UNESCO: World Water Day dedicated to the emergency of glacier melting
Over the last few days, numerous experts gathered from all over the world at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris for World Water Day. This year’s celebrations were namely dedicated to glaciers, which cover about 700,000 km² of the Earth’s surface and whose rapid melting threatens environmental stability, water security, agriculture and hydropower production. As confirmed by […]
Read moreScreening of “A World apart” by Riccardo Milani in UNESCO Room I
On January 15th, our Representation launched its 2025 event season with the screening of A World Apart (Un mondo a parte) directed by Riccardo Milani. The film tells the story of a primary school teacher living and working in Rome who, tired of the teaching routine of the big city, decides to apply for a […]
Read moreRoots cuisine in Paris: 9th Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World
The Italian Embassy in Paris and the Permanent Representation of Italy to UNESCO organised a gastronomy and oenology event last November 19th for the launch of the 9th Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World, with the support of the ICE-ITA Agency and the participation of the president of the Agriculture Commission of the […]
Read more“Avant tout, l’opéra!” Baroque opera concert at UNESCO on November 27, 2024
On November 27th at 7:00 PM, the Permanent Delegation of Italy to UNESCO and the City of Cremona are organizing “Avant tout, l’opéra!”, a baroque opera concert featuring soloists from the Monteverdi Festival. This event, hosted at the prestigious Maison de l’UNESCO, pays tribute to Claudio Monteverdi, the father of Italian opera, and celebrates the […]
Read moreScreening of the documentary Wartime Notes by Barbara Cupisti at UNESCO
February 24, 2022. In Ukraine, daily life unfolded like any other day—until the first bombings hit. That day marked the beginning of a war that forced many to flee the country, others to take up arms, and nearly everyone to endure separation, fear, shortages of essential goods, and loss.The documentary Wartime Notes (2023, Ukrainian with […]
Read moreInauguration of the exhibition Colours for the Planet at UNESCO in Paris
UNESCO ArtCamp, an itinerant artistic showcase supported by the United Nations agency based in Paris, is a gathering of artists from conflict areas, refugees, and/or immigrants who engage with one another through artistic creation and the sharing of their cultures and inspirations. Now in its tenth edition, the artists who take part in the periodic […]
Read morePermanent Representations in Paris: the Red Bench to counter violence against women, inaugurated
Ambassadors Luca Sabbatucci and Liborio Stellino, respectively Permanent Representatives to the International Organizations in Paris and UNESCO, inaugurated the Red Bench in the garden of the Hotel de Galliffet, home of the two Representations, thus joining the campaign promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation aimed at raising public awareness on violence […]
Read morePhoto Exhibition “Close/Far: A Journey to Discover the Cultural and Natural Heritage of Migrant Communities in Italy”
The “Close/Far” photography exhibition will be inaugurated next July 1st at 6 p.m. at the Miro Hall of UNESCO. This exhibition, previously organized by Azienda Speciale Palaexpo and the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Studi sul Mediterraneo, was presented in Rome from October 28 to November 27, 2022, at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni, […]
Read moreNotice for the collection of expressions of interest to cover the position of Director of the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies – Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari
In the coming months, a new Director for the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari will be selected. The Director will be responsible for leading the Institute, under the supervision of the Secretary-General of the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM), based in Paris. The Director will be appointed by the CIHEAM Board of […]
Read moreThe Great Italian Opera: Heritage of Humanity
Verona, June 7, 2024 Italy is preparing to celebrate an important milestone for its cultural heritage: the Practice of Opera Singing was inscribed in December 2023 on the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. To celebrate this prestigious recognition, the Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with the Arena di Verona Foundation and RAI, […]
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