Diritti Umani

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28 June 2012

Syria – new UN initiatives – Annan proposes transitional government, meeting in Geneva

Kofi Annan has redoubled his efforts to avert civil war in Syria where, according to a UN inquiry commission, battles are “increasingly militarised”, with weapons being replenished on both sides. The UN Special Envoy has proposed the institution of a transitional government in Syria made up of supporters of Bashar al-Assad and members of the […]

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Press Releases

28 June 2012

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Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi called “disturbing and absolutely unacceptable” anti-Semitic statements by Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi two days ago in Teheran during a conference on drug trafficking organized by the United Nations and the Iranian authorities for the International Day against Drug Abuse. “Such uncustomary statements concern us and we […]

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27 June 2012

Italy for the Mediterranean, information and development

The Mediterranean is a mirror for many of our problems – the Arab spring was not followed by a happy summer – and Rome has a pivotal place in this picture as a link between north and south. The seminar “Italy for the Mediterranean region – information and development” opened at the foreign ministry in […]

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27 June 2012

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Bianca Pomeranzi was elected to the Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) with 132 votes. “The election of an Italian to CEDAW is a major acknowledgement of our country’s dedication to the promotion of gender equality and to countering every form of abuse and discrimination of women”. Minister Terzi commented on the […]

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26 June 2012

Crimes against Christians: De Mistura urges synergy between diplomacy and civil society

The struggle against hatred of Christians in the world and the role of the civil society, are the focus of a workshop organised on 26 and 17 June at the foreign ministry in Rome by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights. Speaking at the opening session, Under-Secretary Staffan De Mistura recalled Italy’s […]

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26 June 2012

Terzi: Strong EU convergence on defence of religious freedom

Italy’s reflections on religious freedom and the defence of Christian minorities met with “strong convergence and support” from the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg, according to Minister Giulio Terzi, who reported that “many colleagues referred in their speeches to the recent massacres in Nigeria and Christians’ forced exodus” from various parts of the […]

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26 June 2012

EU Foreign Affairs Council – Syria: new sanctions against the regime

The EU foreign ministers approved a new package of sanctions against Syria. The decision was taken in the course of a meeting in Luxembourg in which Minister Giulio Terzi participated. The Syrian crisis was among the prominent themes of the debate, along with Egypt’s democratic transition and violence against Christians. Syrian’s unacceptable downing of a […]

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25 June 2012

EU Foreign Affairs Council – Syria: new sanctions against the regime

The EU foreign ministers approved a new package of sanctions against Syria. The decision was made during the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg, in which Giulio Terzi is also participating. The Syrian crisis is one of the topics of debate, which include the Egyptian democratic transition, Iranian nuclear programme and violence against Christians. Syria: more […]

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22 June 2012

Rome: a Religious Freedom Observatory in Italy

Following the lead of the United States, Canada and other countries, Italy too plans to set up an Observatory on Religious Freedom to monitor and combat violations of religious freedom around the world, beginning with the areas at risk where religious minorities are being persecuted. The initiative will be presented on 28 June in Rome […]

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Speeches

20 June 2012

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(valid only the actual speech delivered) Presidente Dini, Presidente Stefani, Onorevoli Senatori e Onorevoli Deputati, l’impegno dell’Italia verso il Continente africano e in particolare l’Africa sub-sahariana è una costante della nostra politica estera, non solo per le tematiche dello sviluppo, ma anche per gli aspetti di governance mondiale, di sicurezza e di incremento dei rapporti […]

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20 June 2012

Africa: Terzi, nuova frontiera della politica estera (in translation)

L’Africa rappresenta “la nuova frontiera su cui lavorare per la nostra politica estera”. Lo ha detto il ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi in audizione alle Commissioni Esteri di Camera e Senato riunite a Palazzo Madama. Con la “cresciuta consapevolezza che il continente può essere un grande protagonista” sullo scenario internazionale, ha spiegato Terzi, bisogna tenere […]

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19 June 2012

Syria: Obama and Putin meet at G20 in Mexico

The crisis in Syria was the main focus of a face-to-face meeting between Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin as both attended the G20 summit in Los Cabos Mexico. Whether this meeting has helped to bridge the divide in their positions on Syria will only be made clear through what comes out of the UN Security […]

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