Farnesina

Press Releases

19 September 2021

Evacuations of Italians from Kabul continue. Fourth Qatar Airways flight takes off

Evacuations continue from Kabul, where the fourth Qatar Airways flight to Doha has taken off today, carrying seven Italian nationals and family members. Italy continues to work in close contact and coordination with international partners to allow the repatriation of all those eligible. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has announced it.  

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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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Press Releases

13 September 2021

FOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Start of the 48th session of the Human Rights Council (13 September – 8 October)

Today marks the start of the 48th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC), the last regular session of Italy’s current three-year term as a member of the HRC (2019-2021). In 2018, Italy was elected as a member of the Council with broad support: 180 countries considered us qualified to sit on the United Nations’ […]

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Press Releases

13 September 2021

Migration Fund: the Foreign Ministry supports the UNHCR’s response to the Afghan crisis

As part of the national response to the Afghan crisis, a 1.5 million euro UNHCR project funded from the Migration Fund will begin on 15 September to prepare for the flow of Afghans who may find refuge in the countries of the region. The initiative will contribute to UNHCR’s emergency response to ensure the organisation’s preparedness to receive and […]

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Press Releases

13 September 2021

Inaugurazione della mostra “Un mirabile Inferno. Dante illustrato da Amos Nattini”

In occasione delle celebrazioni per il 700° anniversario della morte di Dante, il Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale presenta la mostra “Un mirabile Inferno. Dante illustrato da Amos Nattini”. L’esemplare della monumentale edizione, curata dall’artista genovese in oltre 20 anni di lavoro, conservato presso la biblioteca centrale della Farnesina, è costituito dai […]

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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

9 September 2021

International Day for the Protection of Education from Armed Attack (9 September 2021)

On the occasion of the International Day for the Protection of Education from Armed Attack, established in May 2020 by the United Nations General Assembly with a resolution also voted by our country, Italy strongly reiterates that education is a fundamental right of children that must always be guaranteed and protected, even in situations of […]

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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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