Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will be meeting the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Amina J. Mohammed. At the end of the meeting, they will be issuing joint statements.
Read moreThe meeting of the Special Envoys for Afghanistan from Europe (Italy, France, Germany, Norway, United Kingdom) and the United States took place on 22 July at the Foreign Ministry, opened by Deputy Minister Di Stefano. The NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, a representative of the UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the Qatari Special […]
Read more“The pandemic has provided a demonstration of how essential justice, peace and inclusion are the pillars underpinning SDG 16, one of the most important Sustainable Development Goals enshrined by the UN.” Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Marina Sereni stated this in a video intervention at the High-Level Political Forum for Sustainable Development promoted by the […]
Read moreThe Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, participated in the launch event of the five-year strategy of the Equal Rights Coalition (ERC). The Coalition is an international cooperation platform, joined by 42 States, created in 2016 with the aim of protecting and promoting the rights of LGBTI people worldwide. Italy […]
Read moreVice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Marina Sereni and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Achim Steiner met today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the meeting, which took place just a few days before the G20 foreign-development ministerial meetings, Steiner thanked Sereni for Italy’s commitment to the organisation. He expressed deep […]
Read more“Global food systems have a crucial role to play in providing safe food to guarantee the right to food, while also promoting health care and decent incomes for those working in the food supply chain”. This what was stated by the Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, speaking at the Independent […]
Read moreOn 7 June 2021, in New York, Italy was elected as a member of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ESCOSOC) for the 2022-2024 three-year term, with 175 votes out of 182 voting countries. This was the best result ever achieved by a Western Group country in this electoral round. It confirms the very […]
Read moreVice Minister Sereni held talks, by videoconference, with the FAO Director General, Qu Dongyu. The talks focused on the G20 joint Foreign Affairs and Development Ministerial Meeting scheduled in Matera, on 29 June, and on the organisation of the pre-Summit meeting for the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit, which will be held in Rome, from 26 to 28 July. The Vice Minister […]
Read moreItaly warmly welcomes the renewal for another year of the mandate of the EU Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI by the UN Security Council, via the extension of Resolution 2292 of 2016. Pursuant to that Resolution, IRINI will be able to continue operating for compliance with the arms embargo on Libya, contributing concretely to the implementation […]
Read moreToday the World Health Assembly has adopted by consensus a resolution presented by Italy for the formal recognition of the Holy See’s status as a non-Member State Observer to the World Health Organisation. The resolution – co-sponsored by 70 countries from all geographic areas – provides for the Holy See’s status at the WHO to […]
Read moreOn the occasion of the 19th International Day of the UN Peacekeepers, Italy, the first contributor of Blue Helmets among Western countries and one of the main contributors to the budget of peace operations, reaffirms its commitment to ensure international peace and security under the aegis of the United Nations. This year, the Day is […]
Read moreOn 12 May, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio met UN Special Envoy for Libya Jan Kubiš at the Foreign Ministry. During the meeting, Italian support for UN action in Libya was confirmed. The talks also focused on the institutional transition and the importance of the electoral calendar. Finally, the central […]
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