International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent: Italy makes an open pledge
At the 33rd International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent that opens today in Geneva, Italy – which has always been sensitive to the needs of the most vulnerable groups of people in armed conflicts – made an open pledge to take all the necessary steps to assure that children may live safely […]
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Ankara: auction of works of art for Venice
An auction of Turkish and foreign artists was held to contribute to mending the damage suffered by Venice in the extraordinary ‘acqua alta’ phenomenon of last November. The “Supporting Art in the City of Arts” initiative has been organised in Ankara under the patronage of the Italian Embassy. The event will take place at the […]
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Niamey: Italian fashionwear and Nigerien accessories at Fashion Week
Italian fashionwear, coordinated with accessories made by the women of Niger, walked the runway at the 4th edition of the Niamey Fashion Week. The event was organised by the Italian Embassy in Niger as part of the activities to promote Brand Italy. “For us, to show Italian and Nigerien fashion creations on a catwalk represents […]
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The Foreign Ministry provides two new allocations for refugees in Niger and Ethiopia
The Foreign Ministry has provided two new allocations from the Africa Fund: a first 800,000-euro contribution was allocated to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) with the aim of building the capacity of the judicial Authorities of Niger in combating human trafficking and enhancing the judicial cooperation with Italy. Niger is at […]
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Il Sottosegretario Manlio Di Stefano al Forum Infrastrutture di Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues 2019.
Il Sottosegretario Manlio Di Stefano ha chiuso i lavori del Forum “Infrastructure – Stay Connected: Infrastructure As A Tool For Economic Integration In The Mediterranean” nell’ambito dei MED – Mediterranean Dialogues 2019 ha affermato che l’Italia può avere un ruolo importante nel rafforzare l’integrazione delle infrastrutture energetiche e dei trasporti nel Mediterraneo e nel promuovere […]
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Italy gives its support to the General Assembly of the International Criminal Court (ICC)
Italy continues to give its support to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague which is currently engaged in the General Assembly of the Member Nations. For the occasion, the Italian Embassy in the Netherlands contributed by organising two side-events. The first event, co-organised with the Embassy of Japan and titled ‘Realizing Expeditious Criminal […]
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Sereni at the OSCE to encourage effective multilateralism
“Italy agrees with the words spoken by Chairperson-in-office, Miroslav Lajcak encouraging effective multilateralism” to give renewed momentum, strength and topicality to the “spirit of Helsinki” at the heart of the OSCE said Deputy Minister Marina Sereni, addressing the OSCE Ministerial Council in Bratislava. The Deputy Minister also emphasised Italy’s commitment in the OSCE to overcoming […]
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Symposium on climate change and forests in Kenya
A symposium on “Climate Change, Forests and Food Security’ was held at the headquarters of the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) in Nairobi, promoted and organised by the Italian Embassy in Nairobi and the Italian Cultural Institute in Kenya in association with ICRAF, CIFOR (Centre for International Forestry Research) and Bioversity International. The main goal of […]
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Del Re opens the Seminar on the participation of women in peace processes
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, opened the High-Level Seminar “Increasing the participation of women in peace processes. What roles and responsibilities for Member States?”, organised by UNWomen in partnership with Italy. The Opening Session also scheduled addresses by the Deputy Executive Director of UNWomen, Asa Regnér, and Nobel […]
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Del Re on Disabled Persons Day: more rights and services
To mark the International Day of Disabled Persons, the Deputy Foreign Minister Emanuela Del Re opened a Rome-hosted event that counted on the participation of testimonials with disabilities, such as athlete Salvatore Cimmino and manager Giorgio Novello. The event also featured the presentation of Italian bioengineered jewels for disabled persons. The Deputy Foreign Minister emphasised […]
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