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Diritti Umani

Interviews
27 January 2012
Boniver:« Riflettori puntati su un’area in fermento». (Lab il Socialista)

Sono molti i profondi mutamenti, spesso veri e propri sconvolgimenti, che hanno investito lo scorso anno il Nord-Africa, le cui conseguenze pratiche e dirette che riguardano specialmente l’intera comunità europea, iniziano ad emergere, visti i riflessi al di fuori dei confini nazionali delle vicende di quei paesi interessati da una vera e propria ondata di […]

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Press Releases
26 January 2012
Minister Terzi’s message for Holocaust Memorial Day

“In the face of absolute evil, remembrance is a duty. The Italian Parliament, one of the first in Europe, has made this day a solemn occasion for public reflection on a dark time in our history. To honour the victims of the atrocious Nazi-Fascist barbarity. And to pay homage to the many men and women […]

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Press Releases
24 January 2012
Minister Terzi’s condolences on the death of Cuban dissident Wilmar Villar Mendoza

“The tragic result of the hunger strike by Cuban dissident Wilmar Villar Mendoza is cause for deep sadness and we extends our condolences”. Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi added that he wanted “to understand the entire affair more deeply, particularly the reasons for its tragic conclusion”. “In light of this dramatic episode – Terzi […]

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In detail
20 January 2012
Cooperation: project in Djibouti for maternal and infant health

The Italian Cooperation is starting up a new project in Djibouti, with the approval of €2.2 million in funding for the promotion of maternal-infant healthcare, with special emphasis on the issue of female genital mutilation. The programme, now in its launching stage, will train approximately 300 public socio-healthcare workers over a three-year period, with the […]

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In detail
18 January 2012
Libya – Italy’s focus is on training police forces, says Terzi

Italy considers it essential to concentrate on the training of police forces in Libya, in compliance with international conventions. This was Minister Giulio Terzi’s assertion during a report he made with defence minister Di Paola on Italy’s participation in international missions before the joint parliamentary foreign and defence committees. After the successful NATO operation in […]

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Press Releases
17 January 2012
Minister Terzi meets with new FAO Director General José Graziano da Silva

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi received new FAO Director General José Graziano da Silva at the foreign ministry in Rome today.The meeting offered an opportunity to review concerns such as food security and price increases. The minister underscored Italy’s “preferred relationship” with the nucleus of United Nations agencies headquartered in Rome, FAO in particular, […]

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In detail
12 January 2012
Bulgaria: architectural model-making, exhibition on the theme of tolerance

Six million burnt matches and 17 years went into the construction of a model of the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Rila, Bulgaria’s most important and famous: and this is only one of many attractions offered by an architectural model exhibition entitled “Tolerance: a beacon for faith and life” that opened at the national archaeological museum […]

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Interviews
12 January 2012
Boniver: «Pronta a strappare Rossella ai predoni» (Nuova Sardegna)

ROMA. «Sono pronta a partire in qualsiasi momento per strappare Rossella ai predoni del deserto». Margherita Boniver ha appena ricevuto dal ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi, a titolo onorifico, due incarichi in ambiti di particolare rilevanza strategica per l’attività della Farnesina e per la proiezione internazionale del Paese: Inviato speciale per le emergenze umanitarie. Il […]

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Interviews
12 January 2012
“An Italian human rights Authority”, says Terzi (Avvenire)

Defending human rights is not just an ethical commitment: it also responds to our security needs. All too often, from the Balkans to the Mediterranean, we have seen that manifest human rights violations are a source of destabilisation and conflict. It is no mere chance that Italy has taken on an increasingly high-profile role over […]

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10 January 2012
COOPERAZIONE: Afghanistan, giovani imprenditrici crescono, grazie all’Italia (in translation)

Oltre 5700 donne coinvolte, corsi di alfabetizzazione associata all’avvio di attività tradizionali,istituzione dicentri di formazione al Dipartimento degli Affari Femminili di Baghlan e al Women Garden di Kabul. Sono tra i più importanti risultati del progetto di formazione professionale e imprenditoria femminile, finanziato in Afghanistan dalla Cooperazione italiana e che si concluderà ufficialmente a marzo […]

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