Food waste is paradoxical in our times; over one third of the food produced is lost. If it were possible to recuperate what is lost or thrown away, it would be possible to feed a major portion of the world’s current population”. This was Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino’s message for World Food Day, […]
Read moreNot 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 […]
Read moreOn Wednesday 16 October 2013 an international conference on “Global food losses and waste: from reduction to prevention for a sustainable agro-food system” will take place at the FAO headquarters in Rome. The conference, a World Food Day initiative, will begin at 14.00. The conference, organised by the Foreign Ministry’s Directorate General for Development Cooperation, […]
Read moreThe themes of the VI Italy-Latin America Conference to be held in Rome in December, and in which President of Peru Humala is to participate, and Peru’s participation in the 2015 Milan Expo, were the focus of Under-Secretary Mario Giro’s mission to Peru, where he was received by the Peruvian Congress on the morning of […]
Read moreItalia penultimo paese in uropa per gli aiuti internazionali. Il ministro Bonino ha affermato che dobbiamo tornare a giocare un ruolo di peso nella geopolitica internazionale. Qual è la direzione che gli affari esteri si sono prefissati sulla cooperazione? A livello internazionale questo governo ha il compito di guidare la barca in un momento assolutamente […]
Read moreItalia penultimo paese in uropa per gli aiuti internazionali. Il ministro Bonino ha affermato che dobbiamo tornare a giocare un ruolo di peso nella geopolitica internazionale. Qual è la direzione che gli affari esteri si sono prefissati sulla cooperazione? A livello internazionale questo governo ha il compito di guidare la barca in un momento assolutamente […]
Read moreE’ iniziata oggi una missione del Sottosegretario Mario Giro in Perù. I temi principali della visita nel Paese sudamericano, che durerà fino al giorno 11, sono la partecipazione del Presidente Humala alla VI conferenza Italia – America Latina, che si terrà a Roma a dicembre, e la presenza del Perù all’Expo Milano 2015. Il Sottosegretario, […]
Read moreUnder-Secretary Giro’s mission to Peru began today and will continue until 11 October. The key issues for discussion are President Humala’s participation in the 6th Italy-Latin American Conference, which will take place in Rome in December 2013, and Peru’s presence at Expo Milano 2015. The Under-Secretary will also address the Parliament of the Republic of […]
Read moreA mission to Tirana for Foreign Minister Emma Bonino to reinvigorate Italy’s already excellent relations with Albania. A packed diary of meetings for the Minister, who on Wednesday 9 October 2013 will be seeing her Albanian counterpart, Ditmir Bushati; the Premier, Edi Rama; and the Speaker of the Parliament, Ilir Meta. On Wednesday afternoon she […]
Read moreItaly has made a new contribution to the fight against hunger in the world: the government has donated over half a million dollars to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) in Bolivia to foster the development of means of subsistence and food security for the families of landless farmers in the most vulnerable communities […]
Read moreMinister Bonino met today in Rome with Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sudan Ali Ahmed Karti. Their discussions focused on relations between Sudan and South Sudan. Minister Bonino expressed appreciation for the important steps made toward peace, which, she pointed out, “has a significant impact on the entire eastern Sahel region and the Horn of […]
Read moreAn “Executive Management Plan” for the international integrated management and enhancement of the monastery of San Fransisco was presented in Ecuador. Italy joins a number of other country contributors with funding from the foreign ministry. The plan was drafted by a committee of experts coordinated by UNESCO and consists of four programmes: aimed at the […]
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