UN Day 2021. event in Geneva: “The choice before us”
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Read moreCovid-19: Minister Speranza at G7, “Maintain gradual approach”
Minister Roberto Speranza participated this afternoon, via videoconference, in the G7 of health ministers. Speranza reiterated “the gradual approach to be maintained in this phase of living with Covid-19”. “The vaccine is the key to get out of this pandemic, but it also remains important to continue to invest in people’s correct behaviors and a […]
Read moreParticipation of Ambassador Cornado to the event ”Update on Preparations for the UN Climate Change Conference COP26
The Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Gian Lorenzo Cornado delivered opening remarks at the event “Update on Preparations for the UN Climate Change Conference COP26”. The event was organized at the Palais des Nations by the Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom in view of […]
Read moreFirst meeting of the National Commission for the Study and Development of International Humanitarian Law. Message from Minister Di Maio
Dear President, Dear Members of the Commission, the activity of the Commission for the Study and Development of International Humanitarian Law begins today with the first meeting at the Foreign Ministry. The Commission will be called upon to deal with issues that are extremely topical, in relation to which Italy has always shown a very […]
Read moreProject “Report card in pocket” for refugee minors
The project “Pagella in tasca – Channels of study for refugee minors” promoted by UNHCR and INTERSOS, in collaboration with the Farnesina and the Ministry of the Interior and co-financed by the Italian Episcopal Conference and Migrantes Foundation, has started. The first 5 young refugees, Sudanese from Darfur, arrived in Italy today, October 15. The […]
Read more2021 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
October 13 is a day to remind the world that disaster risk is man-made. The goal of the 2021 International day for disaster risk reduction, #OnlyTogether # DRR Days, is to provide an advocacy platform to highlight best practices and examples of international cooperation that have a positive impact on the lives of people who […]
Read moreWorld and European Day against the Death Penalty
The Day against the Death Penalty, which is celebrated in Europe and in the world on October 10, is an opportunity to reaffirm Italy’s unconditional opposition to the death penalty: a cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment, which denies human dignity and does not allow for a remedy in the event of a judicial error. This […]
Read moreG20 extraordinary leaders’ meeting on Afghanistan
Under Italy’s Presidency of the G20 and at the initiative of President of the Council of Ministers Mario Draghi, an extraordinary meeting of G20 leaders on Afghanistan will be held on Tuesday 12 October. The meeting will be held at 13:00 (CET) via video conference. Following the meeting, Prime Minister Draghi will hold a press […]
Read moreUNECE Ministerial Meeting on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management (7-8 October 2021) and the 82nd session of the Committee on Urban Development, Housing, and Land Management
The UNECE Ministerial Meeting on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management is taking place at the United Nation in Geneva, Switzerland, on 6 and 7 October 2021, in the framework of the eighty-second session of the Committee on Housing, Urban Development and Land Management. The Ministerial Meeting is reviewing and discussing the further steps to […]
Read more48th Session of the Human Rights Council. Interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia
The Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Gian Lorenzo Cornado, intervened today at the Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, Ms. Isha Dyfan, during the 48th Session of the Human Rights Council. Ambassador Cornado commended Somalia for its […]
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