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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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25 September 2016
Joint Statement on Syria by the Foreign Ministers of France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States and the High Representative of the European Union

The foreign ministers of France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States and the High Representative of the European Union have released the following joint statement: The devastating events in Syria this week underscore what we have been saying for some time: the burden is on Russia to prove it is willing and able […]

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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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Press Releases
21 September 2016
“Moving away from the death penalty: the voices of victims” – Minister Gentiloni co-chairs with Ban Ki Moon the event on the death penalty​

During the 71st United Nations General Assemby, Foreign Minister Paolo Gentioni co-chaired with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon the event “Moving away from the death penalty: the voices of victims”, organised by Italy in conjunction with Argentina, France and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Following the opening remarks by […]

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17 September 2016
5th Conference to replenish the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, will be in Montreal to attend the 5th Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. Ever since it was established at the G8 in Genoa in 2001, supporting the Global Fund has been one of the priorities of Italy’s development […]

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2 September 2016
Unione Europea – “Pilastro europeo dei diritti sociali”: aperta la consultazione pubblica

La consultazione si prefigge lo scopo di raccogliere indicazioni e posizioni di altre istituzioni dell’Unione Europea, delle autorità e dei parlamenti nazionali, delle parti sociali, delle parti interessate, della società civile, degli esperti del mondo accademico e dei cittadini dell’Unione, sulla creazione del pilastro europeo dei diritti sociali, fortemente voluto dal Presidente Juncker. L’iniziativa è […]

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Press Releases
29 August 2016
Lawyer Malek Adly released from prison in Egypt​

The Farnesina welcomed the release of Lawyer Malek Adly after 114 days of detention in the Egyptian prison of Torah. There is hope that this encouraging, albeit limited, sign may be followed by similar measures for other activists, among whom several university students, currently detained in Egyptian prisons.

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19 August 2016
World Humanitarian Day: to celebrate humanitarian aid

The World Humanitarian Day, the celebration instituted by the United Nations to commemorate the anniversary of the bombing of the UN Headquarters in Baghdad on 19 August 2003, represents a valuable opportunity to shed light on still unmet humanitarian needs and on the unacceptable numbers – over 130 million – of people fleeing armed conflicts […]

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