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Press Releases
12 November 2018
The Foreign Ministry allocates funds to the World Health Organization to provide healthcare in Libya

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, through the Africa Fund, has arranged to allocate 1,118,700 euros to the World Health Organization (WHO) to boost healthcare assistance to the migrants held in camps in Libya. The “Enhancing Diagnosis and Treatment for Migrants in detention centers in Libya” project will focus its activities on the […]

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In detail
25 October 2018
Alla Farnesina la seconda “Conferenza Ministeriale Italia – Africa”

  54 Paesi Africani, la grande maggioranza  rappresentati a livello ministeriale, e 13 Organizzazioni Internazionali, tra cui l’Unione Africana, per un totale di 350 Delegati, hanno partecipano alla Conferenza Italia-Africa che si è svolta il 25 ottobre alla Farnesina. Un grande evento che, nelle parole del Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione internazionale Enzo […]

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Events
22 October 2018
Osce: combattere discriminazioni, focus su religione

Il tema delle discriminazioni, dei crimini d’odio ed in particolare quelli a sfondo religioso sono stati al centro conferenza “Combatting intolerance and discrimination with a focus on discrimination based on religion or belief: toward a comprehensive response in the Osce region”, organizzata alla Farnesina nell’ambito della presidenza in esercizio dell’Italia dell’Organizzazione per la sicurezza e […]

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Events
22 October 2018
Osce: combattere discriminazioni, focus su religione

Il tema delle discriminazioni, dei crimini d’odio ed in particolare quelli a sfondo religioso sono stati al centro conferenza “Combatting intolerance and discrimination with a focus on discrimination based on religion or belief: toward a comprehensive response in the Osce region”, organizzata alla Farnesina nell’ambito della presidenza in esercizio dell’Italia dell’Organizzazione per la sicurezza e […]

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Press Releases
12 October 2018
Italy elected to the UN Human Rights Council for the period 2019/2021

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, wishes to share the satisfaction for the important recognition shown by the United Nations General Assembly by electing Italy with 180 votes to the UN Human Rights Council for the period 2019-2021.   Minister Moavero said: “The very large number of votes cast today by […]

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Press Releases
10 October 2018
European and World Day against the Death Penalty

“European and World Day against the Death Penalty”, Italy reaffirms its opposition to the death penalty On “European and World Day against the Death Penalty”, Italy reaffirms its firm opposition to the death penalty, which is unjustifiable under any circumstance. Italy has always spearheaded the promotion of the broadest possible support for the resolution on […]

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Press Releases
3 October 2018
Annual meeting of the National Committee for Humanitarian Action against Anti-personnel Mines​

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, chaired the annual meeting of the National Committee for Humanitarian Action against Anti-personnel Mines held at the Farnesina today, which was attended by major civil society organisations in the field of humanitarian demining. Italy is staunchly committed towards the universalisation of Conventions against […]

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Press Releases
3 October 2018
Undersecretary Di Stefano meets with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, received at the Farnesina Ms Urmila Bhoola, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery. Undersecretary Di Stefano gave Ms Bhoola an update on the state of Italian legislation on the trafficking of human beings, unaccompanied foreign minors and on […]

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Press Releases
28 September 2018
Minister Moavero meets with the Foreign Ministers of Ethiopia and Eritrea

As part of the meetings scheduled in New York on the sidelines of his participation in the 73rd UNGA, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, had a cordial and in-depth meeting with the Foreign Minister of Ethiopia, Workneh Gebeyehu, and of Eritrea, Osman Saleh. The meeting, organised in support of the […]

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Press Releases
26 September 2018
“Uniting for Consensus” Group (UfC) held a meeting in New York

 The Ministers of the Countries[1] belonging to the “Uniting for Consensus” Group  (UfC) held a meeting in New York today to assess the state of the UN Security Council reform process.  The Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN) on Security Council reform during the 72nd UNGA confirmed the existence of areas of convergence, as well as the persistence […]

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Press Releases
26 September 2018
Minister Moavero Milanesi meets with UN High Commissioner Bachelet

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, had a meeting with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet on the sidelines of the event on the death penalty co-organised by Italy during the 73rd United Nations General Assembly. At the meeting, they also talked about the statements released by Ms Bachelet in Geneva last […]

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Press Releases
26 September 2018
Italy makes a contribution to support Palestinian refugees in Syria

The Italian Development Cooperation Agency has earmarked an emergency multilateral contribution of 1 million Euros for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in support of Palestinian refugees in Syria. The UNRWA estimates that in 2018, 438,000 Palestinian refugees were still present in Syria, almost 95% of whom […]

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