Human Rights Council. Interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Syria
The Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Gian Lorenzo Cornado, intervened today at the Interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Syria, presided by Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, during the 45th Session of the Human Rights Council. He thanked the Commission of Inquiry for its report and expressed strong concern […]
Read moreVice Minister Del Re: Italy promotes a coordinated global response to the pandemic
Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re attended the first meeting of the newly established “Facilitation Council” of the Accelerator ACT – Access to COVID-19 Tools, convened by the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen and the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom. The ACT Accelerator is the structured international […]
Read morePlace to be: Estate all’Italiana Festival with IMF
PLACE TO BE is a project by IMF (Italian Music Festivals) promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in the schedule of the Estate all’Italiana Festival, as part of the measures to support Italian cultural and creative companies and aimed at building a new international narrative of Italy in the post-COVID world. […]
Read moreWorld Humanitarian Day 2020 – 19th August 2020
The World Humanitariad Day (WHD) 2020 is celebrated today. This year’s edition is dedicated to “Real Life Heroes”, all humanitarian workers at the frontline, especially those who served fighting against the COVID-19. The United Nations lauched a dedicated website for the WHD 2020 https://www.worldhumanitarianday.org that will be updated throughout the celebrations with all the initiatives organized in […]
Read moreMessage of H.E. Min. Luigi Di Maio on the occasion of 64th anniversary of the Marcinelle tragedy
Messagged addressed to Italian citizens living and working abroad by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Luigi Di Maio, on the occasion of the 64th anniversary of the Marcinelle tragedy. Read the full message here
Read moreLibia. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation supports OIM and UNHCR
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will support IOM and UNHCR in the execution of their joint plan for Libya, drawn up at the Italian request to help the stabilization of the country and combat human trafficking. Thanks to funding from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, IOM and UNHCR will thus be able […]
Read moreInteractive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Syria
The Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Gian Lorenzo Cornado, intervened today at the Interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Syria, presided by Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, during the 44th Session of the Human Rights Council. He thanked the Commission of Inquiry for its report and underlined the appalling […]
Read moreInteractive dialogue with the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
The Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations in Geneva, Amb. Gian Lorenzo Cornado, intervened today at the Interactive dialogue with the United Nations Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Victor Madrigal-Borloz, during the 44th Session of the Human Rights Council. He thanked the Independent […]
Read moreInteractive dialogue with the United Nations Working Group On Discrimination against Women and Girls
The Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations in Geneva, Amb. Gian Lorenzo Cornado, intervened today at the Interactive dialogue with the United Nations Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls, during the 44th Session of the Human Rights Council. He stated that Italy concurs with the Working Group on the centrality of […]
Read moreFirst meeting of the inter-institutional Operating Committee on Italy’s contribution to the prevention of and global response to COVID-19
Today, at the Foreign Ministry, Minister Luigi Di Maio opened the first meeting of the inter-institutional Operating Committee on Italy’s contribution to the prevention of and global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister thanked the Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re, who promoted and chairs the Committee, which includes, among its members, representatives of the […]
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