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29 November 2016

IDLO Partnership Forum – Access to Justice and The Rule of Law as Drivers of Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Challenges

On the occasion of the yearly Assembly of the Parties of the IDLO (International Development Law Organization), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is hosting the IDLO Partnership Forum: Access to Justice and The Rule of Law as Drivers of Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Challenges. Inspired by the United Nations Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, with […]

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25 November 2016

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Italian Foreign Ministry staunchly confirms Italy’s commitment to promote gender equality and to fight all forms of discrimination and violence against women. Thanks to Italy’s contribution to negotiating the texts, the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (competent for human rights […]

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24 November 2016

Climate – 195 Countries with a single goal: join forces to jointly tackle the challenge of climate change

This year’s COP22, the UN-promoted summit that was recently closed in Marrakesh, was even more relevant than in the past because it falls under the historic Paris Agreement on climate change which has just come into force. What were the conclusions of the COP22, what are the commitments made by FAO on climate and what […]

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Press Releases

23 November 2016

Italy supports humanitarian mine clearance operations

The Italian Cooperation Directorate has approved 7 humanitarian demining projects envisaging mine clearance operations and providing assistance to victims in Countries with serious conflicts or struggling with delicate peace-making processes. The projects, comprehensively worth almost 2 million euros, concern the following Countries: Afghanistan, Somalia, Colombia (2 projects), Palestine, Sudan and Bosnia Herzegovina. They will be […]

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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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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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31 October 2016

71st UN General Assembly Meeting on the Report of the International Court of Justice

Mr. President, I would like to thank the President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Ronny Abraham, for his address today to this Assembly, which appropriately and effectively emphasized a number of important points. In light of the principles enshrined in its Constitution and in view of the constitutive treaties of the European Union, […]

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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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