Human Rights Council. Intervention by Undersecretary Giorgio Silli at the Biennial High Level Panel on the Death Penalty
The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Giorgio Silli, spoke today at the biennial high-level panel on the death penalty, opened by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk and focused on limiting the death penalty to the most serious crimes. Undersecretary Silli recalled how “the campaign for the universal […]
Read moreSpeech by the VP and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, at the High Level Segment of the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council
The Vice President of the Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hon. Antonio Tajani spoke today in the High-Level Segment of the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council, the main UN body for the promotion and protection of human rights at global level. Watch the full video: https://media.un.org/en/asset/k16/k161l59879
Read moreThe Minister of Universities and Research visits CERN in Geneva
The Minister of Universities and Research, Anna Maria Bernini, today visited CERN in Geneva, the world’s largest and most important particle physics laboratory, where the Higgs boson was discovered in 2012. The Centre is an international research excellence of which Italy is a founding member, thanks in particular to the decisive role played by physicist […]
Read moreIncontro fra l’Ambasciatore Vincenzo Grassi e la Direttrice Generale del CERN Fabiola Gianotti
Cordiale incontro a Ginevra fra il Rappresentante Permanente d’Italia presso le Organizzazioni Internazionali Vincenzo Grassi e la Direttrice Generale del CERN, Fabiola Gianotti. L’incontro ha offerto l’occasione per una ricognizione del ruolo, storico e attuale, dell’Italia a sostegno delle attività del CERN. Grazie alla sua straordinaria tradizione in fisica delle particelle elementari, alla forza del […]
Read moreEarthquake in Turkey and Syria. Emergency contributions of the Italian Cooperation
In response to the aftermath of the violent earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6, causing thousands of deaths and injuries, as well as the damage and destruction of infrastructure and buildings, the Italian Cooperation, at the proposal of Minister Tajani and Deputy Minister Cirielli, has arranged two emergency contributions worth 1.75 million […]
Read moreItaly’s commitment to eliminate the practice of Female Genital Mutilation
On the occasion of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, Italy is reaffirming its unconditional commitment to the elimination of this aberrant and inhuman practice, which constitutes a serious violation of human rights and has irreversible consequences on the health and physical and psychological development of girls and young women – […]
Read moreAmbassador Vincenzo Grassi presents his credential letters to the Director General of UNOG
Ambassador Vincenzo Grassi, the new Permanent Representative of Italy to the International Organizations in Geneva, has presented today his credential letters to the Director General of the Office of the United Nations in Geneva, Ms. Tatiana Valovaya.
Read moreThe first 2023 meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation has taken place
The 2023 first meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation, the body appointed to approve funding from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for development initiatives, was held today. For the first time, the meeting was chaired by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli. In his introductory […]
Read more“International Holocaust Remembrance Day” (27 January 2023)
On the occasion of “International Holocaust Remembrance Day”, the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, is joining in the commemoration and remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust, so that the memory of this genocide – an unprecedented crime in the history of mankind – may remain alive in the younger […]
Read moreItaly’s participation in the 42nd session of the Working Group of the Universal Periodic Review on Human Rights
The 42nd session of the Universal Periodic Review Working Group, a mechanism of review among the Member States of the United Nations on the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms, began today within the Human Rights Council in Geneva. During the session, which will end on February 3rd, the human rights situation in the following […]
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