High Mountain Summit in Geneva
The first “High Mountain Summit”, dedicated to high mountain ecosystems threatened by ongoing climate change, closed today in Geneva at the World Meteorological Organization. “This summit has placed the delicate mountain ecosystems at the center of world attention” commented Ambassador Gian Lorenzo Cornado, Permanent Representative of Italy to International Organizations in Geneva: “the high mountain […]
Read moreBoard of International Training Centre of ILO of Turin – Ambassador Cornado deliver his speech
At the 82nd annual session of the Board of the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization of Turin (ITCILO), hold in Geneva on October 25, 2019, the Permanent Representative of Italy, Ambassador Gian Lorenzo Cornado, delivered a speech highlighting the continuous support that “Italy, as major contributor to the ITCILO, provided to the […]
Read moreIntellectual Property: WIPO General Assemblies in Geneva.
The 59th session of the WIPO General Assemblies is being held in Geneva, with the participation of 192 Member Countries and over 1000 delegates. On the agenda intellectual property and the agreements administered by the Organization, as well as institutional and budgetary issues. Italy defends the allocation of resources to protect geographical indications. Follow the […]
Read moreToday in New York, on the sidelines of the UNGA, Deputy Foreign Minister Emanuela Del Re attended an event on universal health coverage
Yesterday in New York, on the sidelines of the 74th United Nations General Assembly, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Emanuela Del Re, attended an event on universal health coverage along with the representatives of the other 193 UN Member States. The aim of the Meeting, which closed with the adoption of […]
Read moreThe Italian Cooperation service sends relief medical supplies to Libya.
Press release issued by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on relief medical supplies to Libya.
Read more42nd session of the Human Rights Council (9 – 27 September 2019)
The 42nd ordinary session of the Human Rights Council will be held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from 9 to 27 September. The works can be followed in live streaming on the web site http://webtv.un.org/ and will be organized according to an agenda available here. Italy will actively participate in the session’s work […]
Read moreThe Ministers of Conte’s government
MINISTERS WITHOUT BUDGET Relations with the ParliamentFederico D’Incà Technological Innovation and DigitalizationPaola Pisano Public AdministrationFabiana Dadone Regional affairs and authonomiesFrancesco Boccia SouthGiuseppe Provenzano Youth Policies and SportVincenzo Spadafora Equal Opportunities and FamiliesElena Bonetti European AffairsEnzo Amendola MINISTERS WITH BUDGET Foreign Affairs and International CooperationLuigi Di Maio InteriorLuciana Lamorgese JusticeAlfonso Bonafede DefenceLorenzo Guerini Economy and […]
Read moreConclusion of the 18th Conference of Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
The 18th Conference of Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, which saw the participation of 2.200 experts from 180 countries, came to an end today. The plenary meeting confirmed decisions taken in the scientific committees and in the working groups. Among the most significan decisions, those […]
Read more18th Conference of Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
The 18th Conference of Parties (COP18) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), also know as Washington Convention, is ongoing inn Geneva. Italy takes part to the conference with a delegation led by Colonel Massimiliano Conti and composed by officials from the Ministry of the Environment, Arma dei Carabinieri […]
Read moreWorld Humanitarian Day 2019 – Palais des Nations, Geneva, 19th August 2019
The World Humanitarian Day 2019 is celebrated today in Geneva at the Palais des Nations: the registration of the event can be accessed at the address: World Humanitarian Day 2019 The event, opened by a video-message by the UN Secreteray General, Antonio Guterres, and by interventions by the Director-General of UNOG, Tatiana Valovaya, and by […]
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