Italy vaunts a widespread presence of United Nations agencies throughout the national territory that was built over the decades and addresses a wide range of sectors of activity. Rome is the seat of the FAO, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, of the World Food Programme (WFP) and of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).<\/p>\n
Mention should also be made of the presence in Brindisi of the UN Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) and of the UN Logistics Base in Brindisi that \u2013 as \u201cGlobal Service Centre\u201d – has the task of providing support in the deployment of peacekeeping operations, including in the information technology and telecommunication sectors, \u00a0and is emerging as a structure of excellence and innovation for managing the environmental impact of the UN operations.<\/p>\n
Mention should also be made of the\u00a0United Nations System Staff College<\/i>\u00a0(UNSSC) in Turin, the training centre offering courses for United Nations\u2019 staff members and for the personnel of UN Partner Countries.<\/p>\n
Up to 2003, the UN had an Information Office in Italy (and in eight more European Countries \u2013 Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece, Portugal, United Kingdom, Spain, Switzerland) that provided information on the activities and actions of the United Nations through information material, reports and documents released by the United Nations and also through communication campaigns. After the UN\u2019s Information Offices in Europe were reorganised in 2004, a single\u00a0United Nations Regional Information Centre (UNRIC)<\/a>\u00a0was established in Brussels to provide communication and information services on the United Nations Organization to all European countries.<\/p>\n The presence of the United Nations in Italy constitutes a significant value added. It is worth preserving, consolidating and enhancing not only for evident political reasons (international prestige, visibility, and the possibility of contributing to decision-making mechanisms) but also as a growth factor capable of assuring a positive fallout on the economy (on the supply chain and orders) as well as on the socio-cultural context (opening up and internationalising civil society and the world of academia and research, etc.).<\/p>\n More specifically, Italy hosts the following UN agencies:<\/p>\n ROME<\/strong><\/p>\n 1)\u00a0The three Rome-based UN agri-food and food security Agencies team (FAO, WFP, IFAD)<\/strong><\/p>\n a)\u00a0\u00a0FAO \u2013 Food and Agriculture Organization<\/strong><\/p>\n Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome<\/strong><\/p>\n Tel: +39 06 \/ 57051; Fax: +39 06 \/ 57053152<\/strong><\/p>\n E-mail:\u00a0<\/strong>Fao-hq@fao.org<\/a><\/p>\n Website:\u00a0<\/strong>www.fao.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.rapponuroma.esteri.it\/rapp_onu_roma\/it\/italia_polo_agroalimentare_onu\/polo_agroalimentare\/fao-food-and-agriculture-organization<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Founded in 1945, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a United Nations Agency specialised in fighting hunger in the world.<\/p>\n b)\u00a0\u00a0WFP \u2013 World Food Programme\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Via Cesare Giulio Viola , 68\u00a0\u00a0Parco dei Medici – 00148 Rome<\/strong><\/p>\n Tel: +39 06 65 131; Fax: +39 06 65 90 632<\/strong><\/p>\n E-mail:\u00a0<\/strong>wfpinfo@wfp.org<\/a><\/p>\n Website:\u00a0<\/strong>www.wfp.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.rapponuroma.esteri.it\/rapp_onu_roma\/it\/italia_polo_agroalimentare_onu\/polo_agroalimentare\/wfp-world-food-programme<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The World Food Programme (WFP) was established in 1961 as the operational arm of the United Nations system for the provision of food aid, especially in a situation of humanitarian crisis. The WFP also supports the transition from international aid to sustainable development in post-crisis scenarios.<\/p>\n c)\u00a0\u00a0IFAD \u2013\u00a0International Fund for Agricultural Development<\/strong><\/p>\n Via Paolo di Dono, 44\u00a0\u00a000142 Rome<\/strong><\/p>\n Tel: +39 06 \/ 54591; Fax: +39 06 \/ 5043463<\/strong><\/p>\n E-mail<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>ifad@ifad.org<\/a><\/p>\n Website:\u00a0<\/strong>www.ifad.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) was established in 1977 as a specialised UN Agency with the mandate to combat hunger and poverty and to support sustainable rural development in Less Developed Countries (LDC).<\/p>\n 2)\u00a0\u00a0UNHCR \u2013 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees<\/strong><\/p>\n United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees representation for<\/strong> Italy, the Holy See and San Marino<\/strong><\/p>\n Via Leopardi 24, 00185 Rome<\/strong><\/p>\n Tel: +39 06 \/ 802121; Toll-free number: 800.298.000<\/strong><\/p>\n Fax: Protection Section: +39 06 80212324<\/strong><\/p>\n Fundraising Section: +39 06 80691764<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0Press Office: +39 06 80212325<\/strong><\/p>\n E-mail:<\/strong><\/p>\n General:\u00a0<\/strong>itaro@unhcr.org<\/a><\/p>\n Donations:\u00a0<\/strong>itarodon@unhcr.org<\/a><\/p>\n Press Office:\u00a0<\/strong>itaropi@unhcr.org<\/a><\/p>\n Website:\u00a0<\/strong>www.unhcr.it<\/a><\/p>\n The UNHCR\u2019s Rome Office deals with the protection of\u00a0refugees, and displaced and stateless persons. In particular, with the status of observer without the right to vote, it sits on the National Commission for the Right to Asylum and is a full member of 10 Local Commissions in charge of examining asylum requests and participates in the process to determine the status of refugee in Italy. It also performs activities relative to international protection, education and training, the dissemination of information on refugees and asylum seekers in Italy and in the different crisis areas around the world, and to raising public awareness and promoting fundraising activities with Governments, companies and private individuals.<\/p>\n In 2006, the Italian Office of the UNHCR expanded its competences and became the Regional Representation for Southern Europe with jurisdiction, in addition to Italy, over Cyprus, Greece, Malta, Portugal, San Marino, the Holy See and, as of 2009, also over Albania, with the role of coordinator of regional activities focused on asylum seekers and refugees in these Countries.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 3)\u00a0\u00a0UNDESA-HRIC \u2013 United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs \u2013 Human Resources for International Cooperation<\/strong><\/p>\n c\/o FAO Headquarters, Room B002<\/strong><\/p>\n Via delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome<\/strong><\/p>\n Tel: +39 06 \/5705 4638;\u00a0 Fax: +39 06 \/5705 4075<\/strong><\/p>\n E-mail:\u00a0<\/strong>info@undesa.it<\/a><\/p>\n Website:\u00a0<\/strong>www.undesa.it<\/a><\/p>\n The UNDESA Office in Rome promotes and coordinates development cooperation initiatives in conjunction with Italian and European institutions and in partnership with civil society organizations and enterprises. The Office, in cooperation with the Directorate General for Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), caters to the Human Resources for International Cooperation, and especially the implementation of the following training curricula:\u00a0JPO ( Italian Associate Experts and Junior Professional Officers)<\/a>,\u00a0Italian Fellowships Programme for Technical Cooperation Capacity Building and Human Resources Development<\/a>,\u00a0Junior Professionals in Delegation (JPD)<\/a>,\u00a0 the\u00a0\u00a0National Civil Service in Italy and Abroad\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0 UN Volunteers.<\/p>\n 4)\u00a0\u00a0ILO \u2013 International Labour Organization \u2013 Office for Italy<\/strong><\/p>\n Via Panisperna 28, 00184 Rome<\/strong><\/p>\n Tel: +39 06 \/ 6784334 \u2013 +39 06 6794950<\/strong><\/p>\n Fax: +39 06 \/ 6792197<\/strong><\/p>\n E-mail:\u00a0<\/strong>rome@ilo.org<\/a><\/p>\n Website:\u00a0<\/strong>www.ilo.org\/rome<\/a><\/p>\n The ILO is the only United Nations Agency with a tripartite structure because it unites representatives of government, of the world of business and of trade union confederations, called constituents. The Rome Office of the ILO is the Organization\u2019s representative office with its constituents in Italy and in the Republic of San Marino and maintains contacts with the world of academia, the civil society and the Holy See. The Rome Office, a point of reference for labour issues and social rights, promotes the Organization\u2019s interests and initiatives at national level through a range of activities, such as organising conferences and events on the main issues dealt with by the ILO, conducting awareness raising and information campaigns for civil society and the media, informing and assisting the constituents, and providing an information and documentation service to the general public.<\/p>\n 5)\u00a0\u00a0WORLD BANK GROUP \u2013 Office for Italy<\/strong><\/p>\n Via Labicana 110, 00184 Rome<\/strong><\/p>\n Tel. +39 06 777 10 210; Fax: +39 06 \/ 7096046<\/strong><\/p>\n Videoconference: +39 06 \/ 77591129<\/strong><\/p>\n E-mail:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n General:\u00a0<\/strong>italia@worldbankgroup.org<\/a><\/p>\n Head of Office:\u00a0<\/strong>mmueller@worldbankgroup.org<\/a><\/p>\n Website:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/italy\/contacts<\/a><\/p>\n The Rome Office of the World Bank performs representation duties and facilitates cooperation between the Bank and Italian institutions active in international cooperation with a special focus on cooperation in the area of the Mediterranean and the Balkans.<\/p>\n 6)\u00a0\u00a0UNIDO ITPO Italy \u2013 United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Investment and technology Promotion Office Italy<\/strong><\/p>\n Via Paola 41, 00186 Rome<\/strong><\/p>\n Tel: +39 06 \/ 6796521\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n E-mail:\u00a0<\/strong>itpo.rome@unido.org<\/a><\/p>\n Website:\u00a0<\/strong>www.unido.it<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.italiarappvienna.esteri.it\/rapp_vienna\/it\/organizzazioni%20internazionali<\/a><\/p>\n Created in 1987,\u00a0ITPO ITPO Italy was established in 1987 and provides a number of services, both at institutional and corporate level, aimed at implementing industrial cooperation projects between companies in Less Developed Countries (LDC) and in Italy. ITPO Italy has also expedited programmes in specific sectors (e.g. the agri-food and textile sectors) in order to promote the export of production and management models to LDCs with a view to developing small and medium-sized enterprises.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 7)\u00a0\u00a0Support Offices:<\/strong><\/p>\n a)\u00a0\u00a0UNICRI – United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute, Rome Office<\/strong><\/p>\n Piazza S. Marco, 50\u00a0\u2013\u00a000186 Rome<\/strong><\/p>\n Tel: +39 06 6789907; Fax: +39 06 6780668<\/strong><\/p>\n E-mail:\u00a0<\/strong>unicri.roma@unicri.it<\/a><\/p>\n Website:\u00a0<\/strong>www.unicri.it<\/a><\/p>\n The Rome Office of UNICRI acts as the antenna of the UNICRI\u2019s Turin Headquarters and as the support base for the United Nations Regional Information Centre (UNRIC) of Brussels.<\/p>\n b)\u00a0\u00a0UNHRD\/WFP United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot \u2013 Support Office\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Via Cesare Giulio Viola 68-70, Parco Dei Medici – 00148 Rome<\/strong><\/p>\n Tel: +39 0665132302, Fax.\u00a0<\/strong>+39 0665132845<\/strong><\/p>\n E-mail:\u00a0<\/strong>UNHRD.customerservice@wfp.org<\/strong><\/p>\n Support Office of the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD).<\/p>\n TURIN<\/strong> 1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>UNSSC \u2013 United Nations System Staff College\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Viale Maestri del Lavoro 10, 10127 Turin<\/strong><\/p>\n Tel: +39 011 \/ 653 5911 Fax 011 \/ 653 5901<\/strong><\/p>\n E-mail:\u00a0<\/strong>info@unssc.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Website:\u00a0<\/strong>www.unssc.org\/home\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Established in July 1996, the Staff College\u2019s mission is to provide training and refresher courses to officials of the UN System through courses on different subjects (peace and security, human rights, the environment, personnel management). It will play an increasingly relevant role in the initiative promoted by the UN Secretary General Ant\u00f3onio Guterres to reform the UN system of governance, which has become operational since 2019.<\/p>\n 2)\u00a0\u00a0UNICRI – United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute<\/strong><\/p>\n Viale Maestri del Lavoro 10, 10127 Turin<\/strong><\/p>\n Tel: +39 011 \/ 6537111; Fax: +39 011 \/ 6313368\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n E-mail:\u00a0<\/strong>unicri@unicri.it<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Website:\u00a0<\/strong>www.unicri.it<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Founded in 1968, the Institute aims to perform research, training, technical cooperation and information dissemination on preventing and combating crime, by assisting governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations in defining and implementing innovative policies in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice.<\/p>\n 3)\u00a0\u00a0ITC- ILO \u2013 International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization<\/strong><\/p>\n Viale Maestri del Lavoro 10, 10127 Turin<\/strong><\/p>\n Tel: +39 011 \/ 6936111; +39 011 \/ 6638842<\/strong><\/p>\n E-mail:\u00a0<\/strong>communications@itcilo.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Website:\u00a0<\/strong>www.itcilo.it<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Established in 1964, the Centre promotes training activities and the development of human resources with a view to promoting \u201cdecent work\u201d. Since 1990, the Centre has been organising post-graduate and master courses especially targeted on Government officials, directors and trainers in public and private agencies, the directors of training institutes and the directors and trainers of employers\u2019 associations and trade union organizations.<\/p>\n BRINDISI<\/strong><\/p>\n United Nations Humanitarian Response and Logistics Bbase:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1)\u00a0\u00a0Global Service Centre \u2013 United Nations Logistics Base (UNLB)<\/strong><\/p>\n c\/o Aeroporto Militare \u201cO. Pierozzi\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Piazza Del Vento, 1\u00a0<\/strong>72100 Brindisi<\/strong><\/p>\n Email:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>liaison@un.org<\/a><\/p>\n Tel: (switchboard): +39 0831 \/ 056000;<\/strong><\/p>\n Fax: +39 0831\/ 418758<\/strong><\/p>\n Website:\u00a0<\/strong>www.unlb.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n The United Nations Logistics Base has been present in Brindisi since the mid-1990s. Initially used as a depot for the material no longer used by the UNPROFOR mission in the former Yugoslavia, the Base has expanded its functions over the years in parallel with the UN\u2019s greater engagement in stabilising areas of crisis. The United Nations Logistics Base (UNLB) in Brindisi has been recognised the status of \u201cGlobal Service Centre\u201d (GSC) within the UN\u2019s new logistics support strategy, the so-called \u201cGlobal Field Support Strategy\u201d (GFSS). It provides logistics support to all UN operations, hosts the UN satellite communication centre and provides vocational training also for managing the environmental impact of UN operations.<\/p>\n 2)\u00a0\u00a0United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD)<\/strong><\/p>\n c\/o Aeroporto Militare “O. Pierozzi”<\/strong><\/p>\n S.S. 16 San Vito dei Normanni, 72100 Brindisi<\/strong><\/p>\n Tel: +39 0831 \/ 506650; Fax: +39 0831 \/ 418758<\/strong><\/p>\n E-mail:\u00a0<\/strong>unhrd.customerservice@wfp.org<\/a><\/p>\n
\nUnited Nations training and research district:<\/strong><\/p>\n