Scientific cooperation. Calls for applications 2025.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has launched the collection of applications for the following awards: 8th edition of the “Farnesina-Italian bilateral scientific cooperation award”, aimed this year at senior researchers distinguished abroad for high scientific merit. Call for applications, application form and personal data disclosure (attached) “L’innovazione che parla italiano” award, recognizing […]
Read moreThe Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Embassies join the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
This year, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is once again participating in the international mobilisation campaign to mark the Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, emphasised, “Italy must lead in promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment, […]
Read moreItalian stand at the 2024 UN Women’s Association Bazaar in Geneva
On 19 November the 2024 edition of the traditional bazaar promoted by the United Nations Women Guild (UNWG) took place at the Palais des Nations. A major annual event in the context of UN charitable initiatives, this year’s edition was aimed at raising funds to finance educational projects for children in various developing countries. The […]
Read moreMission to Geneva of the Head of the Italian Civil Protection Department, Dr. Fabio Ciciliano.
The excellent cooperation with Geneva-based UN Agencies working in the field of emergency and disaster risk reduction and the prospects for its further strengthening were the core of the fruitful meetings that the Head of the Civil Protection Department, Dr. Fabio Ciciliano, had yesterday with the heads of the United Nations Office for the Coordination […]
Read moreUNHCR – 75th Session of the Executive Committee. Intervention by Ambassador Grassi at the General Debate.
In the framework of the 75th session of the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva, Ambassador Vincenzo Grassi, has delivered the national statement during the General Debate, emphasising that international cooperation is key to finding […]
Read moreStatement of Italy during the Interactive Dialogue on Ukraine with the High Commissioner for human rights
The Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Vincenzo Grassi, took the floor today during the Interactive Dialogue on Ukraine with the High Commissioner for human rights, in the framework of the 57th session of the Human Rights Council. “As repeatedly underlined by the G7 members, Ukraine […]
Read moreUNECE. Global Road Safety Forum: Dr. Luciana Iorio re-appointed as Chair.
At the 89th session of the Global Forum for Road Traffic Safety, held Sept. 23-27 in Geneva, UNECE Member States unanimously re-elected Dr Ms Luciana Iorio, representative of the Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport, as Chair of the Forum. The Road Safety Forum is a permanent intergovernmental body of the United Nations, tasked with improving […]
Read moreStatement of Italy during the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement
The Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Vincenzo Grassi, took the floor today during the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement, in the framework of the 57th […]
Read moreThe President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, in Ginevra for the 70° anniversary of CERN
The President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, paid a visit to Geneva on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the European Council for Nuclear Research (CERN). Upon his arrival, the Head of State visited the headquarters of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Permanent Mission of Italy to the […]
Read moreStatement of Italy during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation
The Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Vincenzo Grassi, took the floor today during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, in the framework of the 57th session of the Human Rights Council. “It is with […]
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