“This latest in a long series of killings has shaken all of us, and I most firmly condemn it”, was Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi’s reaction to the news this morning of an attack on the Catholic Cathedral of St. John in northeast Nigeria that left many dead and wounded in its wake. Terzi […]
Read moreThe Italian Government has confirmed its commitment to “respond to the humanitarian emergency and foster a political solution to the Syrian crisis”. The point was made by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi at the close of a meeting at the Farnesina with the President of the Syrian National Council (SNC), Abdulbaset Sieda. Terzi added that the […]
Read moreItaly is working on behalf of children and combating child mortality throughout the world. Our country has jointed UNICEF’s “A Promise Renewed” project to become the 128th country making a renewed effort to hasten the decline of child and maternal mortality. A further aim is to help even more countries achieve the Millennium Development Goals […]
Read more“Italy considers the protection and promotion of the fundamental rights to be an essential part of its foreign policy […] because wholesale violations of human rights create instability and give rise to conflicts, and conflicts crush people’s dignity underfoot”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, presenting the Italian Human Rights Yearbook 2012 […]
Read moreL’Italia dalla parte dei bambini contro la mortalità infantile nel mondo: il nostro Paese ha aderito all’iniziativa dell’Unicef “A Promise Renewed”, diventando il 128esimo Paese a impegnarsi con rinnovato sforzo per accelerare il declino della mortalità infantile e materna e aiutare ancora più Paesi a raggiungere gli obiettivi di sviluppo del Millennio entro il 2015. […]
Read more(Please check against text as delivered) Presidente Pietro Marcenaro, Professor Marco Mascia, Professori e cari studenti,Signore e Signori, Sono molto lieto di darvi il benvenuto alla Farnesina in occasione della presentazione dell’edizione 2012 de “L’Annuario Italiano dei Diritti Umani”, pubblicato del Centro interdipartimentale sui diritti umani istituito dall’Università di Padova nel 1982. La presentazione di […]
Read moreI jihadisti hanno cercato l’occasione per rientrare in gioco e provare a “scippare” i risultati delle rivolte che hanno segnato la “Primavera araba”. Non dobbiamo cadere nella loro trappola: l’Europa deve rafforzare il sostegno alle leadership di quei Paesi, come l’Egitto, la Tunisia, la Libia, che hanno avviato un processo di stabilizzazione democratica». A sostenerlo […]
Read more“Our embassies are in a safe position”, said Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, speaking today on the Uno Mattina programme and referring to the anti-Islam film on Mohammad that is deemed to be blasphemous. “However”, added the Minister, “we are exercising the maximum surveillance”. “Our embassies are in a safe situation” Terzi explained that “we have […]
Read moreMargherita Boniver, Minister Terzi’s Special Envoy for humanitarian emergencies, is preparing to leave for a 4-day mission to Lebanon and Jordan. In Beirut, she will be meeting members of the Lebanese government and representatives of Lebanese and international humanitarian agencies. She will also be visiting regions in northern Lebanon with a large presence of Syrian […]
Read more(fa fede soltanto il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Vice-Presidente della Camera dei Deputati, Maurizio Lupi, Assistant Secretary General delle Nazioni Unite, Thomas Stelzer, Onorevoli Presidenti, Deputati e Senatori, Signore e Signori, sono lieto di rivolgermi a questa assemblea di parlamentari provenienti da tutto il mondo, nella giornata internazionale della democrazia e nella sessione conclusiva di questa […]
Read moreThe support of Italy, Europe and the international community for the democratic transition processes taking place in the Arab Spring countries and collaboration in combating the trafficking of human beings in the Mediterranean. These were the main issues on the agenda for the talks at the Farnesina this morning, 13 September 2012, between Foreign Minister […]
Read more“The cruel stories of the desaparecidos only intensifies our desire for justice. Not to pursue vendettas, but to uncover the truth, punish those guilty of crimes against humanity, keep the memory of the victims alive, and facilitate the reconciliation process”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi in his closing address to a […]
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