affected by civil war in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Cooperation today dispatched several tonnes of World Health Care supplies, along with five electrical units donated […]

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18 December 2012
Senegal: Italy’s contribution to demining

Lands declared “free of mines” in the Senegalese region of Casamance were restored to the local communities thanks to a project coordinated by UNDP to which Italy made a contribution of €300,000. Funds were used for expert surveys and demining training. Read more, in Italian.

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17 December 2012
Mozambique – Italian fashion show in Maputo

Italian fashion took centre stage today at the 8th edition of Mozambique Fashion Week, the most important sector event in that African country, with a runway show on the red carpet of the Hotel Polana by designer Paola Frani and her young colleague Giulia Tesoriere. Read more, in Italian.

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14 December 2012
Dakar: 12th Italian Language Week

Italy took centre stage in Dakar recently with the 12th Italian Language Week. The Senegalese capital enjoyed 7 days of cultural events, film screenings, concerts, theatre performances and language competitions. The initiatives were organised by the Italian Embassy in Dakar, which also promoted a charity concert in Florence to commemorate the tragic events of 13 […]

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7 December 2012
Capetown – Italian Ambassador’s trophy

Young South African sailing enthusiasts squared off in the first edition of the Italian Ambassador’s Trophy, held in the lake of the Simon’s Town naval base, near Capetown, South Africa. The regatta consisted of 8 young crews from the Izivunguvungu sailing school, which offers free courses for youngsters from 8 to 18 from the poorest […]

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4 December 2012
NAIROBI – Mario Biondi concert for solidarity

The Italian Embassy in Nairobi will hold a concert this evening by Mario Biondi, one of the best-loved soul voices on the international musical panorama. The proceeds will go to an Italian Cooperation education project for the construction of a primary school for the poorest children of the coastal city of Malindi in Kenya. Every […]

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29 November 2012
Luanda: exhibition by angolan artists closes the Italian season

Over 200 people attended the exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Angolan artists, and of mosaics produced by the School of Arts and Crafts in Rome. These, the closing events of the 12th Italian Cultural Season in Luanda, were organised in collaboration with the Uniao dos Artistas Plasticos Angolanos. Read more, in Italian.

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27 November 2012
Yemen: 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 […]

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Press Releases
27 November 2012
Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi received Cameroon’s Minister for External Relations, Pierre Moukoko Mbonjo, at the Farnesina today

Minister Terzi told his visitor how much Italy appreciates the Cameroon Government’s commitment to democratic stabilisation and economic reform. He underscored the Italian business community’s interest in the exploiting the opportunities provided by the opening of Cameroon’s market to foreign investment, opportunities that were illustrated during a “Country Presentation” by Confindustria during the Cameroonian delegation’s […]

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26 November 2012
UN: adoption at committee stage of the Resolution against female genital mutilation is an important advance. We must now continue our efforts until the battle is won

“A reason for special satisfaction for Italy and an important step forwards in a campaign for civility that must be continued until the battle is won”. These were Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi’s words on learning of the adoption, just minutes ago in New York, of the Resolution on intensifying the global effort to eliminate female […]

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