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23 June 2023

Meeting of the Italian Undersecretary Tripodi with the UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Coordinator for Development in the Sahel

Today, Maria Tripodi, the Italian Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met the UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Coordinator for Development in the Sahel, Abdoulaye Mar Dieye, at the Farnesina. The discussions revolved around the UN action within the framework of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel (UNISS) and the role played by […]

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22 June 2023

Participation of Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Edmondo Cirielli in the Paris Summit for a New Global Financing Pact (22 and 23 June)

Italian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Edmondo Cirielli is attending the “Paris Summit for a New Global Financing Pact” on behalf of the Italian Government. The summit, hosted by French President Macron, is attended by over fifty countries and international organisations representing the most advanced economies and the economies of emerging and […]

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31 May 2023

Minister Tajani at the UN Conference on SDG 16 of the 2030 Agenda

Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, attended today the 4th SDG 16 Conference and opened the plenary session “Promoting participatory decision-making to accelerate transformative action: food systems and climate change” dedicated to the two major challenges of our time – food security and climate change – and […]

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30 May 2023

Deputy Minister Cirielli opens the 4th Global Conference on Sustainable Development Goal 16 at the Farnesina

Today, the Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, opened the proceedings of the 4th Global Conference on Sustainable Development Goal SDG16, i.e., the goal that encompasses all development cooperation interventions devoted to institution building – whether of a regulatory, jurisdictional, or technical nature. The Conference, organised by MAECI, UNDESA and […]

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29 May 2023

International Day of UN Peacekeepers

“Italy is at the forefront of international peacekeeping and security also through its expert participation in UN-led peacekeeping operations”. These were the words of Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, on the occasion of the International Day of UN Peacekeepers. “We are the first supplier of Blue […]

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26 May 2023

Deputy Minister Cirielli opens the Naples leg of the UN #InsiemepergliSDG campaign

Today saw the Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, inaugurate the Naples leg of the UN Sustainable Development Goals communication campaign #InsiemepergliSDG, speaking at the extraordinary City Council meeting dedicated to the UN 2030 Agenda, in the presence of Mayor Gaetano Manfredi and City Council President Vincenza Amato. In thanking […]

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24 May 2023

With 32 million people struggling from drought and conflict, donors at UN-backed event announce US$2.4 billion to support people in the Horn of Africa

(24 May 2023, New York) With the Horn of Africa facing the combined impacts of a historic drought, conflict and economic shocks, donors at a United Nations-backed event today announced US$2.4 billion to provide life-saving and life-sustaining assistance for nearly 32 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. Famine has been averted, thanks in part […]

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4 May 2023

Visit by the Deputy Minister, Hon. Edmondo Cirielli, to the UN base in Brindisi

Deputy Minister Cirielli today visited the UN Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) and the UN Global Service Centre at Brindisi Airport. The first base of this kind, established by the United Nations and financed by Italy since 2000, UNHRD provides international logistical services and emergency aid to respond to humanitarian crises around the world, thanks to […]

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7 April 2023

Afghanistan: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on Taliban banning Afghan women from working for the UN

With profound shock, the EU learned on 4 April that the Taliban had decided to ban Afghan women from working for the UN and its agencies, funds and programmes. This decision follows several previous bans and edicts that have targeted Afghan women and girls, reinforcing and tightening the consistent denial by the Taliban leadership of […]

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27 March 2023

Joint Press release of the “Uniting for Consensus” Group

Senior officials from the countries of the “Uniting for Consensus” Group (UfC) met in Rome on 27 March to the UNSC reform. The presence of UfC senior officials allowed for in-depth discussion on better promoting the core tenets of its proposal. A brainstorming exercise with experts from SIOI, IAI and other think tanks and universities […]

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26 March 2023

Meeting of the “Uniting for Consensus” Group for Security Council reform (Rome, 26 March 2023)

A meeting of the “Uniting for Consensus” Group (UfC Group) at the level of senior officials will be held tomorrow at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to discuss strategies with which to promote a reform of the United Nations Security Council that would make it more representative, democratic, accountable, effective and transparent. […]

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7 March 2023

Speech by Undersecretary Maria Tripodi at the 5th UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (Doha, 5-9 March 2023)

Today, Italian Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi spoke on behalf of Italy at the 5th UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), to be held in Doha from 5 to 9 March. The UN Conference is being attended by government delegations from over 150 countries, with the ambitious goal of […]

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