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Press Releases
21 April 2021
Della Vedova at OSCE: human rights and fundamental freedoms are crucial to society’s resilience

Deputy Minister Benedetto Della Vedova participated today in the closing session of the annual OSCE-wide Counter-Terrorism Conference, organised by the Swedish OSCE Chairmanship in cooperation with the OSCE Secretariat’s Transnational Threats Department. The Conference focused on the root causes of violent extremism and radicalisation, the tools available to States to prevent and counter the phenomenon […]

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Press Releases
15 April 2021
Minister Di Maio meets the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has been received today at the Foreign Ministry by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio. The talks have focused on the new initiatives to further strengthen the already excellent cooperation between Italy and the UNHCR. While expressing his appreciation for the renewal […]

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Press Releases
15 April 2021
Della Vedova: italian action to defend human rights in Myanmar

Deputy Minister Benedetto Della Vedova participated in the online event “Myanmar. National and international actions for a new democratic and federal country”, organized by East-West European Institute, Italia-Birmania Insieme Association and Torino World Affairs Institute. “Italy strongly supports a united front in all international fora to demand the immediate release of all those arbitrarily detained, […]

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Press Releases
14 April 2021
Sereni: FAO, the Food Coalition’s contribution to the G20

“Exactly one year ago, Italy launched the Food Coalition, with the idea of not only proposing a new way to respond to the pandemic, to prevent the health crisis from turning into a food crisis, but especially of building a global coalition to reach the Zero Hunger goal and build a resilient and sustainable post-pandemic […]

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Press Releases
7 April 2021
Deputy Minister Della Vedova participated at the Steering Committee’s first meeting on policies against sexual orientation and gender discrimination

Benedetto Della Vedova, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation participated in the Steering Committee’s first meeting on policies to prevent and combat discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The Steering Committee, established by the Minister for Equal Opportunities Elena Bonetti, aims to contribute to the multiannual National Strategy’s definition to combat […]

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Press Releases
30 March 2021
Della Vedova: respect of human rights is central to combating organised crime

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, opened the event organised by ISPI in partnership with PMI IMPACT, on “Rethinking international cooperation against trafficking”. The event is the first in a series of “regional meetings” in the run up to the seventh edition of the MED Dialogues. The event, held […]

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Press Releases
9 March 2021
UN: Sereni, safeguarding the right to education in war-affected areas

“Safeguarding the right to education and ensuring the safety of schools in war-affected areas are key priorities.” said the Vice Foreign Minister, Marina Sereni, speaking at the webinar on “Children affected by Armed Conflict: safeguarding their right to education and ensuring schools are safe”, who added: “Covid-19 is exposing children in armed conflicts to further […]

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Press Releases
1 February 2021
Foreign Ministry Note – Myanmar

Italy strongly condemns the wave of arrests in Myanmar and calls for the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi and of all the arrested political leaders. The will of the people, clearly expressed at the latest elections, must be respected. We are concerned about this sudden interruption of the democratic transition process and urge […]

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Press Releases
22 January 2021
Belarus: Sereni calls for freedom of information and the release of arrested journalists

“In democratic societies, freedom of information plays an essential role in ensuring respect for human rights and fundamental liberties,” said the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marina Sereni, speaking at the Arria-formula Meeting on the repeated violations of media freedom in Belarus. “Italy – Vice Minister Sereni continued – is concerned about the continuous reports […]

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Press Releases
31 December 2020
Iran

Italy firmly condemns the execution in Teheran, on 31 December, of Mohammad Hassan Rezaei, who was only 16 years old when he committed the crime for which he was sentenced to death. In line with our strong commitment to human rights and the abolition of the death penalty, Italy strongly calls on Iran to apply […]

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Interviews
16 December 2020
Sereni: “The death penalty, Italy is mobilised for a moratorium” (Il Riformista)

Today, the UN General Assembly will be called to vote on the resolution for a universal moratorium on the death penalty. Despite the pandemic crisis, the Italian Government has dedicated great attention, in recent months, to the initiative against capital punishment, which is traditionally central to our foreign policy since the United Nations approved the […]

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