First Italian National Space Day
December 16, 2021. Today is the first First National Space Day, in memory of the launch of the first Italian satellite, San Marco 1, which took place on December 15, 1964, and which allowed Italy to be among the very first countries in the world to exceed the earth’s atmosphere. Since then, Italy has obtaines […]
Read moreMeeting with the new Italian JPOs
The Italian Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Marie Sol Fulci, met by videoconference the new Italian JPOs selected to carry out a period of professional training at some Geneva-based International Organizations and Agencies of the United Nations, such as the World Health Organization (WHO); the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); the International […]
Read moreInternational Human Rights Day (10 December 2021) – Statement by Minister Di Maio
Statement by Mr Luigi Di Maio, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Italy Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe * * * “Today we celebrate the International Human Rights Day. Respect for human rights has advanced significantly since the adoption of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights in 1948. The Council […]
Read moreCIDU Human Rights Award Ceremony
At the Ara the Ara Pacis Museum in Rome, on the occasion of the World Human Rights Day, the ceremony for the awarding of the CIDU Prize for Human Rights, edition 2020 and 2021, takes place. Presiding over the event is Undersecretary Benedetto Della Vedova, President of the Committee of Honor. Follow the live broadcast […]
Read moreIntervention 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 […]
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