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Press Releases
22 May 2025
Italy votes in favour of the second resolution on the situation in Gaza at the WHO

Following yesterday’s vote in Geneva on the health conditions in the Palestinian Territories, the World Health Assembly today voted on the second resolution presented by the Palestinian Delegation during the sessions in Geneva. The resolution addresses the humanitarian situation and the healthcare system now on the brink of collapse in Gaza, calling for the adoption […]

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Press Releases
15 April 2025
Visit of Deputy Minister Cirielli to the UN Campus in Turin

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, visited the United Nations Campus in Turin today. The Campus hosts the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITC-ILO), the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), and the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC). The Deputy Minister concluded the […]

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Press Releases
10 April 2025
Italy-Turkmenistan conference “Dialogue, Trust, Peace, Security in the World”. Speech by Deputy Minister Cirielli

Today, the conference “Dialogue, Trust, Peace, Security in the World” was held, organised by the Italian Institute for Asia (ISIA) and the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Rome. The event was attended by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Edmondo Cirielli and the Turkmenistan Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmet Gurbanov. This important occasion for dialogue […]

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Diplomatic Network
3 March 2025
Geneva: Minister Locatelli inaugurates the exhibition “The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Through the Eyes of Young People”

“Italy is committed to ensuring protection and promotion of human rights, respect for life, and equality of rights for every individual. Human rights are universal, indivisible and fundamental to achieving peace and security, justice, and sustainable development. Italy has long been an active member of the Human Rights Council. We deeply believe that the Council […]

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Press Releases
26 February 2025
Minister Tajani meets with NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, today welcomed the NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander of US Forces in Europe, Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli, at the Farnesina. The discussion between the Minister and the General focused on the centrality of the relationship with the United States […]

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Diplomatic Network
19 February 2025
New York, event on “Quantum Technology and Cybersecurity: Opportunities and Challenges”

On 18 February 2025, Italy organised an event in New York titled “Quantum Technology and Cybersecurity: Opportunities and Challenges,” on the occasion of the tenth session of the United Nations Working Group on Information and Communication Technology Security. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is at the forefront of promoting strong international action to safeguard […]

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Press Releases
6 February 2025
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

On the occasion of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, reaffirms Italy’s commitment to the elimination of this abhorrent practice, which gravely violates the dignity and rights of millions of women worldwide. According to United Nations estimates, over 230 million women […]

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Press Releases
3 February 2025
G7 Foreign Ministers’ statement on the escalation of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

February 1, 2025 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada “We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union, strongly condemn the Rwanda-backed M23 offensive in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and in particular, […]

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Press Releases
22 January 2025
Italian hospitals to host the first 21 Palestinian children with cancer. Tajani and Bernini chair meeting with Regional Authorities, FAO, UN World Food Programme, and Italian Red Cross.

In today’s “Food for Gaza” meeting convened by Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani, discussions centred on the immediate healthcare assistance to be provided to the population of the Gaza Strip. The Minister returned from Palestine on Monday with a request to host an initial group of 21 Palestinian children with cancer in Italy. Efforts […]

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Press Releases
24 December 2024
Further aid from Italy arrives in the Strip with ‘Food for Gaza’. Tajani to Cardinal Pizzaballa: “Support for the civilian population in Gaza and throughout the region, protection of minorities and Christians”

Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani today had a telephone conversation with Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, with jurisdiction over Latin-rite Catholics residing in Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Cyprus, and responsible for Syria during his time as Custos of the Holy Land. Cardinal Pizzaballa told the Minister of his […]

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