Italy and UNIDO committed to support the agro-industrial sector in Somalia
Vienna, 9 May 2018. With the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding on the Project entitled “Agro-technology development for economic growth in South and Central Somalia” Italy allocates 3 million euro, thereby confirming its commitment to promoting the economic development of Somalia. The aim of the Project, managed by UNIDO in collaboration with the Somalian […]
Read moreSide event on integrity and anti-corruption in the private sector on the margins of the United Nations Crime Commission
Vienna, 16th May 2018 – Within the framework of the 27th Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, the Permanent Mission of Italy to the International Organizations in Vienna has organized a special event dedicated to integrity and anti-corruption policies in the private sector. The initiative is part of a project […]
Read moreMSCA MaRaThoN (University of Padua, 26-28 June 2018).
The University of Padua has published a call for applications for the selection of 40 participants for the second edition of “MSCA MaRaThoN (Master your Research and Training Needs)”. The training course is addressed to top candidates who wish to apply for the upcoming Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – Individual Fellowship (MSCA –IF) call, indicating the […]
Read moreInternational Day on the eleimination of the violence against women
Protecting and upholding the rights of women and promoting the fight against any form of discrimination and gender-based violence are Italy’s priorities in the action it carries out, also at the international level. On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Farnesina wishes to reaffirm its firm commitment […]
Read moreUnited Nations and Italy sign new agreements on outer space activities
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE ITALIAN MOFA New agreements give strong impulse to Italy’s space sector and the opportunity to cooperate on new scientific and technological efforts to meet the challenge of space exploration, satellite communication, Earth observation and the management of natural disasters.These are the prospects contained in the New Agreement signed by the Government […]
Read moreUNODA – OSCE Scholarship for Peace
The OSCE Scholarship for Peace, a joint initiative of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and of the United Nation Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) is starting in December 2017. The initiative offers training programmes providing foundation skills and knowledge on conflict prevention and resolution through arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation with […]
Read moreParticipation of UNODC Executive Director Fedotov in the OSCE Mediterranean Conference in Palermo. The Italian Government funds UNODC projects to combat the smuggling of migrants from Africa
The Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov, participated in the OSCE Mediterranean Conference, held in Palermo on 24 and 25 October 2017. The Conference, titled “Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees in the Mediterranean: Challenges and Opportunities”, promoted a high-level political exchange of views on the issue […]
Read moreItalian G7 Presidency – Workshop on sustaining capacity-building for nuclear safety and security
The “International Workshop on Sustaining capacity-building for nuclear safety and security”, organized by the Nuclear Safety Security Group (NSSG) of the Italian G7 Presidency, together with the International Atomic Energy Agency and the European Commission, took place on October 11 2017 at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome. The workshop was attended […]
Read moreThe President of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region, Debora Serracchiani, at the Forum “One Belt One Road” promoted by UNIDO in Vienna
The President of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region, Debora Serracchiani, participated in the opening ceremony of the 2nd edition of the Forum “Bridge for Cities – Belt and Road Initiative: Developing Green Economies for Cities”, promoted by UNIDO and the Finance enter for South – South Cooperation from 26 to 28 September 2017 in Vienna. In […]
Read moreItaly 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 […]
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