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16 June 2020
Deputy Minister Marina Sereni speaks at the UN Global Compact 20th Anniversary Leaders’ Summit

“The private sector can play an important global role as a proactive stakeholder, for a new development model leading to positive change” said the Deputy Foreign Minister Marina Sereni, by video link, at the United Nations’ Global Compact 20th Anniversary Leaders’ Summit. The Global Compact, an initiative created by the United Nations in 2000, is […]

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15 June 2020
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the repatriations of Italians from abroad continue

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is still committed to the safe repatriation of Italian citizens stranded abroad. In the last 3 days about 1,000 people have been repatriated, with flights from the United Kingdom, Belgium, Bangladesh, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Spain and Portugal. Since the beginning of the emergency, more than 96,200 compatriots have returned with […]

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15 June 2020
Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re attending the meeting of the Contact Group of Development Ministers

Today Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re participated by videoconference in the meeting of the Contact Group of Ministers for Development, which brings together eight countries: Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Norway, United Kingdom, United States, Sweden. The Commissioner for Social Affairs at the African Union, Amira Elfadil Mohammed Elfadil, was present as a guest. Speaking on […]

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15 June 2020
The Human Rights Council resumes its 43rd session in Geneva today

The Human Rights Council has resumed its 43rd  session in Geneva today, suspended in March due to the COVID-19emergency. The resumption of the work has a strong symbolic value as it conveys a clear message from the Human Rights Council to the International Community on the will, importance and moral duty to carry out its […]

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12 June 2020
Fare Cinema, third edition

From 15th to 21st June 2020, the third edition of “Fare Cinema” will take place, a review of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation that promotes Italian cinema and the film industry of our country in the world. Realized in collaboration with RAI, MiBACT, Italian Trade Agency, Istituto Luce-Cinecittà and ANICA, for the […]

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12 June 2020
Fare Cinema, terza edizione

Dal 15 al 21 giugno 2020 si svolgerà la terza edizione di “Fare Cinema”, rassegna del Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale che promuove il cinema italiano e l’industria cinematografica del nostro Paese nel mondo. Realizzata in collaborazione con RAI, MiBACT, ICE-Agenzia, Istituto Luce-Cinecittà e ANICA, per la prima volta la rassegna sarà distribuita interamente […]

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12 June 2020
Undersecretary Di Stefano restarts the political and economic dialogue between Italy and Azerbaijan

Three months and a half after the successful State visit to Italy by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, the Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, led a qualified Italian delegation in a broad dialogue with Azerbaijan institutions, led by the Minister of […]

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12 June 2020
Telephone conversation between the Deputy Minister Del Re and the European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen

The Deputy Minister Del Re had a telephone conversation with the European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, focusing on some topical issues on the international cooperation agenda. The preparation of the next Conference in support of the democratic transition in Sudan, scheduled for 25 June, for which the Commissioner called for Italian participation, was […]

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12 June 2020
First annual meeting of the Joint Development Cooperation Committee

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted today the first annual meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation, chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, in the presence of Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re. The Joint Committee approved a set of initiatives worth over 125 million euros. Among these, […]

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12 June 2020
The work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the repatriation of Italian citizens continues: over 270 Italians returned, about 95 thousand in total

The work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs continues unabated, thanks to the Crisis Unit and the Embassies and Consulates around the world, , which allowed many Italians to return home safely   In the last 24 hours, another 275 Italian citizens to return home from the from the United Kingdom, Belgium, Saudi Arabia.   […]

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