Coming into effect of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
On the occasion of the coming into effect of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), Italy confirms its full backing of the goal of a world free of nuclear weapons, and continues to be particularly engaged in disarmament sectors, weapons control, and non proliferation, which are essential parts of our foreign policy. […]
Read moreLaunch of the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour
Today at 3 p.m. the International Labour Organization will kick-off 2021 as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, in the presence of the ILO Director General, Guy Ryder, and of the Executive Director of UNICEF, Henrietta Fore, following the Resolution adopted on 25 July 2019 by the General Assembly of the United […]
Read moreItaly’s participation in the 37th session of the Working Group of the Universal Periodic Review on human rights
The 37th session of the Universal Periodic Review Working Group, a mechanism of review between the Member States of the United Nations on the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms, began on January 18, 2021 in Geneva. During this session, which will end on January 29, the human rights situation in the following countries will […]
Read moreVM Del Re to the UN. Italian Cooperation is committed to reducing disaster risk
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, held a virtual meeting with Mami Mizutori, Head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). The meeting was an opportunity to reaffirm the commitment of Italian Cooperation in the field of disaster risk reduction and to explore possible areas of collaboration. […]
Read moreInternational Migrants Day 2020
The United Nations today celebrates International Migrants Day, established by the General Assembly on 18 December 1990. This occasion commemorates the contribution that migrants make to the societies and economies of all countries around the world. This year, the Day was dedicated to the impact of COVID-19 on human mobility, the inclusion of migrants in […]
Read moreDeath penalty: rising consensus for a moratorium at the UN
Support for the moratorium on the death penalty is rising at the UN: a record number of countries approved the resolution on 16th December calling for the moratorium of executions in the view to fully abolishing them. 123 States out of 193 UN Members voted in favor, 38 sided against and 24 abstained. 8 countries […]
Read morePresentation of the strategic document on “The Partnership with Africa”
oday, at 11.00, the launch event “The Partnership with Africa”, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs policy document identifying Italy’s main foreign policy priorities on the African continent, will be held in a virtual format. The first part of the conference will feature speeches by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, […]
Read moreUNHCR turns 70
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, was formally entrusted with its mandate on December 14, 1950 – 70 years ago – when the UN General Assembly adopted its Statute. For seven decades, we have been protecting people forced to flee. This is an opportunity to reflect on the dedication of UNHCR workers, past and present. UNHCR’s […]
Read moreCIDU Human Rights Award
Created on the initiative of Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re, in agreement with Minister Di Maio, the CIDU Prize for Human Rights will be awarded every year to 7 candidates, among Institutions, Associations and individuals, who have particularly distinguished themselves for having contributed to increase the collective awareness of Human Rights in our country. In […]
Read moreDM Del Re at the the Ministerial Coordination Group on COVID-19
Speaking at the 12th call of the Ministerial Coordination Group on #COVID19 with Brazil, Canada, Germany, Mexico, Morocco and the United Kingdom. We discussed our domestic responses to Covid-19 since we are all experiencing a second wave of the virus, and common strategies to be adopted. In the past two weeks, the trend of contagion […]
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