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Press Releases
17 September 2021
Note of the Foreign Ministry – Establishment of the National Commission for the Study of International Humanitarian Law

The National Commission for the Study and Development of International Humanitarian Law has been established by Decree. The Commission made up of representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Defence and the Italian Red Cross, has the institutional tasks of contributing to the study of […]

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Press Releases
16 September 2021
New Italian sites registered as part of UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves

Italy’s extraordinary natural heritage has received two new and prestigious recognitions from UNESCO. This afternoon, the 33rd Session of the International Coordinating Council of UNESCO’s ‘Man and the Biosphere’ Programme (ICC-MAB) decreed the recognition and inclusion of the ‘Monte Grappa’ site in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, bringing the number of registered Italian Biosphere […]

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Press Releases
13 September 2021
FOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Notice for contributions to private entities for the purpose of peacekeeping, international security and humanitarian projects: webinar for information on the Balkans Call for Proposals

The Directorate General for the European Union (DGEU) of the Foreign Ministry has launched a notice for the provision of grants to Italian and foreign private entities for purposes related to peacekeeping, international security and the implementation of humanitarian projects in the Western Balkans. All the information needed to take part in the call, which […]

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Events
10 September 2021
Exhibition of Congolese artists, a tribute to Ambassador Attanasio

An exhibition of works by Congolese artists paying tribute to Ambassador Luca Attanasio will open in Milan on 14 September. “Trois auteurs d’Histoire: Nelson Makengo, Georges Senga, Pamela Tulizo” is a project by ArtNoble Gallery, curated by Angelica Litta Modignani and realised in collaboration with the independent Congolese cultural association Picha and with the patronage […]

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Diplomatic Network
10 September 2021
Zambia’s Stand at the MACFRUT show in Rimini

The commitment of the Italian Embassy in Lusaka, with the support of ICE-Agency for the promotion abroad and the internationalisation of Italian companies, continues to strengthen ties between Italy and Zambia in the agri-food and fruit and vegetable sectors. A partnership that once again saw the attendance (for the fourth time) of a Zambian stand […]

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Press Releases
8 September 2021
Donation of vaccines via the COVAX Facility

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Italy has been among the first countries to support the importance of equal and universal access to vaccines, treatments and tests for COVID-19, based on a principle of international solidarity according to which no one will be safe until everyone is safe. Only through international cooperation and the strengthening […]

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Press Releases
6 September 2021
FOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Coup d’etat in Conakry, Guinea

“Italy is following the latest events in Guinea with concern, expresses its firm condemnation of any attempt to subvert the constitutional order by force, and calls on all parties to participate in an inclusive dialogue for the prompt restoration of constitutional legality.”

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Press Releases
31 August 2021
Foreign Ministry Note – First meeting of the Steering Committee for the “Italian Plan for the Afghan people”

The first meeting of the Steering Committee for the “Italian Plan for the Afghan People”, launched by Minister Di Maio, was held today at the Foreign Ministry, in hybrid format. The meeting was attended by officials from the Prime Minister’s Office and the Interior, Defence, Health, Education, University and Research, Labour and Social Policies, and […]

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Press Releases
29 August 2021
Joint Statement on Afghanistan Evacuation Travel Assurances

The text of the following statement was released initially by the Governments of the United States of America, Albania, Australia, Belgium, Belize, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Canada, Central African Republic, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Estonia, Eswatini, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, […]

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