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Press Releases
17 March 2022
Sereni a Commissione ONU sulla condizione femminile: “Donne sono un potente fattore di cambiamento”

“Le donne e le ragazze sono un potente fattore di cambiamento; l’istruzione uno strumento chiave per rendere il loro ruolo sempre più importante, tuttavia, come conseguenza della pandemia, ma anche dell’aumento dei conflitti armati e delle relative crisi umanitarie, oggi si assiste a una progressiva erosione dei progressi finora registrati nel campo dell’istruzione femminile”. Lo […]

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Press Releases
10 March 2022
Crisis in Ukraine. Contribution from Italian Cooperation

Italy will contribute to the international humanitarian response to the Ukraine crisis with 25 million euro. The Italian funding was approved yesterday, 10 March 2022, by Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Marina Sereni. It responds to the appeals from the United Nations system and the international Red Cross movement following the deterioration in the humanitarian […]

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In detail
8 March 2022
The Farnesina acts for the protection of minors in Ukraine

The Farnesina continues its action to protect minors in Ukraine, especially orphans in conflict areas. The coordination group on Ukrainian minors, launched last week and chaired by Minister Bonetti with the participation of Minister Di Maio and Deputy Minister Sereni, was established to reach a more effective collaboration among the institutions and many organizations of […]

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Press Releases
7 March 2022
Telephone conversation between Minister Di Maio and the Secretary General of the United Nations

Last evening, Minister Di Maio had a cordial telephone conversation with the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, focused on the Ukrainian crisis and on reaffirming the pivotal points in Italy’s stand. The minister assured Italy’s full support for UN initiatives and actions, especially humanitarian efforts, stressing the priority need of a truce […]

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2 March 2022
Ukraine. Della Vedova: Community of Democracies expresses solidarity for the people suffering the aggression and for protesting Russians

“The Russian Federation’s unjustified and unprovoked military aggression against Ukraine is a patent and defiant violation of the most basic principles of international law, of Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty and of fundamental humanitarian rules and principles,” said Undersecretary Benedetto Della Vedova at the extraordinary meeting on the Ukrainian crisis convened by the Governing Council […]

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Diplomatic Network
8 February 2022
Dakar, Ambassador De Vito summons UN Italian personnel

In order to promote dialogue on the regional situation in the Sahel, exchange relevant information and contacts and analyse the ongoing projects, Italy’s Ambassador in Dakar, Giovanni Umberto De Vito, has summoned over 50 Italian officials working at the Dakar-based offices of the United Nations and of other international organisations. The meeting – which addressed, […]

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Press Releases
7 February 2022
Meeting between Minister Di Maio and Stephanie Williams, the Special Adviser on Libya to the Secretary-General of the United Nations

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a cordial meeting this morning with Stephanie Williams, the Special Adviser on Libya to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Their discussion focused on their shared views on the political situation in Libya and Italy’s full support for the United Nations Support Mission […]

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Press Releases
6 February 2022
6 February: International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

200 million: this is the number of women and girls that the United Nations estimates have been subjected to the brutal practice of female genital mutilation and that, in the last two years, because of the Covid-19 pandemic, has continued to rise. Female genital mutilations are an aberrant and unhuman practice that seriously violates women’s […]

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Press Releases
13 January 2022
Italy condemns the latest ballistic missile launches by the DPRK

Italy condemns the latest ballistic missile launches by the DPRK, which occurred on 5 and 11 of January. Such illegal activities undermine regional and international peace and security and are a matter of grave concern. We urge the DPRK to refrain from further provocations and to take concrete steps towards a complete, verifiable and irreversible […]

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Diplomatic Network
31 December 2021
Italy donates vaccines to the Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Health as part of the COVAX programme

A shipment of Covid vaccines donated by Italy and Germany, in collaboration with WHO and UNICEF, has been delivered to the Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Health. The donation was made as part of the COVAX (Covid-19-Vaccine Global Access Facility) programme, an international initiative, supported by the United Nations, to ensure access to and fair and […]

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