NATO mission in Iraq: Ambassador Greganti and General Figliuolo at the takeover ceremony of the Italian command
The Ambassador of Italy to Iraq, Maurizio Greganti, and the Head of the Joint Operations Command, General Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, attended this morning the takeover ceremony of the comman of the NATO mission in Iraq (NMI), which will be guided by Italy for the next 12 months. After the Danish leadership of General Michael Lollesgaard […]
Read morePROCEDURES FOR ENTRY, RESIDENCY AND REGISTRATION OF STUDENTS APPLYING FOR A VISA IN HIGHER EDUCATION COURSES IN ITALY FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-2023
All students interested in enrolling at Italian Universities and Institutes of Higher Education are invited to carefully read the new procedures published by the Ministry of University and Research for entry, stay and registration of students applying for a visa, valid for the academic year 2022-2023, and available in Italian at the following link. Please […]
Read moreSeleucia-on-Tigris: Ambassador Greganti visits the archaeological site of the CRAST from Turin
It was with great enthusiasm that Ambassador Maurizio Greganti was welcomed, in Seleucia-on-Tigris, the first Ambassador of Italy in the last twenty years to visit the archaeological excavation managed by Prof. Carlo Lippolis and Prof. Vito Messina of the Centro Ricerche Archeologiche e Scavi (CRAST) of the University of Turin. The Ambassador was thus led […]
Read moreA new step towards gender equality in Iraq; Italy, UN Women, UNFPA collaborate on women and girls protection in Kurdistan
The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) has established a partnership with UN Women and UNFPA to improve the safety, protection and wellbeing of women and girls survivors of gender-based violence in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Building on existing structures and ongoing gender mainstreaming efforts, the new partnership will contribute to increasing access to […]
Read moreMeeting with UNDP Resident Representative for Iraq, Zena Ali Ahmad
Ambassador Maurizio Greganti today met Zena Ali Ahmad, Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Iraq. Full convergence emerged on the priority of working jointly for the stabilization of the areas liberated from the presence of Daesh, primarily through the Facility Fund for Stabilization (FFS) administered by UNDP, to which Italy has […]
Read moreMeeting with the Director General for Survivors Affairs, Sarab Elias Barakat
Ambassador Maurizio Greganti today received Sarab Elias Barakat, Director General for Survivors Affairs at the Iraqi Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MoLSA). After one year since approval by the Iraqi Parliament, they took stock of the implementation of the Yazidi Survivors Law, aimed at protecting women belonging to minorities (Yazidis, but also Christians, Turkmen […]
Read moreArab Manuscript Day: Ambassador Greganti guest of honor at the inauguration of the exhibition “The legacy of the manuscript in the era of globalization””The legacy of the manuscript in the era of globalization”
Italy and its valuable contribution to the protection of Iraqi manuscripts were at the center of the Arab Manuscript Day organized by the Director of the House of Manuscripts, Dr. Ahmed Karim and the Director of the National Museum, Dr. Laith Hussein. Guests of honor at the event were the Minister of Culture, Hassan Nadhem, […]
Read moreMeeting between Ambassador Maurizio Greganti and the Chargé d’Affaires of the Ukrainian Embassy in Iraq, Oleksandr Buravchenkov
Ambassador Maurizio Greganti today hosted a meeting with the Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of Ukraine in Iraq, Oleksandr Buravchenkov, to receive updates on the evolution of the war in Ukraine, on sanctions against Russia and to exchange views on the de-escalation prospects of the conflict and the ongoing peace talks between the Ukrainian and […]
Read moreSTUDY OPPORTUNITY: LUISS “Progetto Mediterraneo” – scholarships for refugee students
Within the scope of “Progetto Mediterraneo” co-funded by LUISS University and Fondazione Terzo Pilastro-Internazionale in collaboration with UNHCR, LUISS University offers 13 full-ride scholarships – for a maximum of 5 years beginning in academic year 2022-2023 – open to refugee (or beneficiary of temporary and international protection) students currently living in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Turkey, […]
Read moreItalian Design Day 2022 – Message by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio
On the occasion of the Italian Design Day 2022 – “Re-Generation. Design and new technologies for a sustainable future”, read the message by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio: “Italy is design. A historical heritage with an eye to the future that we celebrate today, everywhere in the world, […]
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