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Events
18 September 2019
Italy presents the project “Mediterranean Diet’s principles for Agenda 2030″

Today the FAO hosts the conference “More than 2000 years of Mediterranean diet: a Journey from Ancient Romans to the UNESCO recognition in 2010. The cultural dimension of food”. The conference will open with contributions by the Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry, Elisabetta Belloni, and the Director General of the FAO, Qu Dongyu. Italy […]

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8 July 2019
The Prosecco Hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage list

“As of today, the splendid Prosecco Hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, are the 55th Italian site inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage list. The decision of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee recognises the universal value of a unique cultural and agricultural landscape resulting from an extraordinary and knowing interaction between an excellence-oriented production activity and […]

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Press Releases
3 July 2019
Libya

Referring to the serious actions carried out last night in Tajura, Libya, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi said: “I was bewildered to know of the night-time airstrikes on Tajura, near Tripoli, that hit a migrant shelter, causing the death of dozens of persons, including women and children. It is […]

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Press Releases
26 June 2019
Meeting of Deputy Minister Del Re with the UN Under-Secretary-General

Today the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, received the UN Under-Secretary-General (USG) and Head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Mark Lowcock, at the Farnesina. The Deputy Minister expressed her appreciation for Lowcock’s commitment to make OCHA’s action more effective, emphasizing that greater decentralization […]

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Press Releases
31 May 2019
Deputy Minister Del Re attended the celebrations in Campidiglio for ILO’s 100th anniversary

The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,  Emanuela Del Re, attended  today,in Rome’s Campidoglio, the celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the International Labour Organization. The Mayor of Rome, Virginia Raggi,opened the event, which was closed by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. During her address, Deputy Minister Del Re highlighted that Turin has been […]

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Press Releases
27 May 2019
Minister Moavero Milanesi meets with the President of the UN General Assembly, María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo  Moavero Milanesi, held a meeting at the Farnesina today with the President of the United Nations General Assembly, María Fernanda  Espinosa Garcés, to discuss the issue of reforming the UN Security Council and to prepare for the next General Assembly that will take place in New […]

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Press Releases
22 May 2019
The Second UNCAC Report on Italy is presented at the Farnesina

Today, at the Farnesina, Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi will deliver the opening speech at the presentation of the Second Report on Italy within the framework of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), which provides for periodic audits for all State Parties.   Raffaele Cantone, President of the National Anti-Corruption Authority (ANAC), and Alfonso Bonafede, Italian […]

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Press Releases
20 May 2019
Italy joined the United Nations Blue Heart Campaign against Human Trafficking

Italy joined the United Nations Blue Heart Campaign against Human Trafficking at the High-Level Event held in Vienna today concomitantly with the opening of the 28th Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. Italy’s participation in the Blue Heart Campaign forms part of its broader contribution to combating human trafficking and protecting the victims of trafficking and of […]

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Press Releases
19 May 2019
UN letter on migrants: Minister Moavero tasks the Permanent Representative to the UN Office at Geneva to request a clarification

In relation to the letter dated 17 May that was sent to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, by experts of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Foreign Ministry specifies the following: Yesterday, Minister Moavero tasked Ambassador Cornado, the Italian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva, […]

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