Italian Presidency of the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) Plenary meeting
The 28th Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) Plenary meeting was chaired by Ambassador Debora Lepre (Italy) and took place in Vienna on 4-5 December 2024. In 2024, the WA continued to contribute to international and regional security and stability by promoting transparency and greater responsibility in the transfer of conventional arms and dual[1]use goods and technologies, thus […]
Read more“Science, She Says!” Award for Young International Women Scientists – Call for Applications
The Permanent Mission of Italy to the International Organisations in Vienna is pleased to announce that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) launched the “Science, She Says!” award, to recognise junior female scientists who have made a significant contribution to the advancement of science and technology, conducting their research in different regions […]
Read moreInternational Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: Italy brings the Red Bench and the works of Giulia Neri to the UN Headquarters in Vienna
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Italian Permanent Mission to the International Organisations in Vienna brought to the UN Headquarters in Vienna an exhibition of works by Giulia Neri, an artist from the Farnesina Collection of contemporary art as, well as the Red Bench, the symbol of the campaign […]
Read moreTHE ITALIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND EMBASSIES JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
This year, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is once again participating in the international mobilisation campaign to mark the Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, emphasised, “Italy must lead in promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment, […]
Read moreFirst International Day against Transnational Organized Crime
Last 15 November 2024, a High-Level Event has been held at the United Nations in Vienna to celebrate the First International Day against Transnational Organized Crime, established this year, at the initiative of Italy, with a resolution of the General Assembly. The High-Level Event, whose panel included, among others, the Executive Director of UNODC, Ghada […]
Read moreCTBTO – 63rd Session of the Preparatory Commission (November 11-12, 2024): Robert Floyd reappointed as Executive Secretary for a second term
The 63rd session of the Preparatory Commission of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) concluded yesterday in Vienna. During the session the Treaty’s States Signatories re-elected Australian Robert Floyd, who has served as Executive Secretary since 2021, for a second four-year term at the helm of the organization’s Provisional Technical Secretariat (PTS) by acclamation. Italy, […]
Read moreInaugural Ministerial Event of the World Fusion Energy Group (Rome, 6 November 2024)
The Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, opened yesterday in Rome the inaugural ministerial-level event of the World Fusion Energy Group (WFEG), established by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, Italian Minister of Environment and Energy Security Gilberto Pichetto Fratin and […]
Read moreVienna – XII Conference of the Parties to the Palermo Convention.
The Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) – or Palermo Convention – was held in Vienna from 14 to 18 October. It is the most important biennial event on the UN agenda for preventing and combating organized crime by strengthening cross-border cooperation. Italy, which has always played […]
Read moreUNITED NATIONS VIENNA: EXHIBITION ON “COOPERATION IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANISED CRIME – ITALY’S EXPERIENCE”
On the occasion of the Conference of States Parties to the Palermo Convention (United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime), Italy promoted an exhibition at the United Nations Headquarters in Vienna, organised by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, of the Interior and of Justice, to illustrate our country’s experience in the fight […]
Read moreITALY RETURNS TO THE IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS AFTER 4 YEARS
On Monday 23 September, Italy participated as a full member in the meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), represented by Ambassador Debora Lepre. Italy was re-elected to the Board during the 68th General Conference of the Agency, held from 16 to 20 September. Our country had not sat […]
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