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Diritti Umani

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

Il ministro degli Esteri, Federica Mogherini, ha ricevuto oggi alla Farnesina una delegazione di Amnesty International Italia guidata dal presidente Antonio Marchesi e dal direttore Gianni Rufini. Nell’incontro, il ministro ha condiviso la necessità di una politica estera in grado di prevenire i conflitti e intervenire sulle cause della povertà, non solo per cercare di […]

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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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18 March 2014
No decision to abandon G8 – Concern over fate of Venezuela and its Italians, Ambassador summoned

The situation in Crimea and Ukraine, the crisis in Venezuela, relations with Lebanon and Italy’s commitment in Afghanistan. These were the main topics addressed during Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini’s address to the Chamber and Senate Foreign Affairs Committees today. Minister Mogherini reiterated that “the annexation of Crimea is a grave deterioration in the crisis and […]

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Press Releases
4 March 2014
Della Vedova a Panel Onu su flussi immigrazione

Il Sottosegretario agli Affari Esteri Della Vedova ha partecipato al Panel di alto livello dedicato alla protezione dei diritti umani dei migranti, organizzato a Ginevra nell’ambito della sessione del Consiglio dei Diritti Umani, su iniziativa del gruppo africano alle Nazioni Unite. La grande maggioranza dei flussi migratori via mare si dirige verso l’Italia: 43.000 arrivi […]

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Press Releases
4 March 2014
Della Vedova a Panel Onu su flussi immigrazione

The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, has attended a high-level Panel on the protection of migrants’ human rights organised during the Human Rights Council in Geneva. The event was organised at the initiative of the African group at the United Nations. The great majority of migratory flows by sea is directed […]

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Press Releases
4 March 2014
Seven refugees from Camp Hurriya (formerly Camp Ashraf) received by Italy

As part of the humanitarian effort by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs together with the Ministry for Home Affairs, 7 Iranian refugees arrived in Italy today from Camp Hurriya, in Iraq. Their arrival in our country is a response to the numerous appeals by the United Nations to find an agreed solution, one that is […]

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