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21 November 2016
Peacebuilding and Peacekeeping:Young Diplomats at the United Nations Logistics Base in Brindisi

Newly hired diplomats of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are on mission in Brindisi today: it is a fundamental step in the training process designed to consolidate the professional profile of Italian diplomats in sectors such as peacebuilding and peacekeeping. A process which has to start from the very beginning of a young diplomat’s career. Peacebuilding and […]

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21 November 2016
​Syria – Italy gives UNHCR two million euros to assist refugees in Lebanon and Jordan

Italy has allocated a voluntary emergency contribution of 2 million euros  to UNHCR to support the carrying out of sanitation and health interventions in Lebanon and Jordan. Italy will fund two 1-million euro interventions in Lebanon and Jordan, respectively. More specifically, Italy’s financing will help improve sanitation services in Lebanon. Thanks to the contribution, approximately […]

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Press Releases
18 November 2016
Death Penalty: UN sixth moratorium resolution adopted

The Third Committee of the UN General Assembly yesterday adopted the sixth resolution for a universal moratorium on the death penalty. The vote confirmed the commitment the international community has undertaken, also in light of the threat of terrorism and other security challenges, to work together towards a world without capital punishment.

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8 November 2016
Conference: “Freedom of Religion or Belief: promoting peaceful coexistence through human rights”

The Farnesina hosts the Conference “Freedom of Religion or Belief: promoting peaceful coexistence through human rights”, organized by IDLO (International Development Law Organization) in conjunction with the Directorate General for Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI). At the core of the conference is the presentation of the IDLO Report […]

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31 October 2016
Italy sends medicines and relief supplies to the Iraqi population

An Italian military aircraft landed in Baghdad today carrying a shipment of medicines donated by the Comunita’ Sant’Egidio to the displaced from Fallujah in Iraq.The initiative was conducted by the Italian Cooperation in conjunction with the Ministry of Defence. It was part of a greater aid operation, which will take place in the next few […]

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Press Releases
25 October 2016
Lake Chad: Italy allocates 6.3 million euros for emergency actions in favour of Boko Haram victims

Italy has allocated 6.3 million euros for emergency actions in the four countries of the Lake Chad Basin, namely Nigeria, Cameroun, Chad and Niger, which are facing the consequences of Boko Haram’s radical and extremist violence. The actions will be carried out by Italian civil society organisations and other non-profit stakeholders working in the four Countries.  Actions […]

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25 October 2016
Sudan – Course on Peacekeeping and conflict management winds up in Khartoum

A course on the Italian experience in peacekeeping has just wound up in Khartoum. The first course on “Training Programme for Conflict Management” was closed at the presence of the director of the Peace Research Institute of the University of Khartoum, the Italian Ambassador to Sudan and the coordinator of the international activities of the […]

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24 October 2016
#HumanitarianCorridors – Minister Gentiloni greets a new group of Syrian refugees

Another 75 Syrian refugees have landed at Fiumicino Airport from Beirut thanks to the “Humanitarian Corridor” pilot project. It is the fifth group that arrives in Italy, safely and legally, since last February following the agreement signed between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Ministry of the Interior, the Comunità di Sant’Egidio, […]

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20 October 2016
“Why Women Matter – Promoting gender balance in public life and economic strategies

The Farnesina is hosting “Why Women Matter – Promoting  gender balance in public life and economic strategies”, an event organised by the  Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in cooperation with WE – Women Empower the World, the Organisation for Cooperation and Economic Development  (OECD) and  Aspen Institute.  The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Elisabetta Belloni, is […]

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Press Releases
14 October 2016
Italy allocates 3.9 million Euros for South Sudanese refugees and for hosting communities in South Sudan and in the Neighbouring Countries

Italy has allocated 3.9 million euros for emergency interventions to support the provision of essential services to South Sudanese refugees and to the most vulnerable segments of the hosting populations in South Sudan and in the neighbouring Countries (Uganda and Ethiopia). Lack of food and assistance, compounded to precarious hygiene and sanitary conditions, determine a […]

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10 October 2016
World Day against the Death Penalty

Italy has always been on the front line, working actively and effectively to broaden the consensus on this issue, adopting an inclusive and cooperative approach. In fact, Italy has promoted several initiatives in favour of a universal moratorium on the death penalty, which led the United Nations General Assembly to pass the first resolution on […]

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22 September 2016
Cirinnà Act – Provides for the transcription of same-sex civil unions

With the coming into force of the Cirinnà Act and its implementing provisions, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) promptly instructed its overseas offices to transmit same-sex civil union deeds to the Italian Municipal Authority of reference to be transcribed on the local register, after verifying the deed’s compliance with local laws. […]

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