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Press Releases
22 June 2014
Iraq: Mogherini sente Zebari, tutti Paesi dell’area abbiano ruolo positivo

Il ministro degli Esteri, Federica Mogherini, ha avuto oggi un lungo colloquio telefonico con il suo omologo iracheno, Hoshyar Zebari, per un aggiornamento della situazione in Iraq. Zebari ha confermato al ministro la gravità della crisi umanitaria in seguito ai combattimenti in corso in diverse aree del Paese e ha ringraziato l’Italia per gli aiuti […]

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Press Releases
22 June 2014
Iraq: Mogherini sente Zebari, tutti Paesi dell’area abbiano ruolo positivo

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini held a long telephone call with her Iraqi opposite number Hoshyar Zebari who updated her on the situation in Iraq. Zebari confirmed the seriousness of the humanitarian crisis following the fighting in various parts of the country, and thanked Italy for the aid already earmarked. Mogherini expressed the hope […]

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Press Releases
20 June 2014
Iraq: Italy allocates 1.75 million euros for humanitarian aid

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini has issued instructions for 1.75 million euros to be allocated for emergency projects to meet the grave humanitarian crisis in Iraq. The Minister was acting in liaison with Deputy Minister Lapo Pistelli through the Directorate General for Development Cooperation. One project, to which Italy will contribute 500,000 euros, will be implemented […]

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17 June 2014
Cooperation – Humanitarian emergencies. New rapid response facilities

New facilities have been opened to extend and boost humanitarian emergency response operations at the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) run by the World Food Programme (WFP) in Brindisi. The facilities occupy an area made available to the Italian Government inside the former United States Air Force (USAF) base at San Vito dei Normanni. […]

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11 June 2014
MFA-MIUR – Schools to hold Cooperation Week in new academic year

Director General for Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs GiampaoloCantini, and Director General for Students, Integration, Participation and Communication of the Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) Giovanna Boda, signed a joint declaration today at the Farnesinathat provides for establishment of an annual Cooperation Week in schools, beginning with the next academic […]

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Interviews
7 June 2014
Mogherini: “Our pledge to the Afghans stands” (Il Manifesto)

The year 2014 is going to be a crucial one for the transition in Afghanistan, both from the political point of view as well as that of security management. Instead we risk making the mistake of thinking that with the end of ISAF we will not longer need to concern ourselves with that country, with […]

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Press Releases
6 June 2014
Middle East: Mogherini in Lebanon and Jordan. Visit to UNIFIL and to refugee camps

Help for the Palestinian and Syrian refugees and Italy’s contribution to the stability and security of the region. This is the focus of Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini’s visit, starting today Friday 6 June and continuing until Sunday 8th, to Lebanon and Jordan. In Lebanon, Minister Mogherini will meet her opposite number, Gebran Bassil, the speaker of the […]

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6 June 2014
Mogherini with Syrian refugees, stopping the war a duty

“It’s one thing to talk about war, another to see it reflected in the eyes of children. We have to find a way to stop the war in Syria”. Minister Federica Mogherini was visibly moved as she left the Syrian refugee camp of Terbol in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valey, where her Middle East mission began today, […]

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28 May 2014
Quito – UN praises Italy for restoration of San Francisco convent

The UN praised Italy for its contribution to the restoration and enhancement of the San Francisco convent complex in Quito. Participants in a recent ceremony for the presentation of its management plan included, among others, Ecuadoran Minister for Culture Francisco Velasco, Director of the INPC (international institute for cultural patrimony) Maria Josè Armijos, UN country […]

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Press Releases
26 May 2014
Migrations: Pistelli, Italy to make migration issue a priority during EU presidency

“The migration issue will be one of Italy’s priorities during the Italian Presidency of the Council of the EU”, asserted Deputy Minister Lapo Pistelli at the conclusion of his meeting this morning at the foreign ministry in Rome with Deputy Director General of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Laura Thompson. Based on recent events, […]

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22 May 2014
#Farnesina – “Photographing Cooperation”

“The meeting during the night with refugees just over the border who have been waiting for days to get into Jordan…these are situations and faces that terrify you. You don’t even need to ask what their stories are, it’s in their eyes”. The recollection is still fresh in the mind of Annalisa Vandelli, journalist, photographer […]

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Press Releases
21 May 2014
Sud Sudan: Italia stanzia altri 3,5 mln di euro per interventi emergenza

L’Italia ha annunciato alla conferenzadi Oslo dei donatori sul Sud Sudan uno stanziamento di 3,5 milioni di euro, deciso dal ministro degli Esteri, Federica Mogherini. I fondi sono destinati a finanziare interventi di emergenza: 1 milione e 500mila euro saranno affidati a Ong italiane e 2 milioni al canale multilaterale delle Agenzie delle Nazioni Unite […]

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