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Press Releases

15 March 2021

South Sudan. Humanitarian flight by Italian Cooperation to supply humanitarian goods

A humanitarian flight of the Italian Cooperation landed this afternoon at the airport of Juba, in South Sudan, from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Brindisi, with a cargo of 12 tonnes of humanitarian goods, relief materials and food aid, provided by the Italian Cooperation and civil society organisations respectively. The shipment, made […]

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Press Releases

10 March 2021

Foreign Ministry Note – Libya

Italy welcomes with great satisfaction the outcome of the vote of the House of Representatives’ plenary session, which convened in Sirte starting from March 8th, granting confidence to the Government of National Unity led by Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba today March 10th. It is an important and encouraging result within the Country’s normalization process, leading […]

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9 March 2021

Meeting of Minister Luigi Di Maio with the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of UNFICYP, Elizabeth Spehar

On 9 March 2021, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio met the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of UNFICYP, Elizabeth Spehar, in Nicosia. Minister Di Maio reiterated Italy’s support for the UN mission on the island (Unficyp) and the importance of a solution to the Cyprus […]

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9 March 2021

Meeting of Minister Luigi Di Maio with the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of UNFICYP, Elizabeth Spehar

On 9 March 2021, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio met the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of UNFICYP, Elizabeth Spehar, in Nicosia. Minister Di Maio reiterated Italy’s support for the UN mission on the island (Unficyp) and the importance of a solution to the Cyprus […]

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9 March 2021

Meeting of Minister Luigi Di Maio with the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of UNFICYP, Elizabeth Spehar

On 9 March 2021, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio met the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of UNFICYP, Elizabeth Spehar, in Nicosia. Minister Di Maio reiterated Italy’s support for the UN mission on the island (Unficyp) and the importance of a solution to the Cyprus […]

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Press Releases

9 March 2021

UN: Sereni, safeguarding the right to education in war-affected areas

“Safeguarding the right to education and ensuring the safety of schools in war-affected areas are key priorities.” said the Vice Foreign Minister, Marina Sereni, speaking at the webinar on “Children affected by Armed Conflict: safeguarding their right to education and ensuring schools are safe”, who added: “Covid-19 is exposing children in armed conflicts to further […]

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Diplomatic Network

9 March 2021

UNIDO, l’Italia finanzia tre nuove iniziative

Il Rappresentante Permanente presso le Organizzazioni Internazionali a Vienna, Amb. Alessandro Cortese, ha annunciato insieme con il Direttore Generale dell’UNIDO, LI Yong, il finanziamento di tre nuove iniziative in Etiopia, nella regione del Nord Africa e Medio Oriente e in Africa. Il progetto in Etiopia ha l’obiettivo di promuovere lo sviluppo socio-economico delle comunità più […]

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5 March 2021

L’Italia in prima linea contro la pena di morte

L’Assemblea generale delle Nazioni Unite a dicembre ha approvato l’ottava risoluzione biennale per chiedere una moratoria universale della pena di morte. Un risultato arrivato anche grazie all’intensa azione diplomatica dell’Italia. Di questa e di altre iniziative italiane contro la pena capitale parliamo in questa puntata insieme a Gianluca Alberini della Direzione Generale per gli affari politici […]

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Press Releases

26 February 2021

Minister Luigi Di Maio meets with the UN Special Envoy for Libya, Ján Kubiš

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi di Maio, received the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Libya, Ján Kubiš. The Minister reiterated his full support for UNSMIL and the Special Envoy and expressed his strong appreciation for the results achieved by the appointment of a new unified executive authority, hoping for a consolidation […]

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Press Releases

21 February 2021

Italy strongly condemns the assassination attempt against the Interior Minister of the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bashagha

In expressing its solidarity to Minister Bashaga, and the members of his staff, Italy calls on all Libyan actors to abstain from any actions capable of jeopardising the pathway towards the stabilisation of the country, as outlined by the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum with the appointment of the members of the transitional unified executive authority […]

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19 February 2021

Message by Minister Di Maio on the occasion of the Presentation of the 4th Action Plan implementing the “Women, Peace and Security” Agenda organised by Rome’s “La Sapienza” University

Promoting women’s empowerment and the gender perspective is a priority of Italian foreign policy. Our country has guaranteed its immediate support to Resolution 1325, unanimously adopted in 2000 by the Security Council and establishing the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda, and aims to take a leading role in all major international fora to promote […]

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16 February 2021

Minister Di Maio held telephone talks with the UN Secretary-General’s new Special Envoy on Libya, Ján Kubiš

On February 16, 2021, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio held telephone talks with the UN Secretary-General’s new Special Envoy on Libya, Ján Kubiš, to discuss Italian support for UN action in Libya, appreciation for the election of the Libyan unified executive authority and support to the IRINI mission in the […]

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