Italy and UNIDO remain committed to work together to accelerate progress towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Italy’s Permanent Representative, Ambassador Alessandro Cortese, and the Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), LI Yong, signed funding arrangements for three projects financed by the Government of Italy. At the signing, Ambassador Cortese, the Permanent Representative of Italy to the International Organizations in Vienna, said, “The unprecedented crisis caused by the […]
Read moreUnited Nations – The Convention was signed twenty years ago. Thanks to this Agreement, no State fights transnational organized crime alone. We must further strengthen international cooperation.
A call to action across borders against Organized Crime Dear Editor,These days mark the twentieth anniversary of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC), a milestone of multilateralism, which opened for signature in Palermo in December 2000. Its founding vision was the need for more effective tools for international law enforcement and […]
Read moreThe Italian Permanent Representative, Amb. Cortese, has been elected Chair of the UN Crime Commission
Amb. Cortese has been elected today Chair of the 30th session of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Commission (CCPCJ), which formally opened in Vienna on 4 December 2020 and will last until December 2021. The CCPCJ – a functional commission of ECOSOC – is the principal policy-making body of the United Nations […]
Read moreThe Permanent Representative Amb. Cortese joins the “International Gender Champions” initiative.
In line with Italy’s traditional engagement in promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment, the Italian Permanent Representative, Ambassador Alessandro Cortese, has joined the “International Gender Champions” initiative, a network of around 250 personalities who hold leadership roles at an international level and are committed to breaking down gender barriers in their respective work fields.The […]
Read more10th Conference of the Parties to the Palermo Convention (Vienna, 12-16 October 2020)
The tenth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC or Palermo Convention) took place in Vienna from 12 to 16 October 2020. The Conference takes place every two years and aims at reviewing and promoting the implementation of the Convention and the Protocols thereto. The Conference coincided […]
Read moreArt Exhibition “Quadriennale d’arte 2020 – FUORI” (30 October 2020 – 17 January 2021)
We have waited for so long. Now, for italian contemporary art, is the time to come OUT. The exhibition Quadriennale d’arte 2020 FUORI, curated by Sarah Cosulich and Stefano Collicelli Cagol, presents 43 artists, with monographic displays and new works, giving back an original image of Italian art at an international level. FUORI is […]
Read moreThird edition of “Fare Cinema” (15th to 21st June 2020)
From 15th to 21st June 2020, the third edition of “Fare Cinema” will take place, a review of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation that promotes Italian cinema and the film industry of our country in the world. Realized in collaboration with RAI, MiBACT, Italian Trade Agency, Istituto Luce-Cinecittà and ANICA, for the […]
Read morePubblicato in Gazzetta Ufficiale n.43 del 05/06/2020 concorso pubblico AICS per 60 unità di personale nell’Area funzionale III, fascia retributiva F1.
E’ stato pubblicato il bando per l’assunzione di funzionari dell’Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo (60 unità di cui 40 in settori tecnici e 20 in settori amministrativi): https://www.aics.gov.it/news/2020/58650/ In particolare, sono previste 20 posizioni per profili di funzionario amministrativo – contabile, nei settori giuridico, legale e contenzioso; pianificazione e budget; contratti, gare ed appalti; […]
Read moreMessage from Ambassador Cortese on the occasion of the Italian National Day
Among others, the pandemic has taken away from us the pleasure of gathering for the celebration of the Italian National Day, on June 2nd. Nonetheless, there is no less reason – albeit virtually – to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the Republic and to remember the shared values that bind our national […]
Read more#WeAreAreItaly: a video report concludes the Foreign Ministry campaign
The #WeAreItaly campaign, promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, concluded with a video report signed by directors Matteo Botrugno and Daniele Coluccini. The video collects the exciting daily diary of the many musicians, singers, film and theatre actors, writers, performers, dancers, chefs (over one hundred in total) who joined in a […]
Read more