Italy Pledges €25m towards the Global Partnership for Education’s “Raise Your Hand” financing campaign
Italy renews its longstanding commitment to the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) with a €25 million pledge towards GPE’s “Raise Your Hand” financing campaign. The campaign seeks to raise at least US $5 billion to help transform education systems in up to 90 low-income countries and territories, which are home to more than 1 billion […]
Read moreFood; Sereni, global strategies to reduce waste
“Global food systems have a crucial role to play in providing safe food to guarantee the right to food, while also promoting health care and decent incomes for those working in the food supply chain”. This what was stated by the Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, speaking at the Independent […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Di Stefano had a conversation with New Zealand Trade Minister Damian O’Connor
This morning Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano met with New Zealand Trade Minister Damian O’Connor via videoconference. “The relations between Italy and New Zealand are excellent – began Di Stefano – thanks in part to an Italian community very well integrated into the country and to the sharing of the values of multilateralism and the […]
Read morePress release on Mr. Ratko Mladić’s judgement
The judgement condemning Mr. Ratko Mladić to life imprisonment for the crimes committed during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, together with the previous judgements against Mr. Radovan Karadžić and others, bring justice to the victims and their families after enormous suffering that have shattered their lives in one of European history’s darkest page. Respecting […]
Read moreItaly elected to the UN Economic and Social Council for the 2022-2024 three-year term
On 7 June 2021, in New York, Italy was elected as a member of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ESCOSOC) for the 2022-2024 three-year term, with 175 votes out of 182 voting countries. This was the best result ever achieved by a Western Group country in this electoral round. It confirms the very […]
Read moreCooperation: Sereni emphasises the important role of local authorities
“I strongly believe in decentralised cooperation and in the role that local authorities can play in cooperation thanks to their ability to involve the communities, which is fundamental”. This statement was made by the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, speaking at the International Conference on energy transition and local policies […]
Read moreForeign Ministry Note – Summoning of UAE Ambassador
On the instructions of Minister Luigi Di Maio, the Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Ettore Sequi, has summoned today the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates, Omar Al Shamsi, to the Foreign Ministry. The Secretary General has expressed to the Ambassador his surprise and great disappointment for an unexpected gesture that is hard […]
Read moreInauguration of anti-Covid vaccine center at the Farnesina
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has opened a vaccination centre for employees and their families at its internal outpatient clinic. This is the first initiative of its kind by a central government department. The facility will also be open to public servants posted abroad, who are often employed in areas with a […]
Read moreFAO: Vice Minister Sereni held talks with FAO Director General Qu Dongyu
Vice Minister Sereni held talks, by videoconference, with the FAO Director General, Qu Dongyu. The talks focused on the G20 joint Foreign Affairs and Development Ministerial Meeting scheduled in Matera, on 29 June, and on the organisation of the pre-Summit meeting for the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit, which will be held in Rome, from 26 to 28 July. The Vice Minister […]
Read moreMiddle East, Vice Minister Sereni received Ambassadors from Arab countries
Vice Minister Marina Sereni received a delegation of Ambassadors from Arab countries at the Foreign Ministry: the Ambassador of the Arab League and the Ambassadors of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar and Tunisia. The meeting had been requested in connection with the recent spiralling violence in the Middle East. At the meeting, […]
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