Presentation of credentials by the new Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Luigi Maria Vignali
Ambassador Luigi Maria Vignali, new Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, formally assumed his duties upon presenting his credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), Tatiana Valovaya, and to the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
Read moreConcert “From Morricone to Bacalov: the Music and Screen of Southern Italian Cinema” – Palais des Nations 5 February 2026
To celebrate the start of Italy’s new mandate at the Human Rights Council for the 2026-2028 term, the Permanent Mission is organizing the concert “From Morricone to Bacalov: the Music and Screen of Southern Italian Cinema” at the Assembly Hall of the Palais des Nations on 5 February 2026 at 6pm. We propose an innovative […]
Read moreStatement by President Mattarella to mark the 70th anniversary of Italy’s ratification of the United Nations Charter
The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, released the following statement: «Seventy years ago, on the 14th of December 1955, the Italian Republic was welcomed into the United Nations, the most important of modern international organizations, which was erected over the rubble of World War II with the express determination of “saving succeeding generations from […]
Read moreItalian cooking added to UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Minister Tajani: “Our cuisine is identity, tradition, growth and innovation”
Press release published on the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website During his mission to India, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, participated today, 10 December, in the session examining the nomination “Italian cooking, between sustainability and biocultural diversity” for inclusion in UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Submitted by the […]
Read moreStatement by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, on the occasion of the Human Rights Day
«Seventy-six years ago, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights put a simple and revolutionary principle at the very heart of the international system: every person, as such, holds inviolable rights. That is the message the international community decided to entrust to the future, drawing lessons from the moral and material ruins the world wars left […]
Read moreSpeech by the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella at the Inaugurating Ceremony of the Olympic Torch Relay for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games
Palazzo del Quirinale, 05/12/2025 Madam Chair of the International Olympic Committee, Presidents of Italy’s other constitutional bodies, welcome all to Rome. The lighting of the Olympic flame, which marks the start of an inspiring journey through Italy’s Regions, is not just the start of a major sports event: as we know well, it also carries […]
Read morePersons with disabilities and disaster risk reduction: Italy hosts a high-level discussion with UNDRR in Geneva
The Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations in Geneva today hosted an informal Ambassador-level meeting, organized in cooperation with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), devoted to strengthening the inclusion of persons with disabilities in disaster risk reduction (DRR) policies. The initiative forms part of the commitments undertaken by Italy […]
Read moreGeneva: Two days dedicated to the book “Spiritualità” by Michelangelo Pistoletto and Antonio Spadaro
On 2 and 3 December 2025, the Permanent Mission of Italy to the International Organizations in Geneva and the Permanent Mission of the Holy See, in cooperation with the Associazione dei Dirigenti Italiani all’Estero (ADIE), the Società Dante Alighieri of Geneva, and the Caritas in Veritate Foundation, hosted the presentation of the volume Spiritualità by […]
Read moreHuman Rights. Italy launches in Geneva the Group of Friends on the Cultural Rights of Persons with Disabilities
As a confirmation of its institutional commitment to the promotion of human rights, and in view of its upcoming membership of the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2026–2028 term, Italy today launched at the United Nations in Geneva the Group of Friends on the Cultural Rights of Persons with Disabilities, co-chaired by our […]
Read moreStatement by President Mattarella on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Roma, 25/11/2025 The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, issued the following statement: «In all walks of social and private life, in homes, at the workplace and in urban spaces, the principle of equality is taking root sluggishly, thereby limiting women’s autonomy, jeopardising their safety and weakening the progress of society. A tragic example […]
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