UNESCO: The Italian Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Claudia Del Re, Participates In The UNESCO International Water Conference and The Launching Of The Project “Empowering Young People in Africa through Media and Communication”
Italy’s Vice-Ministre for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, participated in the UNESCO International Water Conference. The Vice-Minister intervened in the panel on promoting a gender-based approch to water security. She underlined the need to have a strong focus on women and girls while promoting the right to water. “Water – she declared – […]
Read moreVisit of the Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities, Alberto Bonisoli, to UNESCO
Press release: http://www.beniculturali.it/mibac/export/MiBAC/sito-MiBAC/Contenuti/MibacUnif/Comunicati/visualizza_asset.html_119410042.html
Read moreUNESCO Executive Board. National Statement at the Plenary Debate of the 206th session, delivered by H.E. Ambassador Massimo Riccardo
Monsieur le Président du Conseil Exécutif, Madame la Présidente de la Conférence Générale, Madame la Directrice Générale, Chers Collègues, Permettez-moi une réflexion. Les grands défis contemporains relèvent pour l’essentiel du mandat de l’UNESCO: la fracture des inégalités, le défi écologique, le bouleversement technologique, dans un cadre où la nécessité de promouvoir le droits de l’homme, […]
Read moreFire at Notre-Dame de Paris: UNESCO’s Solidarity and Engagement for Its Reconstruction
A formal declaration adopted by UNESCO’s Executive Board upon Italy’s initiative has been presented to French President Emmanuel Macron in order to reiterate the importance of cultural heritage after the fire which devastated Notre-Dame Cathedral. This initiative follows up on the work carried out by Italy at UNESCO in order to protect and enhance cultural […]
Read moreItalian national commission for UNESCO: meeting of the management board
Yesterday the management board of the Italian national commission for UNESCO has decided upon Italy’s future candidatures to the World Heritage List. Read the press release
Read moreUNESCO – Intangible Cultural Heritage: First Italian Expert In the Evaluation Body
Italy enters for the first time the evaluation body of UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage. Prof. Pier Luigi Petrillo was elected by the 24 members for the intergovernmental committee of the Convention during its 13th session in Port Louis (Mauritius). The evaluation body is called to examine the candidatures […]
Read moreThe Carabinieri Present the 2019 Italian World-Heritage Sites Historical Calendar and Agenda
The 2019 edition of the historical calendar and agenda of the Carabinieri, which is prefaced by UNESCO’s Director general Audrey Azoulay and devoted to Italy’s World Heritage Sites, has been presented yesterday during a ceremony at the Carabinieri Officials’ School in Rome. The Italian Minister for Cultural Heritage and Activities, Umberto Bonisoli, attended the ceremony, […]
Read more“The Art of Dry-Stone Walling, knowledge and techniques” inscribed on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List
The yearly meeting of the UNESCO Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, which is taking place in Port Louis (Mauritius), has inscribed “The Art of Dry-Stone Walling, knowledge and techniques”, which was presented by Italy, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland, on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List. Italy counts 9 elements […]
Read moreAmbassador Massimo Riccardo is the new Permanent Representative of Italy to UNESCO
Ambassador Massimo Riccardo started his mandate at the beginning of UNESCO’s Executive Board, replacing Ambassador Vincenza Lomonaco who returned to Rome upon the end of her term. Ambassador Riccardo recently met with UNESCO’s Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, for the presentation of his credentials and to discuss ongoing relations between Italy and the Organization in its main […]
Read moreUNESCO – European Heritage Days: the Carabinieri TPC at #UNESCOHeritageLab”
The #UNESCOHeritageLab event was organized by UNESCO during the European Heritage Days (15-16 September 2018) in order to present technological innovations applied to heritage conservation and restauration. The Carabinieri Department for the Protection of Cultural Heritage (TPC) was invited to set up a stand in order to illustrate to the estimated 11,500 visitors its work […]
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