The Foreign Ministry allocates funds to the World Health Organization to provide healthcare in Libya
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, through the Africa Fund, has arranged to allocate 1,118,700 euros to the World Health Organization (WHO) to boost healthcare assistance to the migrants held in camps in Libya. The “Enhancing Diagnosis and Treatment for Migrants in detention centers in Libya” project will focus its activities on the […]
Read moreItaly re-elected to the International Telecommunication Union Council
At the Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), underway from 29 October to 16 November in Dubai, Italy has been re-elected to sit on the ITU Council with 168 votes. After a close competition, our Country obtained the second-largest number of votes at global level, accounting for 95% of the voting Countries, and […]
Read moreAmbassador Cornado at the General Meeting of the Global Coordination Mechanism for the prevention and control of NCDs
The Permanent Representative of Italy to the International Organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Gian Lorenzo Cornado, took part today to the first day of the General Meeting of the Global Coordination Mechanism on the Prevention and Control of NCDs, co-organized by WHO and the Governments of Switzerland and Sri Lanka and co-sponsored by the Governments of […]
Read moreSelection of press releases on the presentation of a proposed General Assembly Resolution “FPGH” on nutrition
++ OMS: CIBI INSALUBRI, TORNA ALLARME PER RISOLUZIONE ONU ++ (ANSA) – NEW YORK, 2 NOV – Torna all’Onu l’allarme su bollini e tasse sui cosiddetti “cibi insalubri”. Un gruppo di Paesi all’OMS (Organizzazione mondiale della sanità) ha rilanciato a Ginevra il dibattito sugli alimenti “a rischio”. Un progetto di risoluzione che “esorta gli Stati […]
Read moreParticipation of Ambassador Cornado to the presentation of the “Foreign Health and Global Health” annual resolution
The Permanent Representative of Italy to the International Organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Gian Lorenzo Cornado, took part today to an informative meeting convened at the World Health Organization (WHO) by the Permanent Mission of Brazil to present the text of the annual “Foreign Policy and Global Health (FPGH)” resolution, which will be negotiated in New […]
Read moreThe Italian cooperation service gives aid to the Indonesian population
Upon the initiative of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, the Italian Cooperation service arranged for an aid package to be delivered to the Indonesian population that was struck by the earthquake and tsunami of last 28 September. A financing of 200,000 euros was allocated immediately after the disaster […]
Read moreStatement of the President of the Republic of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, on the occasion of the United Nations Day
“The 70th anniversary of United Nations Day, that was established in 1948 to celebrate the coming into force of the Charter of the United Nations three years earlier, marks the invaluable contribution of the UN to international peacekeeping and security, to the protection of human rights and to the promotion of cooperation among the states. […]
Read moreItaly elected to the Human Rights Council for the periodo 2019-2021
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, shared its satisfaction for the important recognition represented by the election of Italy to the UN Human Rights Council, for the period 2019-2021, with 180 votes from the UN General Assembly. “The very high number of votes express by member States of the United […]
Read moreStatement by Ambassador Cornado at IOM’s International Dialogue on Migration
The Permanent Representative of Italy to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Gian Lorenzo Cornado, took part today to the International Dialogue on Migration, chaired for the first time by the new Director General of IOM, Antonio Vitorino, at the presene of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for International Migration, […]
Read moreStatement by Ambassador Cornado at the Executive Committee of UNHCR
The Permanent Representative of Italy to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Gian Lorenzo Cornado, took part today to the Executive Committee of UNHCR, at the presence of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. Filippo Grandi. In his statement, Ambassador Cornado highlighted the global challenges that UNHCR has to face today […]
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