Italy will sit on the Security Council from 1 January 2017 after reaching an agreement with the Netherlands to split the seat as non-Permanent Member of the UN Security Council for 2017-2018. “With this proposal we want to send a message of unity between two European Countries, as it was prompted by the perfect 95 […]
Read moreThe fifth meeting of the United Nations Scientific Advisory Board (UN SAB), established by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon to boost awareness on the ties between scientific research and sustainable development, is under way in Trieste on 24 and 25 May The meeting, which is being held in Italy for the first time, has convened the […]
Read moreThe Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, addressed the United Nations General Assembly at 6 p.m. (CET) today. The member of the Italian Government made his contribution during the high-level thematic debate “In a world of Risks. A New Commitment to Peace”.
Read moreThe Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, met with the President of the Italian National Commission for UNESCO, Franco Bernabè, in Rome this morning. Italy, which hosts a relevant part of the World Cultural Heritage sites, plays an important role in UNESCO. It is the Country with the largest number of sites […]
Read moreForeign Minister Paolo Gentiloni is in Geneva today to attend the ministerial-level meeting promoted by the UNHCR on the emergency of Syrian refugees. The initiative, promoted by Filippo Grandi, the newly appointed UN High Commissioner for Refugees, aims at concretely renewing the commitment to receive refugees from Syria and to promote new resettlement measures, admissions […]
Read moreOn Tuesday, 5 April, at 9:30, at the Farnesina, there will be a day of discussion on “The New UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the debate on human rights to water”, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The event will be introduced by the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International […]
Read moreGentiloni was in the Russian capital today for a meeting with his counterpart Serghei Lavrov. The Syrian crisis and the current negotiations in Geneva were the main items on the agenda. Today’s visit, Minister Gentiloni said, was an opportunity to review political and economic relations between the two countries, particularly in view of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s participation in […]
Read moreWomen, inequality, climate change, gender quotas and the fight against genital mutilation are just some of the issues under discussion from today until 24th March in New York, at the 60th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60) dedicated to the priority theme of “women’s empowerment and sustainable development”. The aim is […]
Read moreItaly was re-elected today to the Category-A Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), which consists of “10 States with the largest interest in providing international shipping services”. Our country was elected along with Japan, China, South Korea, Greece, the UK, the United States, Panama, the Russian Federation and Norway during the General Assembly currently […]
Read moreThe Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received the United Nations Secretary General’s new Special Representative for Libya, Martin Kobler, at the Farnesina today. Mr Kobler was taking part in his first visit to a foreign capital since his appointment. Kobler’s mandate starts from the proposed agreement advanced by Bernardino Leon and […]
Read more“The decision by the Secretary General of the United Nations to submit Filippo Grandi’s nomination to the General Assembly as High Commissioner for Refugees is a source of great satisfaction for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and for Italy. I wish to thank the Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, for this choice. It is a recognition […]
Read moreThe General Assembly, Adopts the following declaration: Declaration on the occasion of the seventieth anniversary of the United Nations We solemnly reaffirm our faith in the United Nations and our unfailing commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter, as well as to the Charter in its entirety. We firmly believe that the Charter […]
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