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Press Releases
15 December 2020
70th Anniversary of the UNHCR

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, joins the celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) emphasising that: “Since the early days of the Geneva-based organization, Italy has supported the protection of refugees and displaced and stateless persons as a prerequisite for building a […]

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Events
9 December 2020
Convention: UN Action and Human Rights

On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day, a Convention will be held on 10 and 11 December on UN Action to Promote and Defend Human Rights on the Organisation’s 75th anniversary. The Convention is organised by SIOI UNA-Italy, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), and Messina University. […]

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Diplomatic Network
9 December 2020
Accordi di Parigi, due eventi virtuali per il V anniversario

L’Ambasciata d’Italia presso la Santa Sede, in collaborazione con le Ambasciate del Regno Unito e della Francia presso la Santa Sede, ospiterà questa settimana due eventi virtuali per celebrare il quinto anniversario degli Accordi di Parigi e il Climate Ambition Summit del 12 dicembre 2020, in vista degli eventi preparatori della COP26, che si svolgeranno […]

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Press Releases
9 December 2020
Vice Minister Del Re. Italy increases its contribution to the UN Fund for Humanitarian Crises

The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, spoke at the Annual Conference of the Donors to the United Nations’ “Central Emergency Response Fund” (CERF). The event was opened by United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, and moderated by the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief, Mark Lowcock. […]

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In detail
4 December 2020
L’Italia in prima linea per i diritti umani

Con Michela Carboniero – Capo dell’ufficio Diritti umani alla Farnesina – parliamo dell’impegno messo in campo dal nostro Paese a Ginevra, dove ha sede il Consiglio dei Diritti Umani, organo dell’ONU in cui l’Italia è presente e fa sentire la propria voce. Fabrizio Petri, Presidente del Comitato Interministeriale per i Diritti Umani, ci racconta come l’organismo che presiede produce i […]

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Press Releases
3 December 2020
Vice Minister Del Re at the UN. Women and the youth essential for peace in Somalia

Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re took part, via video conference, in the meeting of the UN’s Peacebuilding Commission for Somalia. The meeting, in which the Prime Minister and Minister of Woman and Human Rights Ibrahim also took part, was carried out on the vigil of the upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections. In this regard, the […]

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In detail
1 December 2020
Agenda 2030, l’impegno dell’Italia per un mondo a fame zero

Nel 2015 i Paesi dell’Onu, Italia compresa, si sono proposti di raggiungere entro il 2030 una serie di obiettivi per lo sviluppo sostenibile ma la pandemia ha rallentato il percorso verso il loro raggiungimento. Facciamo il punto con Enrico Giovannini, portavoce dell’Asvis, con Daniela Fatarella, Direttrice Save the Children e con l’Ambasciatore Giorgio Marrapodi, Direttore Generale per […]

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Press Releases
27 November 2020
Di Stefano chairs the “Energy, Environment, Climate” steering committee

Today, a meeting of the interdepartmental “Energy, Environment and Climate” steering committee was held, by tele conference, chaired by Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano, attended by representatives of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Ministry for Economic Development, Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Defence, Italian Permanent Representation to the European Union and the G20 […]

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Press Releases
27 November 2020
Del Re at MED 2020: mitigate the effects of the pandemic on the food chain

The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, opened the “Health-Nutrition-Agriculture Nexus” Forum, organised as part of the Rome Med (Mediterranean Dialogues) 2020 Conference.    “The Covid-19 pandemic put the food chain under unprecedented pressure, which is rather worrying if one considers that the food sector is one of the most important […]

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Press Releases
25 November 2020
Del Re. 2030 agenda and Paris agreement are the pillars for recovery

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, spoke at “Codeway – Cooperation and Development Expo”, a virtual event created and organised by Fiera Roma on the issue of development cooperation at the time of the pandemic.  “The pandemic continues to profoundly impact not just health but the economy and well-being of billions of people around the world. For the first time in twenty years the crisis triggered by the […]

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Press Releases
25 November 2020
25 November: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Italy rejects any form of discrimination and violence against women and girls, and reiterates its commitment against this unacceptable phenomenon, which is also a serious impediment to attaining gender equality and effective enjoyment of women’s rights. Since this is a priority action in Italy foreign policy, the Foreign Ministry pursues the goal of eliminating all […]

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