25 November: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Italy reaffirms its firm commitment to fight all forms of discrimination and violence against women, which continues to be a serious and unacceptable obstacle to the enjoyment of women’s rights and to their full personal fulfillment. This is a priority commitment among the actions of our Country’s foreign policy that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
Read moreScalfarotto meets with the Minister of Investments and Foreign Economic Relations of Myanmar
Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto met with the Minister of Investments and Foreign Economic Relations of Myanmar, U Thaung Thun in Milan. It was the two governments’ first meeting in two years and focussed on the economic cooperation prospects between the two Countries. Myanmar, one of the fastest growing countries in the world, presents significant opportunities in the area […]
Read moreAfrica and climate: Deputy Minister Del Re at the Nagoya G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
Deputy Foreign Minister, Emanuela Del Re, is in Nagoya, Japan, to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. On 1 December 2019, Italy will officially become a member of the G20 Troika which, in addition to Italy, will include the outgoing Presidency (Japan) and the incoming Presidency (Saudi Arabia). Italy’s presidency of the G20 will begin on 1 […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Del Re at the Nagoya G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
Deputy Foreign Minister, Emanuela Del Re, is in Nagoya, Japan, to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. On 1 December 2019, Italy will officially become a member of the G20 Troika which, in addition to Italy, will include the outgoing Presidency (Japan) and the incoming Presidency (Saudi Arabia). Italy’s presidency of the G20 will begin on 1 […]
Read moreThe Italian Cooperation services dispatches humanitarian aid to Somalia
To respond to the humanitarian emergency provoked by flooding in the Hir-Shabelle, Jubaland and South-West States in Somalia, the Foreign Ministry arranged for a humanitarian flight from the Italian Cooperation service, which took off yesterday evening for Mogadishu Airport from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot in Brindisi carrying a 22-tonne load of emergency relief […]
Read moreWorld Children’s Day: Del Re attends an event on the protection of minors
To celebrate World Children’s Day, the Deputy Foreign Minister Emanuela Del Re attended an event on the wellbeing and protection of minors at the Italian Embassy to the Holy See. According to the UNICEF figures quoted by the Deputy Minister, in 2018, almost 200 million children under 5 suffered from chronic and acute malnutrition, a […]
Read moreItaly re-elected to the UNESCO Executive Board
The UNESCO General Conference re-elected Italy for the sixth consecutive 4-year term (2019-2023) to the Organization’s 58-member Executive Board. With 162 votes, Italy came out second-best, after Switzerland, in the number of votes received from the General Conference. “This excellent result confirms the widespread recognition for Italy’s commitment to the issues of the protection and […]
Read moreBrazil; Sereni highlights cooperation in sustainable environmental and social development
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Marina Sereni said that “the ‘Consorcio Nordeste’ experience was highly innovative and interesting” when she met the governors of the Consortium that grouped together nine states in eastern Brazil last July at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The visit by the governors of Brazil’s Nordeste, which was meant to […]
Read moreDi Maio on the case of Enrico “Chico” Forti: the Foreign Ministry is closely monitoring the case
Minister Di Maio is closely monitoring the case of Italian citizen Enrico “Chico” Forti, who was arrested by the United States Authorities in 1998 and sentenced to life in prison in 2000 by a Florida Court under the charges of first-degree murder. Over these years, the Italian citizen was able to count on the continuous […]
Read moreDel Re chairs the second meeting of the University Network for the Horn of Africa
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, chaired the second meeting of the University Network for the Horn of Africa hosted at the Farnesina today. The initiative, which was strongly promoted by the Deputy Minister, was launched last January with the participation of 40 institutions, including universities, institutional offices, centres […]
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