Ahead of a UN General Assembly resolution on the death penalty moratorium, expected in December and long the object of numerous efforts on the part of Italy, a high-level meeting was held at the UN to further consider the debate among member states, with a view to increasing the number of votes in favour. An […]
Read moreThe conference on gender equality in food security, held within the framework of the 69th session of the UNGA, came to a close with a speech delivered by Minister Mogherini. Other speakers at the event promoted by Italy in collaboration with UN Women, with the co-sponsorship of Ghana, the World Food Program and the International […]
Read moreItaly is in the forefront in the UN against the scourge of child and forced marriages. “The ending child marriages: towards a more gender equitable world” event was held in the margins of the General Assembly to promote more awareness of a phenomenon that is impacting dramatically on female populations and on socio-economic development prospects. […]
Read moreVenerdì 19 settembre, a partire dalle ore 10, si terrà la Conferenza “Al sicuro dalla paura, al sicuro dalla violenza – L’entrata in vigore della Convenzione di Istanbul”. L’evento, promosso dalla Camera dei Deputati con il Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale e con il Consiglio d’Europa, si terrà nell’Aula dei Gruppi parlamentari, […]
Read moreThe Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, met the Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister, Ho Xuan Son, at the Farnesina today under the strategic partnership established in 2013. “We examined how best to strengthen and build upon relations between our two countries”, observed Della Vedova, “following Prime Minister Renzi’s visit to Hanoi in June 2014 […]
Read moreThe Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, has presented the Italian Report to the United Nations Human Rights Council on the implementation of the recommendations made to Italy. The report will be discussed in Geneva on 27 October as part of the second cycle of the Universal Periodic Review. Della Vedova was speaking today, […]
Read moreItaly is assessing “forms of support for the efforts,includingmilitary,” of the Iraqi Kurdistan government.The statement came from Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini in an interview for “Radio Anch’io” on Radio Uno.Together with our principal European partnersweare assessing “the most effective forms” of stopping ISIS. “The immediate need”, the minister continued, “is to stop the […]
Read moreMinister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini considers fundamental and urgent the mobilisation of the entire international community in the protection of Christian and Yazidi minorities in northern Iraq. “We must protect Iraqi civilians and, in particular, the Christians and Yazidi being persecuted by ISIS”, she said, “and support the Kurdish Peshmerga militias in halting the […]
Read morePistelli: «È stato decisivo l`aver trattato il Sudan da pari a pari» L`incontro con Francesco: «Al solo preannuncio si è illuminata» di Luca Liverani “Non devo certo essere io a descrivere il carattere umano straordinario di papa Francesco e il contatto che riesce subito a instaurare. E l`incontro di Meriam è stato bello, molto intenso. […]
Read moreThe young Christian woman detained in Khartoum after being condemned to death for apostasy, is now free and has arrived with her two children in Rome on a flight provided by the Prime Minister’s Office, accompanied by Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli, who has been following the Sudanese woman’s case at length. She was received […]
Read more“We insist at least on a humanitarian ceasefire in the coming hours”, said Minister Federica Mogherini during a press conference at the foreign ministry that followed a meeting with New York Mayor Bill de Blasio. “There is a proposal on the table that calls for an immediate ceasefire and the launch of negotiations, with elements […]
Read moreMinister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini urged the parties to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict to halt the shelling. “With each passing hour the number of dead and wounded rises as the shelling destroys homes and public buildings. We have also learned that the Um el Nasser Child Center, which the Italian Cooperation contributed to opening, has […]
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