Intervention by Italy to the ad hoc Committee for the announcement of voluntary contributions to the High Commissioner for Refugees Program
The Permanent Representative of Italy to the International Organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Gian Lorenzo Cornado, took part today in the meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee for the announcement of voluntary contributions to the Program of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), chaired by the High Commissioner, Filippo Grandi. Ambassador […]
Read moreRome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues 2021
From December 2 to 4, 2021, the seventh edition of the Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues Conference, promoted since 2015 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and ISPI, will take place in Rome in a hybrid mode – with both physical and virtual participation and a live streaming broadcast on the web […]
Read moreIntervention of the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Italy, Benedetto Della Vedova, to the high-level segment of the 112th session of the Council of the International Organization for Migration (IOM)
The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, delivered a statement today during the high-level segment of the 112th Session of the Council of the International Organization for Migration, at the presence of the Director General, Mr. Antonio Vitorino. At the outset, the Deputy Minister stated that ‘’while the pandemic has exacerbated the situation […]
Read moreLibya: new flight for Italy brings hope to asylum seekers
Ninety-three asylum seekers from Libya landed today at Fiumicino Airport. After their arrival, they will be able to apply for refugee status, which will give them the right to protection. The asylum seekers traveled on a charter fIight of the UNHCR, the United Nations Agency for Refugees. It is the first arrival implementing a protocol […]
Read morePress release on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
On the occasion of the 2021 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and its foreign network join the awareness-raising campaign “Orange the World: End Violence against Women Now!” launched by UN Women. This year, the campaign aims at preventing all forms of violence, […]
Read moreStatement by the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella on the occasion of “The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women”.
The President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella on the occasion of “The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women” has issued the following statement: “This Day calls for a yearly comparison with an unacceptable number of cases witnessing a continuous, widespread and ineradicable violence against women. Our society is still filled with incidents […]
Read moreStatement by President Mattarella on the occasion of World Children’s Day
The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, on the occasion of World Children’s Day, issued the following statement: “On the day we commemorate the approval, by the United Nations General Assembly, of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, one of the fundamental principles of the Charter, that of non-discrimination, must be firmly asserted: […]
Read moreSereni opens the Assembly of the Parties to the IDLO at the Farnesina
“The rule of law is now more essential than ever, as the effectiveness of the measures adopted by Governments in order to ‘rebuild better’ after the pandemic depends on the ability of Institutions to be transparent, effective and accountable.” This was stated by Deputy Minister Marina Sereni in her opening speech at the Farnesina of […]
Read moreSereni at the Global Interfaith Summit: cooperation and dialogue between states and religious institutions are fundamental
Speaking in Dubai at the Global Interfaith Summit, an event hosted by the Italian Pavilion of Expo Dubai 2020, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, said “Cooperation and dialogue between states and religious institutions are fundamental. During the pandemic, religious leaders raised their voices in defence of the poor and […]
Read moreElection of Professor Nesi to the United Nations Commission on International Law
After more than ten years, an Italian academic has returned to the prestigious United Nations Commission on International Law. With 152 votes Giuseppe Nesi, Professor of International Law at the University of Trento, has just been elected by the UN General Assembly in New York to the critical body of 34 jurists whose delicate task […]
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