Italy, OSCE and Euro-Mediterranean security
Over the last few years, the OSCE Partnership for Co-operation with Mediterranean Countries enhanced and expanded its tools, thanks in particular to the impulse given by the Italian Chairmanship of the OSCE Mediterranean Contact Group in 2017. Since then more initiatives followed, with the aim of expanding the Organization’s attention towards the Mediterranean region. To […]
Read moreAmbassador Azzoni’s interview with Security and Human Rights Monitor (14 February 2019)
Ambassador Azzoni gave an interview to OSCE-focused online magazine Security and Human Rights Monitor, sharing his reflections on the outcomes of the 2018 Italian Chairmanship of the OSCE. The full-text of the interview in English is available at the following link: https://www.shrmonitor.org/2018-italian-osce-chairmanship-interview/
Read moreScholarship for Peace and Security 2019
Scholarship for Peace and Security 2019 The Scholarship for Peace and Security is a joint initiative of the OSCE and the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs at Vienna, in partnership with a number of organisations whose work contributes to disarmament, non-proliferation (DNP) and development-related issues. The initiative offers a training programme providing foundational skills […]
Read moreOutcomes of the Milan XXV OSCE Ministerial Council (6-7 December 2018)
Con il XXV Consiglio Ministeriale di Milano, si è simbolicamente conclusa la Presidenza italiana dell’OSCE. La riunione dei 57 Ministri degli Esteri degli Stati Partecipanti ha fornito un’ulteriore occasione per valorizzare il ruolo dell’Organizzazione come piattaforma di dialogo e cooperazione regionale del tutto unica che riunisce gli Stati Uniti, la Russia nonché tutti gli altri […]
Read more25 November – International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
To celebrate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Italy reaffirms its strong commitment to promoting gender equality and combating all forms of discrimination and violence against women, which is among its priorities also in view of its three-year term on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) from 1 January 2019.As […]
Read moreUndersecretary Picchi opens Rome Conference on Combating intolerance and discrimination, especially regarding religion or belief
Government officials and representatives of civil society and religious communities discussed good practices for addressing racism, xenophobia and other forms of discrimination, including on the basis of gender, and for countering anti-Semitism and intolerance against Muslims, Christians and members of other religions at an OSCE conference in Rome yesterday. Organized by the 2018 Italian OSCE […]
Read moreMeeting of the OSCE Political Directors
As part of the Italian Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), today the Farnesina hosted the meeting of the Political Directors of the 57 Participating States of the Vienna-based Organization. The meeting opened with remarks by the Political Director for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), Ambassador […]
Read moreChallenges and opportunities for increasing women’s contribution to international peace and security explored at OSCE Chairmanship event in Vienna
Challenges and opportunities for increasing women’s contribution to international peace and security explored at OSCE Chairmanship event in Vienna Persisting challenges within and beyond the OSCE area with regard to the meaningful participation of women to international peace and security efforts were the focus of discussions at the OSCE-wide conference “Women in the Security Sector: […]
Read moreUnder-secretary Picchi addresses “OSCE-wide Cyber Security Conference” in Rome
Under-secretary Picchi addresses “OSCE-wide Cyber Security Conference” in Rome The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the “natural forum” in which “to debate and find common solutions together” to the challenges posed in the cyber sector. The statement was made by the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Guglielmo Picchi, in his address to […]
Read moreUndersecretary Guglielmo Picchi takes part in the OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum
Undersecretary Guglielmo Picchi takes part in the OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Guglielmo Picchi, today attended the Economic and Environmental Forum of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Prague, speaking at the opening session as the representative of the Chairperson-in-Office. The […]
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