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30 November 2012
Human rights: Italy determined to combat sexual abuse of children, says Terzi

Italy is “united in its determination to combat the sexual exploitation and abuse of children”. The point was underscored by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi as he opened the second day of the international conference on “The Role of International Cooperation in combating sexual violence against children”. Also attending the conference were the Ministers for Welfare, […]

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29 November 2012
Sexual violence against children – Conference at the Farnesina. International initiatives must be placed on a systematic footing, says Belloni

The battle against sexual violence against children must be placed on a systematic footing by exchanging experiences and coordinating initiatives at the international level. That is the goal of the conference opened this morning at the Foreign Ministry in Rome. The conference is promoted by Italian Development Cooperation, in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice, […]

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27 November 2012
Children’s rights: Senseless violations, even in the 21st century, says Terzi

“Violations of children’s right to education, to health, to assistance, and to a life free from discrimination. It is truly senseless that certain things are still happening in the 21st century”. The point was underscored by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi in a video-message to the World Forum for Child Welfare currently taking place in Naples. […]

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27 November 2012
Yemen: Managing migration flows, training courses in Italy

A course on migration-flow management for officials from Yemen, which each year sees over 100,000 immigrants arrive from the Horn of Africa, is now under way in Rome. The project, promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and organised by SudgestAid with the collaboration of Ancitel, envisages an information-register office system to improve refugee and […]

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26 November 2012
UN: adoption at committee stage of the Resolution against female genital mutilation is an important advance. We must now continue our efforts until the battle is won

“A reason for special satisfaction for Italy and an important step forwards in a campaign for civility that must be continued until the battle is won”. These were Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi’s words on learning of the adoption, just minutes ago in New York, of the Resolution on intensifying the global effort to eliminate female […]

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24 November 2012
Dettaglio comunicato

“L’impegno per contrastare tutte le forme di violenza che continuano a colpire milioni di donne nel mondo è una priorità assoluta dell’ azione internazionale dell’ Italia. La promozione dei diritti delle donne è un valore assoluto ed un parametro di civiltà e continueremo a lavorare affinché la tutela delle donne sia sempre di più al […]

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23 November 2012
Joint Italy-PNA Committee – Terzi: comprehensive strengthened collaboration, confident about Gaza

The first meeting of the Joint Italo-Palestinian Ministerial Committee, held at the foreign ministry in Rome, “defined the comprehensive impetus we wish to give, with the emphasis on economic collaboration and the creation of partnerships between firms”, commented Minister Giulio Terzi at the end of a meeting with his Palestinian colleague Riyad Malki during bilateral […]

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22 November 2012
Italy-Argentina: boosting parliamentary diplomacy

The “First Parliamentary Day for Italo-Argentine Friendship and Integration”, held on 16 November in Buenos Aires, was organised by a group of Italian MPs and intended as a way to more deeply analyse Italo-Argentine relations with a view to boosting the role of parliamentary diplomacy. Read more, in Italian.

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21 November 2012
Ceasefire called in Gaza; major step toward solution to the crisis, says Terzi

Commenting from Paris on the news of the agreement on a ceasefire in Gaza, Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, presently accompanying the President of the Republic on a State visit to France, said he was “very pleased with this agreement, a major step toward a solution to the crisis”. “This achievement”, Terzi underscored, “is […]

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21 November 2012
Gaza: Italy and France appeal for truce – We are working toward dialogue aimed at peace, says Terzi

Italy is insisting on a ceasefire between Israelis and Palestinians. Giorgio Napolitano and Francois Hollande launched a joint appeal from Paris for a truce in Gaza. Napolitano, in particular, reiterated the “firmest condemnation of terrorism”, expressing “solidarity with Israel, which feels brutally attacked, and with the victims” of Gaza. Containing the escalating violence France and […]

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