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Press Releases

11 November 2020

Del Re discusses the Sahel situation with the UN Under-Secretary-General Mark Lowcock

Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re held a VTC meeting with the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Sir Mark Lowcock, to discuss the humanitarian situation in the Central Sahel. Ms. Del Re and Mr. Lowcock agreed on the need to take preventive action […]

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Press Releases

10 November 2020

Sereni: “Italy is working to end the death penalty”

Today, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marina Sereni, chaired a video conference meeting of the Task Force coordinating the Italian action in view of the UN vote on the new resolution for a universal moratorium on the death penalty. The meeting was attended by the Italian section of Amnesty International, the Community of Sant’Egidio and […]

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Press Releases

3 November 2020

Del Re at the ministerial meeting on Covid-19: international cooperation required

Vice Minister Del Re took part via video conference in the 11th Ministerial Round Table on responses to the COVID-19 emergency, called by the Canadian Foreign Minister, Francois-Philippe Champagne.   In his address, the Vice Minister stressed how the worsening of the worldwide situation confirms the crucial importance of speeding up the only practicable and permanent […]

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Press Releases

31 October 2020

20th anniversary of UNSC Resolution on WPS

Italy reaffirms its unwavering commitment to promote women empowerment and gender equality, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, which established the Women Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda. The Resolution, unanimously adopted on 31 October 2000, keeps intact its relevance and pioneering character, having encouraged a profound change of […]

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Press Releases

23 October 2020

Declaration by Minister Luigi Di Maio on the agreement for a permanent ceasefire in Libya

“Today it has been an important day for the security of our country. In Geneva the Libyan representatives have reached a ceasefire agreement which we have immediately welcomed with great favour. This is an important result for Libya, which deserves a future of peace, security and prosperity. But it is also an important step for […]

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Press Releases

23 October 2020

Nota Farnesina – Agreement for a permanent ceasefire in Libya

Italy warmly welcomed the signing of a permanent ceasefire agreement, today in Geneva, between Libyan military representatives in the Joint Military Commission (JMC 5+5), which has met during the past week under the leadership of the United Nations and UNSMIL. The agreement for a permanent and lasting ceasefire, accompanied by important security measures, starting with the restoration […]

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Events

22 October 2020

Teatro alla Scala and Roberto Bolle set to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations

Flanked by two Italian icons of the world of music and dance, Italy will be launching from the UN Headquarters a message of hope, solidarity and commitment to a more sustainable, inclusive and resilient future. Italy honors the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations by bringing to its solemn General Assembly Hall a live, global […]

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Press Releases

20 October 2020

Del Re: Italy’s increasing commitment to the stabilization of the Sahel

Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re participated, via videoconference, in the Ministerial Round Table on the Central Sahel region (Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso), jointly organised by the European Commission, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Germany and Denmark to deepen the humanitarian situation in the region. In her speech, Vice Minister […]

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Press Releases

15 October 2020

Sereni: Italy committed to protecting children in war

An extremely positive talk took place between Vice Foreign Minister Marina Sereni and the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children in Armed Conflict Virginia Gamba. The safeguarding and protection of children in the war zones of the planet is a vast humanitarian problem, made more serious today by the health emergency. Italy has made this […]

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Press Releases

14 October 2020

Vice Minister Del Re in Niger: with humanitarian aid she announces an action plan for migrations

Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re arrived yesterday evening in Niger with the humanitarian flight of the Italian Cooperation operated in partnership with the Command of Joint Operations (COI)-Ministry of Defence. The flight transported first aid material for the victims of the severe floods that have hit the Niger in recent weeks. The flight was welcomed […]

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Press Releases

13 October 2020

Sereni to the tenth anniversary of the birth of the International Commission against the Death Penalty

“The International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP) plays a crucial role in the mobilization of governments and people for the abolition of the death penalty, a priority theme in Italy’s international action for the affirmation of human rights”. This what stated by the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Marina Sereni, speaking in a video […]

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Press Releases

12 October 2020

VM Sereni celebrates twenty years of the Palermo Convention; one of Falcone’s dreams

The Vice Foreign Minister Marina Sereni opened, together with UNODOC Executive Director Ghada Waly, the videoconference work on the event for the 20th anniversary of the Palermo Convention – signed in December 2000 – promoted by Italy together with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). “Almost 20 years after the signing of […]

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