United Nations’ Report: Young Refugees and Migrants in Italy Need More Support

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For UK Ambassador Karen Pierce, Brexit Will Bolster British Diplomacy at the UN

Asked about the state of British diplomacy in the shadow of Brexit, the President of the UN Security Council Karen Pierce assured us that it is alive and well, and that thanks to the deals that had been made with...

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Grandi Welcomes Deal to End Latest Migrant Stand-off in Mediterranean Sea

byUn News Centre

UN Refugee Agency warns that a “ship-by-ship” arrangement it's not sustainable.

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Migrant Deaths in Mediterranean Continue Regardless of Global Compact

byValentina Zavala-Arbelaez

The United Nations just celebrated its first ever Global Migration Compact on Friday, yet countries like Italy continue to close their borders to African migrants leaving from Libya. As deaths continue in the Mediterranean Sea, what can the international community...

Secretary General António Guterres meets Angelino Alfano

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Italy’s Alfano at the UN: “Mediterranean, a Central Issue for Global Security”

byEilish Rose Anderson

Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano, answering journalists' questions outside the Security Council, puts Libya and the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean at the center of the world agenda: “There the destiny of the world is at stake.” On future U.S....

Primo Piano

“Cose che un essere umano non dovrebbe mai vedere”

byGiulia Hansstein

"In Italia c'è un efficiente sistema di soccorso in mare, un impegno di cui andare fieri. Manca invece spesso un sistema strutturato e lungimirante, che sappia dare senso all'impegno di molte persone e che risponda in maniera adeguata alle esigenze...

Onu

Libya: from Africa’s richest to total failure

byLorraine Farquharson

Libya’s former revolutionary leader Muammar Gaddafi bloodlessly kicked out corrupt King Idriss, became Lybia’s de facto leader and stabilized the country. Per capita income rose and so did citizens’ living standards. Today with its constant strife, bloodshed, rising death toll...