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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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Press Releases
24 November 2020
Del Re: peace negotiations, a decisive moment for Afghanistan

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, spoke at the 2020 Afghanistan Conference, a pledging conference co-hosted by the Governments of Afghanistan and Finland with the United Nations, to promote peace, prosperity and sustainable development in the country. “This is a decisive moment for Afghanistan: after decades of conflict and suffering, […]

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24 November 2020
Di Maio: satisfaction for Grandi’s renewal of mandate at UNHCR

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expressed great satisfaction with the renewal of Filippo Grandi’s mandate as UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for the January 2021 – June 2023 period.  “This renewal of mandate is a recognition of the excellent work carried out by Filippo Grandi in recent years and of his […]

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Press Releases
20 November 2020
World Children’s Day, Vice Minister Sereni opens the first “International Academic Week on the Protection of Children in Armed Conflict”

The celebration of the World Children’s Day was an opportunity to hold the first “International Academic Week on the Protection of Children in Armed Conflict”, organised by the “Universities Network for Children in Armed Conflicts” (UNCAC), with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. During the Week, a number of educational […]

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Press Releases
19 November 2020
Libya: Minister Di Maio holds talks with the UN Acting Special Representative Williams

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, held a telephone conversation today with the UN Acting Special Representative for Libya, Stephanie Williams. Minister Di Maio expressed satisfaction for the adoption of a Road Map, by the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, in view of the elections scheduled for 24 December 2021, confirming […]

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Press Releases
16 November 2020
Italy expresses satisfaction over the outcome of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum

The Libyan delegates attending the meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), in Tunis, have taken some important decisions. The definition of a roadmap “for the preliminary phase of a comprehensive solution” to the Libyan crisis and the creation of a new executive authority, representing all the regions of the Country and charged with […]

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16 November 2020
Del Re: “Italy joins the Media Freedom Coalition”

Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re attended, by VTC, the Ministerial meeting of the Media Freedom Coalition chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada.  The Media Freedom Coalition is a partnership of Countries aimed at supporting the freedom and safety of journalists and media operators, both online and offline, and prosecuting violations of journalists’ […]

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16 November 2020
Sereni: “Protecting girl children in war zones”

“Children are our most precious resource and their rights must be protected everywhere and in all circumstances” said the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marina Sereni, in her opening address at the video link meeting of the International Conference of the Universities Network for Children in Armed Conflict (UNCAC), promoted by the University of Perugia […]

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16 November 2020
New Italian strategy for migrations in Sudan

Following upon the visit of Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re to Sudan, the Italian Foreign Ministry launched phase one of the migration strategy for that country. The set of initiatives, financed with an initial contribution of 1.5 million euros from the Migration Fund, was developed, in partnership with UNHCR, IOM and UNDP, focusing on the […]

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Press Releases
13 November 2020
Vice Minister Sereni attends the ministerial event for the 20th anniversary of the Palermo Convention

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marina Sereni, attended by video conference the ministerial event for the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (“Palermo Convention”) sponsored by the UNODC Secretariat, together with a number of countries, including Italy, and introduced by the greeting of UN SG Guterres. “Since the signing of […]

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Press Releases
11 November 2020
Minister Di Maio holds talks with the FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, held virtual talks with FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu. The talks confirmed the excellent state of relations between Italy and the FAO, which have always acted in synergy in the main multilateral forums to promote the issue of food security, especially in the coming year […]

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