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4 October 2013

Growth Diplomacy – Expo 2015: a new start for resources use, says Bonino

Speaking before dozens of delegates at the Lingotto (Turin) Expo International Participants Meeting, Minister Emma Bonino expressed the hope that Expo 2015 “will not be remembered for the skyscrapers and all the rest, but as a new start for many countries in the better management and use of the Earth and its resources”, asserting that […]

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Press Releases

4 October 2013

Bonino-Karti meeting – Press Release

Minister Bonino met today in Rome with Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sudan Ali Ahmed Karti. Their discussions focused on relations between Sudan and South Sudan. Minister Bonino expressed appreciation for the important steps made toward peace, which, she pointed out, “has a significant impact on the entire eastern Sahel region and the Horn of […]

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3 October 2013

Lampedusa shipwreck: deeply painful, an immense tragedy, says Bonino

Minister Emma Bonino expressed “pain and shock” at the news of the Lampedusa shipwreck, calling it “an immense tragedy”. “Rescuers arrived immediately”, Bonino underscored, “but the tragedy was worsened by the cold. They don’t know how to swim or which way to go”. The minister also pointed out that “the 400 migrants on another boat […]

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Press Releases

1 October 2013

Bonino, satisfied with re-election of Alessio Bruni as a member of the UN Committee against Torture

“It was with great satisfaction that I received the news of the re-election by the Assembly of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Torture, with 117 votes, of Italian expert Dr. Alessio Bruni to the Committee Against Torture for a second 4-year term. Bruni garnered more votes than any other candidate, and his […]

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Press Releases

1 October 2013

Freedom of religion: Bonino meets with the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch John X Yazigi

Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino met today in Rome with the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, John X Yazigi, who expressed his appreciation for the Minister’s frequent stances in favour of the rights of Christian minorities being persecuted in the Middle East, and particularly in Syria. Their talks centred on the conditions of the […]

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Interviews

30 September 2013

Giro: «Così le religioni possono cambiare il mondo» (Avvenire)

Mario Giro, oggi sottosegretario agli Esteri, è stato per molto tempo il responsabile degli affari internazionali della Comunità di Sant’Egidio. Porterà all’Incontro la sua esperienza di governo, in veste nuova. L’Incontro comincia a Roma mentre nel mondo c’è tanta violenza. La guerra è più forte della pace? Le religioni che si incontrano per dialogare e […]

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Interviews

30 September 2013

Giro: «Così le religioni possono cambiare il mondo» (Avvenire)

Mario Giro, oggi sottosegretario agli Esteri, è stato per molto tempo il responsabile degli affari internazionali della Comunità di Sant’Egidio. Porterà all’Incontro la sua esperienza di governo, in veste nuova. L’Incontro comincia a Roma mentre nel mondo c’è tanta violenza. La guerra è più forte della pace? Le religioni che si incontrano per dialogare e […]

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27 September 2013

Syria: Bonino, Italy willing to work with inspectors

Italy is willing to take part in the work of the international inspectors for the dismantling of the Syrian chemical weapons arsenal, according to Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino’s statement from the Italian mission to the UN on the draft UN resolution on Syrian chemical weapons approved yesterday by the five members of the […]

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27 September 2013

UN – Somalia: Bonino co-chairs IGAD Partners Forum meeting

Just a few days from the visit to Rome by Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Somalia is once again the focus of Italy’s foreign and international policy, in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The country was, more specifically, the focus of the ministerial meeting of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Partners Forum. […]

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Press Releases

26 September 2013

Approval of motion against gender-based violence in armed conflict. A signal that strengthens Italy’s commitment, says Bonino

“Today’s unanimous approval in the Senate of the motion on the elimination of gender-based violence in armed conflict is a signal that strengthens Italy’s commitment in the campaign against rape as a weapon of war”. This was Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s comment from the United Nations in New York, where she is engaged, alongside Prime […]

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26 September 2013

Un – 2014: a key year for Security Council reform, says Bonino

Next year will be a crucial and very busy year for the reform of the United Nations Security Council, in the run-up to 2015 and the UN’s 70th anniversary. A year when the pace will be stepped up to modernise the UN’s highest political body. The point was underscored by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino at […]

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25 September 2013

Syria: confidence for Geneva 2, says Bonino

A date for a conference on Syria, the “Geneva 2” conference, could be set in the next few days. The announcement was made by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, who is in New York for the 68th United Nations General Assembly. She underscored, however, that numerous difficulties still need to be overcome. “I remain confident and […]

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