Best Wishes to UNESCO’s New Top Management Members !
In the presence of UNESCO’s Director-General Audrey Azoulay, a welcome reception was held yesterday evening for the Organization’s new Deputy Director-General Xing Qu (China) and the new Assistant Director-General (ADG) for Culture, Ernesto Renato Ottone Ramirez (Chile), for Education, Stefania Giannini (Italy), and Communication and Information, Moez Chakchouk (Tunisia). Organized by the Permanent Delegations of […]
Read moreUNESCO: Global Network of Water Museums
This initiative, which was promoted by Italy at UNESCO, goes beyond the traditional concept of « museum ». In the framework of the International Hydrology Programme (IHP), Italy has proposed the creation of a Global Network of Water Museums under the auspices of UNESCO. As of today, 60 museums all around the globe have been created, with […]
Read morePesaro, UNESCO Creative City for Music Presents the 2018 Edition of the Rossini Opera Festival
The 2018 edition of the Rossini Opera Festival, which is devoted to the 15th anniversary of the composer’s death, was presented at UNESCO in the presence of representatives of the 195 Member States. In her welcoming speech, Ambassador Vincenza Lomonaco underlined the value of music as a founding element of every people’s identity and the […]
Read more« Food Culture : Social Inclusion, Sustainable Development and Cultural Identity »
Thanks to Italy, food as an expression of the cultural identity of peoples and nations, as well as a vehicle for sustainable development and social cohesion, will be a subject of reflection for UNESCO’s 195 Member States for the first time. In line with Expo Milano 2015 (Feeding the Planet : Energy for Life) and in […]
Read moreMyanmar-Italy: Launch of the Conservation Project of the Archaeological Mrauk-U Site
Naypyidaw, 16 May – (Nova) – The Italian Ambassador in Myanmar, Pier Giorgio Aliberti, attended the inauguration of the “Support to the Social and Economic Development of Rakhine State through the Safeguard, Management and Valorisation of Mrauk U site” project. Ambassador Aliberti declared: “Myanmar is a key country for development cooperation and thanks to its […]
Read moreVacancy for a local employee at the Italian Embassy in France (expires on May 5, 2018)
The Italian Embassy in France recruits 1 local employee to serve as driver-clerk-telephone operator. More detailed information is available here
Read more« Veneto and its Wonders. World Heritage Sites, Traditions and Landscapes ». Presentation at UNESCO by the President of the Veneto region of its World Heritage Sites, Traditions and Landscapes.
Representatives of the 195 Member States of UNESCO have participated to the event, where the President of the Veneto Region, Luca Zaia, has presented its region’s innovative cultural and natural heritage management and conservation plans. While presenting the region’s World Heritage Sites and the Delta del Po Biosphere Reserve, Mr Zaia has also introduced a […]
Read moreUNESCO’s Executive Board – Italy Reaffirms its Support to the Organization. Italy Chairs the Finance and Administration Commission together with Spain
UNESCO’s 204th Executive Board Session is under way. You may visit the Executive Board web page for information on the Commissions’ works and on the main topics on the agenda. Italy’s Permanent Delegate, Ambassador Vincenza Lomonaco, was elected co-chair of the Finance and Administration Commission (FA) with the Permanent Delegate of Spain. Speech by […]
Read moreWWAP – Presentation of the 2018 Edition of the World Water Development Report “Nature-based Solutions for Water”
“Water use increases at the global level, as a function of population growth, economic development and changing consumption patterns…Over the period 2017-2050 the world population is expected to increase from 7.7 billion to between 9.4 and 10.2 billion, with two thirds of the population living in cities…Global water use has increased by a factor of […]
Read moreAlghero for UNESCO. Jazz and Culture
On 4 April 2018, the city of Alghero organized an event entitled « Alghero for UNESCO. Jazz and Culture » in order to promote its candidature to UNESCO’s creative cities network in the category art craftsmanship for coral. Italian trumpet player Paolo Fresu proposed a jazz concert which was entitled « A Journey in Italy » and, in his […]
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