Diritti Umani

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15 May 2014

Syria: Mogherini supports referral to ICC – “Friends of Syria”: support for opposition, presidential elections “surreal”

Referral of Syria to the International Criminal Court, completion of the removal of Syrian chemical weapons, support for the moderate opposition and denunciation of the presidential elections planned for 3 June. These were the key points of the communiqué approved by the “Friends of Syria” ministerial meeting held in London on 15 May 2015 and […]

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Accreditation Notices

9 May 2014

NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO: Conferenza “Le persone LGBTI nella realtà odierna” (Farnesina, 16 maggio 2014)

A conference on “Being LGBTI in today’s world” will take place at the Farnesina on Friday 16 May from 9.30 to 18.30. The conference will be opened by the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova. The event will be divided into four panels: 9.45: The rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Transexual and Intersexed (LGBTI) […]

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8 May 2014

Nigeria – EU coordination for girls’ release, urges Mogherini

Proposal to be formalised at Monday’s Foreign Affairs Council: coordination needed, not a leading role for any one country “Our interest is not so much seeing any one country play a leading role, but results: the release of the girls abducted in Nigeria”. This was the comment by Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini, who will propose […]

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Press Releases

7 May 2014

Refugees: Mogherini meets UN High Commissioner Guterres

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini met the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, today. They both agreed on the need for the Italian government to keep asylum and migration policies high on its agenda. Minister Mogherini illustrated our country’s efforts to date, with assistance provided to over 30,000 migrants in these first few months […]

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Press Releases

7 May 2014

First meeting between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and senior representatives of international law organisations based in Italy

“Together for human rights, the rule of law and governance”. That is how the first meeting between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and senior representatives of the international law organisations based in Italy could be summed up. The meeting, which took place at the Farnesina, was chaired by Secretary General Michele Valensise. Under-Secretary Mario Giro […]

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Press Releases

5 May 2014

Nigeria: Mogherini, chiederò a Ue azione politica per liberazione studentesse

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini is seeking political action by the European Union to support the efforts to obtain the release of the abducted schoolgirls in Nigeria. “What strikes you most about the abduction of 280 schoolgirls from a boarding school in northern Nigeria in mid-April is the kidnappers’ determination to stand in the way of […]

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Press Releases

29 April 2014

Pena di morte: Mogherini, Egitto fermi esecuzioni. A Farnesina task-force per voto Onu su moratoria

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini received a delegation from Amnesty International Italia at the Farnesina today, 29 April 2014. The delegation was led by Antonio Marchesi, the Chair, and Gianni Rufini, Director. During the meeting, Minister Mogherini agreed on the need for a foreign policy that can prevent conflict and take action on the causes of […]

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16 April 2014

Childhood in Senegal – Development Cooperation-UNICEF project “Combating trafficking and the worst forms of child labour”

Trafficking, child labour and sexual exploitation. Childhood in Senegal is often violated by these abuses, which Italy and UNICEF are fighting with a prevention, recovery and protection project. February 2014 saw the end of stage 2 of the project: “Combating trafficking and the worst forms of child labour”. The initiative was funded by Italian Development […]

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Press Releases

7 April 2014

Central African Republic: Cooperation dispatches humanitarian aid

A flight will be dispatched tomorrow from the Orio al Serio Airport (Bergamo) to the Central African Republic by the Italian Cooperation, carrying aid to the population severely affected by the crisis under way. Responding to an appeal by Italian volunteer associations, the Directorate General for Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will […]

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7 April 2014

Lebanon: record refugees, resources at risk – Italy’s contribution to stability and security

According to UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres, the number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon has surpassed the one million mark. These in addition to the over one and a half million living in Syria’s neighbouring countries and the approximately 6.5 million internally displaced persons. “A disastrous record”, the Commissioner added, “aggravated by […]

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4 April 2014

International Day of Mine Awareness: Women in Action

At the Holy Spirit Hospital in Makeni, the biggest city in Sierra Leone’s northern province, Italian Development Cooperation is working to improve the health of the inhabitants of Bombali district. And that work includes providing surgical treatment for mine victims. From Africa to Asia: Italian Development Cooperation at work From Africa to Asia, Italian Development […]

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Press Releases

25 March 2014

Egypt: Farnesina appeals for revision of death sentence sentenze

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed deep concern over the sentencing to death by the criminal court of Minya in Egypt of 529 Muslim Brotherhood members. The ministry appealed to the Egyptian authorities to review the sentence and ensure all the accused a fair trial according to the rule of law.

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