Minister Di Maio attends COVID-19 Global Action Meeting
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, has attended today’s virtual COVID-19 Global Action Meeting at the invitation of the US Secretary of State, Blinken. The meeting was organised by the United States to involve key partner countries in the Global Action plan for Enhanced Engagement. The aim of the plan […]
Read morePresentation of the “Nutrinform Battery” food labelling system, the Italian alternative to the “Nutriscore” traffic-light system
The “Nutrinform Battery” nutritional labelling system will be presented in the Farnesina’s Conference Hall at 10:30 on 15 February 2022. The Nutrinform Battery system has been proposed by Italy as part of the negotiations to harmonise the European Union’s food labelling system. The event is being organised by the Farnesina in cooperation with Federalimentare, the […]
Read moreInternational Day against the Use of Children in Armed Conflict
On the occasion of the International Day against the Use of Children in Armed Conflict, Italy strongly reiterates that the enlistment of children as soldiers is an abhorrent practice: every child, everywhere in the world, has the right to live in safety and to enjoy his or her childhood and innocence, safe from combat, violence […]
Read moreTonga. Emergency contribution of the Italian Cooperation following the eruption of the submarine volcano and the related tsunami.
The Italian Cooperation has provided a contribution of 100,000 euros to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) in response to the emergency caused by the eruption of the Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano in Tonga and the related tsunami. The Italian funding will allow the organization to support the activities of […]
Read moreIntervention by Ambassador Cornado in the briefing by the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Violence Against Children, Najat Maalla M’jid
During a briefing by the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Violence against Children, Najat Maalla M’jid, promoted by the “Informal Group of Friends of the Rights of the Child” in view of the 49th session of the Human Rights Council, the Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador […]
Read moreHearing of Ambassador Gian Lorenzo Cornado before the Extraordinary Commission on intolerance, racism, anti-Semitism, incitement to hatred and violence
In the framework of the parliamentary survey on the nature, causes and recent developments of the phenomenon of hate speech, today the Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Gian Lorenzo Cornado, participated in a hearing conducted by the Extraordinary Commission on intolerance, racism, anti-Semitism, incitement to […]
Read moreInternational Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
In 2012, the UN General Assembly designated February 6th as the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, with the aim to amplify and direct the efforts on the elimination of this practice. This year, the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation: Delivering the Global Promise launched the 2022 […]
Read moreILO – Meeting of the Tripartite Working Group on the full, equal and democratic participation in the ILO’s tripartite governance
Speaking today at the Fifth meeting of the Working Group on the full, equal and democratic participation in the ILO’s tripartite governance, Counsellor Laura Calligaro stated that the outmost importance granted by Italy to this issue is witnessed by the fact of having been one of the first Countries to ratify the “1986 Amendment”. As […]
Read moreInternational Holocaust Remembrance Day
On the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation joins the international community in remembrance of the victims of the Shoah, the most tragic chapter in the history of Europe. As Chair of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers, Italy reiterates its steadfast commitment to fighting […]
Read moreSyria. Little Mustafa is on his way to Italy
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expresses its deep satisfaction at the imminent arrival in Italy of the family of Mr. Munzir al-Nazzal and little Mustafa, the Syrian refugees portrayed in the photograph by Turkish artist Mehmet Aslan, the winner of the “Siena International Photo Award” 2021. In the wake of the wave […]
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