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Italy-IRENA Action for Climate Toolkit – I ACT. Call for applications open.

The Italy-IRENA Action for Climate Toolkit (I ACT) initiative is a collaboration between the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), to build the capacity of young people on climate and energy issues. The initiative leverages the power of peer-to-peer learning to spread knowledge on the […]

March 8, 2025, International Women’s Day: an olive tree for Raffaella Iodice

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, we remembered the figure of Raffaella Iodice, former Chargée d’Affaires at the EU Delegation in Afghanistan, who tragically passed away in December 2024, by planting an olive tree: a symbolic gesture to commemorate an Italian woman and a colleague of the European institutions working in diplomacy and human […]

8 March: International Women’s Day – Minister Tajani reaffirmed Italy’s commitment to the protection and promotion of women’s rights in our country and around the world

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, reaffirmed Italy’s ongoing priority commitment to the protection and promotion of women’s rights in our country and around the world. To celebrate this important day, Minister Tajani met today, 8 March, in Fabriano, the Community Papa Giovanni XXIII, coordinated […]

Question time at the Chamber of Deputies. Intervention by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, on the initiatives for the protection and promotion of the human rights of Afghan women and girls (5 March 2025)

WebTV – Session n.440, 5 March 2025   ******** NON-OFFICIAL TRANSLATION ******** 19th LEGISLATURE Verbatim Report of the Chamber of Deputies Session No. 440, Wednesday, March 5, 2025 PRESIDENCY OF VICE PRESIDENT SERGIO COSTA Proceedings of immediate response questions. (Initiatives concerning the international recognition of the crime of gender apartheid, specifically to protect the human […]

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Joint Statement on Afghanistan

21 December 2024 Special Envoys and Representatives for Afghanistan of Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, Türkiye, the United Kingdom, and the United States met in Geneva on December 16, 2024 to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan in the United Nations Assistance Mission in […]

Contribution of the Italian Government to the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has approved a voluntary contribution of €4.5 million to the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund 2024, managed by UNOCHA (United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs). With this donation, the Italian Government supports United Nations agencies in Afghanistan to ensure a swift and effective response to humanitarian […]

Contribution of the Italian Government to IOM for Humanitarian Assistance to Repatriated Afghans

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has approved a contribution of €3.5 million to support a humanitarian assistance program for the most vulnerable segments of Afghan returnees. The Italian Government supports IOM’s efforts in Afghanistan to address the humanitarian needs of the many thousands of repatriated and internally displaced Afghans. Photo credits: IOM

Contribution of the Italian Government to ICRC’s Special Appeal for Afghanistan on Disabilities and Humanitarian Mine Action

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has approved a voluntary contribution of €1 million to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Afghanistan in response to the Special Appeal for Disabilities and Humanitarian Mine Action. Every year, hundreds of children are injured or killed in Afghanistan due to the explosion of […]

Our Rights Our Future

The Embassy of Italy in Afghanistan joins the celebrations for the 76^ anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This is our commitment, because human rights concern everyone, every day. #OurRightsOurFuture