Inauguration of the Innovation Lab of the ILO Training Centre in Turin, with support from the Farnesina
The Farnesina confirms its support to the UN Training Centre in Turin in the name of innovation. On 27 October, the Principal Director for Migration Issues and International Mobility, Minister Plenipotentiary Stefano Bianchi, inaugurated the Innovation Lab of the International Training Centre (ITC) of the International Labour Organization (ILO) together with the newly-elected ILO Director-General, […]
Read more2022 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
October 13 is a day we remind ourselves the world that disaster risk is man-made. The goal of the 2022 International Disaster Risk Reduction Day, #OnlyTogether # DRR Days, is to provide an advocacy platform to highlight best practices and examples of international cooperation that positively impact the lives of people living in disaster-prone parts […]
Read moreSpeech of the Permanent Representative of Italy to the 73rd session of the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees.
The Permanent Representative of Italy to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Gian Lorenzo Cornado, delivered his statement to the 73rd session of the Executive Committee of UNHCR, in the presence of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. Filippo Grandi. Ambassador Cornado pointed out that ”after two years and a half […]
Read moreItaly re-elected to the Council of the International Telecommunication Union
Today, 3 October, Italy has been re-elected to the Council of the International Telecommunication Union – ITU, at the Plenipotentiary Conference under way in Bucharest. The re-election, with very broad consensus, confirms Italy’s eminent role at the ITU, the Geneva-based United Nations Agency specialized in Information and Communication Technologies, and represents yet another recognition of […]
Read moreStatement of Italy during the Interactive dialogue on Ukraine at the 51st session of the Human Rights Council
The Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Gian Lorenzo Cornado, took the floor today during the Interactive dialogue on Ukraine, in the framework of the 51st session of the Human Rights Council. “Italy reiterates its strongest condemnation of all violations of international human rights law and […]
Read moreGlobal Forum for Road Safety: Luciana Iorio elected Chair of the Forum
During the 85th session of the Global Forum for Road Safety, which took place from 19 to 23 September in Geneva, the delegates reelected Luciana Iorio of the Ministry of Sustainable Infrastructure and Mobility as Chair of the Forum. The Forum is a permanent intergovernmental body of the United Nations system that focuses on improving […]
Read moreExpo Roma 2030: Rome Expo 2030 candidacy dossier presented in Geneva
The Candidacy Dossier for Roma Expo 2030 was presented today at the Headquarters of the Permanent Representation of Italy to the International Organizations in Geneva. Following the official handover of the dossier to the BIE held in Paris on September 7, today’s meeting made it possible to illustrate the main guidelines of the document and […]
Read moreIntervention of Italy at Interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Syria during the 51st Session of the Human Rights Council.
The Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Gian Lorenzo Cornado, took the floor today at the Interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Syria, chaired by Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, during the 51st Session of the Human Rights Council. Ambassador Cornado recalled how the Syrian people has been suffering human […]
Read moreStatement of Italy on the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes at the 51st session of the Human Rights Council
The Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, Amb. Gian Lorenzo Cornado, took the floor today in the framework of the 51st session of the Human Rights Council, following the presentation of the Report on the visit to Italy of the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human […]
Read moreStatement of Italy during the Interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons at the 51st session of the Human Rights Council
The Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, Amb. Gian Lorenzo Cornado, took the floor today during the Interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Claudia Mahler, in the framework of the 51st session of the Human Rights Council. […]
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