Mission of Italy to the UN - Geneva

UNHCR welcomes Italy’s support to facilitate sustainable returns and strengthen community engagement in Lebanon | UNHCR Lebanon BEIRUT, Lebanon 11 February (UNHCR) – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the contribution of EUR 1.5 million from the Government of Italy, reaffirming its longstanding commitment to supporting vulnerable communities in Lebanon.

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Join us for an innovative blending and , as we mark 🇮🇹 Italy’s start of membership in the UN Human Rights Council, organized together with the project led by Conservatorio Alessandro Scarlatti Palermo.

📢Title: "From Morricone to Bacalov: the Music and Screen of Southern Italian Cinema"

📆Date: Thursday, 5 February 2026
⏰Time: 18:00
📍Location: Assembly Hall - Palais des Nations - Geneva
🗒️Free registration: https://indico.un.org/event/1021240

The orchestra will guide the audience on a journey through the soundtracks of some of the most significant films set in Southern Italy, including ‘Il Gattopardo’, ‘Nuovo Cinema Paradiso’ and ‘The Postman’.

and are powerful instruments of mutual understanding, cultural cooperation and ultimately among nations. In this mindset, Italy wants to approach its new mandate at the UN Human Rights Council 🤝

UN Geneva
Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale
Italia Domani
Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca
Conservatorio Alessandro Scarlatti Palermo
Music4D

L’Ambasciatore Luigi Maria Vignali ha presentato le Lettere Credenziali alla Direttrice Generale dell’Ufficio delle Nazioni Unite a Ginevra (UN Geneva), Tatiana Valovaya, e alla Direttrice Generale dell’Organizzazione Mondiale del Commercio (World Trade Organization - WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, assumendo ufficialmente le funzioni di Rappresentante Permanente d’Italia presso le Nazioni Unite e le altre Organizzazioni Internazionali a Ginevra. 🇮🇹🤝🇺🇳

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Ambassador Luigi Maria Vignali presented his credentials to the Director-General of UN Geneva, Tatiana Valovaya and to the Director-General of the World Trade Organization - WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, thereby assuming his duties as Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations and the other International Organizations in Geneva. 🇮🇹🤝🇺🇳

Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale

Congratulazioni a Luigi Maria Vignali, nuovo Ambasciatore e Capo Rappresentanza Permanente d’Italia presso le Nazioni Unite e le altre Organizzazioni Internazionali in Ginevra.

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Congratulations to Luigi Maria Vignali, new Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Italy to the UN and International Organizations in Geneva.

“I am honored to take on the role of Representative to International Organizations in Geneva, where Italy will assume great responsibilities in promoting human rights and seeking a more pragmatic and realistic form of multilateralism in the coming years.”

Mission of Italy to the UN - Geneva

La 🇮🇹 sostiene il rafforzamento del sistema sanitario nello Stato di Kassala, in un contesto segnato da una grave crisi umanitaria. L’intervento punta a migliorare la qualità & l’accessibilità dei servizi sanitari della Kassala Health Citadel, attraverso la riqualificazione delle strutture esistenti & la realizzazione di nuovi spazi dedicati all’emergenza, all’isolamento & allo stoccaggio dei materiali sanitari. Il progetto prevede inoltre la fornitura di apparecchiature mediche, mezzi di trasporto & soluzioni energetiche sostenibili, con un approccio inclusivo attento a genere, età & disabilità. Un’azione sviluppata in coordinamento con le autorità sudanesi 🇸🇩, per contribuire a garantire servizi sanitari essenziali alla popolazione più vulnerabile. 🏥☀️

🇮🇹 supports strengthening the health system in Kassala State, in a context marked by a severe humanitarian crisis. The initiative aims to improve the quality & accessibility of health services at the Kassala Health Citadel through the rehabilitation of existing facilities & the creation of new spaces dedicated to emergency care, isolation & medical supplies storage. The project also includes the provision of medical equipment, transport vehicles & sustainable energy solutions, with an inclusive approach attentive to gender, age & disability. Developed in coordination with 🇸🇩Sudanese authorities, the action contributes to ensuring essential health services for the most vulnerable populations. 🏥☀️

Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale
Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations - New York
Mission of Italy to the UN - Geneva
Italy in Sudan

📢 In connection with the start of Italy's 🇮🇹 membership at the UN Human Rights Council for the 2026-28 term, the Permanent Mission is organizing an innovative concert combining and in conjunction with the project led by Conservatorio Alessandro Scarlatti Palermo:

📢Title: "From Morricone to Bacalov: the Music and Screen of Southern Italian Cinema"

📆Date: Thursday, 5 February 2026

⏰Time: 18:00

📍Location: Assembly Hall - Palais des Nations - Geneva

🗒️Free registration: https://indico.un.org/event/1021240

The orchestra will guide the audience on a journey through the soundtracks of some of the most significant films set in Southern Italy, including ‘Il Gattopardo’, ‘Nuovo Cinema Paradiso’ and ‘The Postman’.

and are powerful instruments of mutual understanding, cultural cooperation and ultimately among nations. In this mindset, Italy wants to approach its new mission at the Human Rights Council 🤝

UN Geneva
Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale
Italia Domani
Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca
Conservatorio Alessandro Scarlatti Palermo
Music4D