Diritti Umani

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13 March 2012

Human Rights must be asserted to ensure international security, says Terzi

“By asserting human rights, democracy and rule of law we can more effectively combat the deep sources of threat to international security”. This was Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi’s message – read by Under-Secretary Marta Dassù – at the opening of the second cycle of encounters with students at the foreign ministry on the […]

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12 March 2012

Human Rights: Italian foreign policy priority and EU security policy guide, Terzi says

Minister Giulio Terzi will inaugurate the second cycle of meetings on the theme “Human Rights: from Theory to Practice” for the Education students of Rome’s main universities (Sapienza, Tor Vergata, Roma Tre, Luiss, S.Pio V, and LUMSA) on Tuesday 13 March. Illustrating the conclusions of the informal EU foreign ministers meeting in Copenhagen, the minister […]

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9 March 2012

WATER: A right (not yet) universal

The planet is increasingly short of water and crowded with people, and “it’s time for solutions” that will ensure the universal right to “blue gold”. The route to achieving this objective will be the focus of the 6th World Water Forum, a non-governmental organisation created in 1996 and scheduled to be held this year from […]

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8 March 2012

The Foreign Ministry’s commitment on behalf of women

Today, 8 March, International Women’s Day, Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi has reiterated “the Ministry’s complete and utter commitment to protecting and promoting the rights of women throughout the world” Terzi underscored Italy’s long-standing commitment on these issues. “Since 1985 we have been party to the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination […]

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Press Releases

7 March 2012

Italy’s commitment to protect and promote women’s rights

“I wish, in the name of the men and women of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to restate the Ministry’s complete and utter commitment to protecting and promoting the rights of women throughout the world”. Speaking was Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, on the eve of International Women’s Day. “Sadly, we have to acknowledge that today, […]

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1 March 2012

Genital mutilation – Angelique Kidjo gives a concert for women at the UN sponsored by Italy

Extraordinary meeting at the United Nations, but for one evening it was music instead of policy to take centre stage in the General Assembly. The audience of guests and diplomats from the 193 Member Countries were treated to the energy of Benin-born signer Angelique Kidjo. Grammy Award winner and Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF, Kidjo alternated […]

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Press Releases

1 March 2012

Minister Terzi applauds approval of the UN Human Rights Council resolution on Syria

“We fully identify with this firm condemnation of the Syrian regime’s unacceptable and spreading human rights violations, and with the emphasis placed on the dramatic humanitarian crisis that is the painful consequence of that repression”. This was Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi’s statement following approval in Geneva of a UN Human Rights Council resolution […]

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1 March 2012

HUMAN RIGHTS: UN condemns Syria, Terzi on Italy’s “solidarity with the Syrian people”

The United Nations Human Rights Council condemned the brutal repression in Syria. In a resolution approved in Geneva, and supported by Italy, the Council condemned Syrian authorities’ human rights violations and urged access by relief organisations to the civilian populations affected. The resolution, vetoed by Russia, China and Cuba, was promoted by Turkey, Qatar, Kuwait […]

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Interviews

1 March 2012

Terzi: «Mediterranean, a proving ground for dialogue» (Famiglia Cristiana)

Flying at 9,000 metres over the Mediterranean aboard an Air Force Falcon 900, Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata speaks with Famiglia Christiana about some of the main current international events. His packed calendar of commitments has recently included a meeting in Rome of the 5+5 Mediterranean Dialogue Forum, then on to London […]

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28 February 2012

UN Human Rights: “Serious and spreading violations” in Syria. Italy backs resolution

The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva is examining a resolution, backed by Italy and promoted by Turkey, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, strongly condemning violations of fundamental freedoms by the Syrian authorities, and urging guaranteed access to humanitarian organisations to bring relief to the population of Homs and other areas affected. Italy is among […]

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27 February 2012

Human Rights: a pillar of Italian foreign policy, says Terzi

”The defence of human rights is a fundamental component of Italian foreign policy”, Minister Giulio Terzi said in his speech to the 19th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, citing Italy’s commitment to the defence of women and children against gender violence and female genital mutilation. “There is a close relationship between […]

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Speeches

27 February 2012

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(valid only the actual speech delivered) Madame President and High Commissioner, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Today, more than ever, human rights have acquired an operational dimension. If the ethics of rights is undermined, the social balance is threatened: large-scale violations of the fundamental freedoms create instability and provoke conflicts. There is a close […]

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