Italy and UNIDO supporting the Lebanese agro-food sector
On 25 September the Permanent Representative of Italy to the International Organizations in Vienna, Ambassador Maria Assunta Accili, and the Director General of UNIDO, LI Yong, signed a Memorandum of Understanding granting UNIDO a contribution of 1 million euros for the development of the agro-food sector in Lebanon. This contribution funds the 4th Phase of […]
Read moreItaly at the 61st Session of the IAEA General Conference
The annual session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was held in Vienna in the week of 18th – 22nd September 2017. The Conference focused on safety, security, safeguards and technical cooperation for the peaceful use of nuclear energy and technologies as well as on the implementation of […]
Read moreMinister Alfano in Vienna for the OSCE Permanent Council
“Italy is honoured to assume the OSCE chairmanship. We strongly believe in this Organisation and in its mission to promote peace, security and stability: a mission which is even more significant in the current European and international scenario where the threats that we are facing seriously endanger the existing balances”. With these words the Italian […]
Read moreIAEA. ARTEMIS Peer Review Mission in Italy
The first IAEA “ARTEMIS” peer review mission (Integrated Review Service for Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Management, Decommissioning and Remediation) took place in Italy from 3 to 13 July 2017. The “ARTEMIS” peer review mission assessed the Italian decommissioning programme of nuclear sites and radioactive waste management. The team of international experts which carried out […]
Read more60th session of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
Also this year Italy participated in the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space(COUPUOS), whose 60th session was held in Vienna from 7 to 16 June 2017. The Italian Delegation was guided by the Permanent Representative of Italy to the International Organizations in Vienna, Amb. Maria Assunta Accili, and it included experts […]
Read moreThe Secretary-General of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs meets the Directors of Vienna’s International Agencies and Organizations
During her mission to Vienna, Amb. Elisabetta Belloni met the directors of the International Agencies and Organizations based in the Austrian capital (UNOV/UNODC, OSCE, IAEA, UNIDO, CTBTO, UNOOSA, WASSENAAR). Amb. Belloni confirmed the Italian support for a multilateral dialogue and she stressed Italy’s commitment to collaborate with the various Agencies within the framework of an […]
Read moreRome Model United Nations 2015
From 16 to 20 October 2015 the Italian Society for International Organization (SIOI – UN Association for Italy) in partnership with the Unites States Diplomatic Missions in Italy, and together with the Students’ Movement for International Organization (MSOI/UNYA – Italy) will launch ROMUN2015. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the United Nations and […]
Read moreRoundtable discussion based on the book “From fiction to reality – The Checkmate Pendulum”
The Permanent Mission of Italy to the International Organizations in Vienna and the International Peace Institute (IPI), an independent not-for-profit research and policy development think tank, hosted a Roundtable discussion based on the book “From fiction to reality – The Checkmate Pendulum” (http://the-checkmate-pendulum.com/), recently published by Antonio Maria Costa, former Executive Director of the United […]
Read moreRoundtable discussion based on the book “From fiction to reality – The Checkmate Pendulum”
The Permanent Mission of Italy to the International Organizations in Vienna and the International Peace Institute (IPI), an independent not-for-profit research and policy development think tank, hosted a Roundtable discussion based on the book “From fiction to reality – The Checkmate Pendulum” (http://the-checkmate-pendulum.com/), recently published by Antonio Maria Costa, former Executive Director of the […]
Read moreItalian diplomacy confirms its commitment to the VII session of the Conference of Parties to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC)
The seventh session of the Conference of Parties concluded with the adoption by consensus of the resolution proposed by Italy, along with co-sponsors Austria, France and Mexico, on the review of the implementation of the Palermo Convention and its three additional Protocols. In the last year efforts by Italy, in its role as facilitator in the […]
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