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Diplomatic Network
5 September 2018
Candidature of Italy to the UN Human Rights Council

The new Permanent Representative of Italy to the UN in New York, Ambassador Mariangela Zappia, will respond to questions from civil society on the candidature of Italy to the UN Human Rights Council for 2019-21. The 18 candidate countries for the term, prepared to enter the most prestigious UN elective forum after  the Security Council, will […]

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Press Releases
4 September 2018
Minister Moavero Milanesi holds a telephone conversation with the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Libya, Ghassan Salameh

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moaveri Milanesi, is closely following the evolution of the situation in Libya. The ministry has repeated Italy’s full support for the legitimate Libyan institutions and for the UN Action Plan for Libya. Italy condemns all acts of violence and calls on all parties to reach a […]

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Diplomatic Network
8 August 2018
Afghanistan: Minaret of Jam exhibition opens at Embassy

An exhibition on the Minaret of Jam, one of the first Afghan sites to be selected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has opened at the Italian Embassy in Kabul and will run until 25 August. The exhibition compares three-dimensional documents made during a recent archaeological expedition to the Minaret with photographs taken in the […]

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Diplomatic Network
11 July 2018
Partnership agreement signed to promote sustainable agriculture

A partnership agreement was signed promoting sustainable agriculture to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) recently partnered with the FAO and with three of the major public research agencies in Italy: the National Research Council (CNR); the Council for Agricultural Research and Agricultural Economics Analysis (CREA); and […]

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Events
18 June 2018
Italy hands over to Spain the chairmanship of the Group of Friends of UNHRD

A ceremony, promoted by Italy, Spain and Panama, was held on 18 June, 2018 on the sidelines of the WFP Executive Board meeting to celebrate the 18th Anniversary of the UNHRD. Italy concomitantly handed over to Spain the chairmanship of the Group of Friends of UNHRD, which the Italian government launched in 2015 to support […]

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In detail
18 June 2018
International​ Workshop “Protecting Human Rights Defenders: Best Practices and the Role of Italy”

Today at 6 p.m. the Farnesina will host the international Workshop “Protecting Human Rights Defenders: Best Practices and the Role of Italy”, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), under the auspices of the OSCE Italian Chairmanship-in-office. Protecting and promoting the rights of human rights defenders is an important element in […]

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Diplomatic Network
15 June 2018
​Italy Launches the Global Network of Water Museums with UNESCO

Italy is promoting an initiative within UNESCO which goes beyond the concept of “museum” in the classical sense of the word.As part of the International Hydrological Program (IHP), Italy has proposed establishing the “Global Network of Water Museums” under the auspices of UNESCO. The project currently involves over 60 museums and research centres in various parts […]

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Events
15 June 2018
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

The phenomena of desertification, drought and climate change are interlinked and therefore require a collective cooperative effort to tackle land degradation, as laid down in point 15.3 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. In order to raise the awareness of the world, governments, organizations and individuals on the collective responsibility of making a sustainable use of […]

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Press Releases
12 June 2018
Joint Declaration in support of the implementation of United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolutions 1540, 2231, 2216, 1701, 2118, 2375 and 2397

In September 2003, the eleven initial Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) partners met in Paris to adopt the Statement of Interdiction Principles, which to date has been endorsed by 105 States. The Statement of Interdiction Principles commits all participating countries to “establish a more coordinated and effective basis through which to impede and stop shipments of […]

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Diplomatic Network
8 June 2018
Clean our Ocean

‘Clean our Ocean’ is the theme dedicated to this year’s World Oceans Day that is celebrated today throughout the world. It is an issue on which Italy is doubly committed: one the one hand, promoting the protection of marine areas and, on the other, combating plastic waste harmful to the marine environment and fauna. On […]

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Diplomatic Network
4 June 2018
​Italy elected for the first time President of the General Assemby of the States Parties to the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage

The 7th session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage opened this morning with the unanimous election of Ambassador Vincenza Lomonaco, the Permanent Representative of Italy to UNESCO, to preside over the Session. The transversal consent in electing Italy testifies to the […]

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Diplomatic Network
4 June 2018
Unesco: elezione dell’Italia alla Presidenza dell’Assemblea Generale della Convenzione sul Patrimonio culturale immateriale

Iniziati stamattina i lavori della VII sessione dell’Assemblea Generale degli Stati membri della Convenzione UNESCO per la salvaguardia del Patrimonio culturale immateriale, con l’elezione, all’unanimità, alla Presidenza della sessione della Rappresentante Permanente d’Italia presso l’UNESCO, Amb. Vincenza Lomonaco. Il consenso trasversale in favore dell’elezione dell’Italia testimonia il riconoscimento da parte di tutti i gruppi regionali […]

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