Today in New York, on the sidelines of the UNGA, Deputy Foreign Minister Emanuela Del Re attended an event on universal health coverage
Yesterday in New York, on the sidelines of the 74th United Nations General Assembly, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Emanuela Del Re, attended an event on universal health coverage along with the representatives of the other 193 UN Member States. The aim of the Meeting, which closed with the adoption of […]
Read moreThe Italian Cooperation service sends relief medical supplies to Libya.
Press release issued by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on relief medical supplies to Libya.
Read more42nd session of the Human Rights Council (9 – 27 September 2019)
The 42nd ordinary session of the Human Rights Council will be held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from 9 to 27 September. The works can be followed in live streaming on the web site http://webtv.un.org/ and will be organized according to an agenda available here. Italy will actively participate in the session’s work […]
Read moreThe Ministers of Conte’s government
MINISTERS WITHOUT BUDGET Relations with the ParliamentFederico D’Incà Technological Innovation and DigitalizationPaola Pisano Public AdministrationFabiana Dadone Regional affairs and authonomiesFrancesco Boccia SouthGiuseppe Provenzano Youth Policies and SportVincenzo Spadafora Equal Opportunities and FamiliesElena Bonetti European AffairsEnzo Amendola MINISTERS WITH BUDGET Foreign Affairs and International CooperationLuigi Di Maio InteriorLuciana Lamorgese JusticeAlfonso Bonafede DefenceLorenzo Guerini Economy and […]
Read moreConclusion of the 18th Conference of Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
The 18th Conference of Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, which saw the participation of 2.200 experts from 180 countries, came to an end today. The plenary meeting confirmed decisions taken in the scientific committees and in the working groups. Among the most significan decisions, those […]
Read more18th Conference of Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
The 18th Conference of Parties (COP18) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), also know as Washington Convention, is ongoing inn Geneva. Italy takes part to the conference with a delegation led by Colonel Massimiliano Conti and composed by officials from the Ministry of the Environment, Arma dei Carabinieri […]
Read moreWorld Humanitarian Day 2019 – Palais des Nations, Geneva, 19th August 2019
The World Humanitarian Day 2019 is celebrated today in Geneva at the Palais des Nations: the registration of the event can be accessed at the address: World Humanitarian Day 2019 The event, opened by a video-message by the UN Secreteray General, Antonio Guterres, and by interventions by the Director-General of UNOG, Tatiana Valovaya, and by […]
Read moreIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – Launch of the report “Climate Change and Land”
The “Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change” (IPCC), the UN body that aims at assessing the science related to climate change under the supervision of the World Meterological Organization (WMO) and UN Environment, published yesterday the report “Climate Change and Land”, that, for the first time, highlights the linkages between the use of land and climate changes […]
Read morePresentation of the report “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2019”
A presentation of the report “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2019”, jointly dradted by FAO, IFAD, WFP, UNICEF and WHO, was held today at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. After decades of decline, in the last three years world hunger has started rising again and concerns today 820 million people […]
Read morePress release of Federalimentare on Nutrition Labeling Systems
Federalimentare: Nutriscore is misleading, it penalizes the “Made in Italy”. Vacondio: “The labeling systems that claim to classify foods lead to less healthy choices and do not respect the Mediterranean diet” Federalimentare once again reiterates its opposition to any food labeling system that discriminates against certain foods over others through colors, warning signs or any […]
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