Undersecretary of State for Labour and Social Policies, Hon. Claudio Cominardi, in Geneva for the 108th International Labour Conference
Undersecretary of State for Labour and Social Policies, Hon. Claudio Cominardi, addressed the plenary session of the 108th International Labour Conference, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the International Labour Organization. Undersecretary Cominardi stressed how measures adopted by Italy are perfectly in line with recommendations made by the ILO Global Commission on the […]
Read moreGen. Silvio Cau elected at the WMO Executive Council
On the occasion of the 18th Congress of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) elections took place for the governing and political bodies of the organizations. General Silvio Cau, Head of the National Meteorological Service of the Italian Air Force, was elected member of the Executive Council of WMO. This important result was achieved thanks to […]
Read moreItaly is elected President of the WTO TRIMS Committee
Italy is elected as Chairwoman of the WTO Committee overseeing the application of the Agreement on Trade related Investment Measures (Trims). Ms Tiziana Zugliano, Trade Expert at the Permanent Mission and Official of the Ministry of Economic Development, is taking over from the previous Madam Chair, Carrie Wu of Taiwan. The election confirms the active […]
Read more“Positive Nutrition: Traditional Diets as a Model for a Healthy Life” (Geneva, 6 June 2019)
The Permament Mission of Italy to the International Organizations in Geneva organized today, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, a seminar titled “Positive Nutrition: Traditional Diets as a Model for a Healthy Life”. Experts and nutritionists from different continents took part to the event: – Dennis Bieris, Professor of Pediatrics and Director at the […]
Read moreMeeting of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Claudia Del Re, with the Director General of the International Organization for Migrations
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Prof. Emanuela Claudia Del re, met today with the Director General of the International Organization for Migration, Antonio Vitorino. Among the topics discussed, the cooperation with Italy in migratory flows management, with a focus on the situation in crisis areas. Director Vitorino put the accent on […]
Read moreUN letter on migration policies
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, confirms having received from the Italian Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office at Geneva a letter signed by six Special Procedures Mandate Holders of the United Nations Human Rights Council. With reference to the news circulated, the Foreign Ministry specifies that the letter […]
Read more72nd World Health Assembly (Geneva, 20-28 May 2019)
The 72nd World Health Assembly, the main WHO Governing Body, starts today in Geneva, bringing at the Palais des Nations, until next 28 May, delegations of the 194 Member States. The World Health Assembly is a unique and privileged forum, at the international level, of dialogue and decision-making on the main global health issues. The […]
Read moreThe Italian Deputy Minister for Infrastructures and Transports, Edoardo Rixi, at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Geneva
The Italian Deputy Minister for Infrastructures and Transports, Edoardo Rixi, today is in Geneva for the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (Resilience Dividend: Towards Sustainable and Inclusive Societies), organized by the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR). The Deputy Minister spoke at the high-level dialogue on “Progress made in implementing sendai framework – global and […]
Read moreWHO – Press release on the draft document “WHO guiding principles and framework manual for front-of-pack labelling for promoting healthy diets”
The Permanent Mission of Italy to the International Organizations in Geneva expresses concern over the content of the draft document titled “WHO guiding principles and framework manual for front-of-pack labelling for promoting healthy diets” and about the modalities of its drafting and early circulation. Italy has been repeatedly asking for more transparency from WHO’s side […]
Read moreWIPO Roving Seminar on the services and initiatives in the field of Industrial Property (Treviso, 10 aprile)
The World Intellectual Property Organiazation (WIPO www.wipo.int) and the Directorate General for the Fight against Counterfeiting – UIBM, in partnership with T2i (trasferimento tecnologico e innovazione) and CCIAA Treviso-Belluno-Dolomiti, organized last 10 April the 6th edition of the free “Roving Seminar on WIPO Services and Initiatives”. The event took place at CCIAA Treviso-Belluno-Dolomiti both in Italian and […]
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