https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Nearly 150 migrants from East Africa, including 65 minors and 13 babies under one, were rescued from conflict-torn Libya and airlifted to Rome on Thursday by the UN refugee agency. https://www.thelocal.it/20190531/150-people-airlifted-from-libya-to-rome-unhcr Fri, 31 May 2019 11:16:57 +0200 150-people-airlifted-from-libya-to-rome-unhcr The United Nations has expressed "grave concern" over changes to Italy's migration laws that would remove humanitarian protection for migrants and make it harder to access shelters, warning that they will violate human rights and fuel hate. https://www.thelocal.it/20181122/un-italy-anti-migrant-decree-climate-of-hatred Thu, 22 Nov 2018 12:04:47 +0100 un-italy-anti-migrant-decree-climate-of-hatred United Nations observers are to investigate reports of attacks on migrants in Italy, the UN human rights commissioner announced on Monday, drawing an angry response from the Italian interior minister. https://www.thelocal.it/20180910/un-human-rights-team-italy-attacks-migrants Mon, 10 Sep 2018 18:59:10 +0200 un-human-rights-team-italy-attacks-migrants The UN's Refugee Agency on Saturday called on EU member states to urgently agree to take in some of the 150 people stranded on an Italian coastguard ship, after a fresh immigration row erupted between the bloc and Italy's populist government. https://www.thelocal.it/20180825/un-calls-on-eu-states-to-take-in Sat, 25 Aug 2018 14:49:19 +0200 un-calls-on-eu-states-to-take-in The UN refugee chief said on Wednesday Italy alone could not be blamed for a stand-off that has left hundreds of migrants stranded for days in the Mediterranean and Europe should do more to share the burden. https://www.thelocal.it/20180614/we-need-to-listen-to-italy-un-refugee-chief Thu, 14 Jun 2018 10:34:00 +0200 we-need-to-listen-to-italy-un-refugee-chief Spain said on Monday it will take in a boat stranded in the Mediterranean with 629 migrants aboard after Italy and Malta refused to let the vessel dock in their ports. https://www.thelocal.it/20180611/spain-not-italy-will-take-in-stranded-migrants-to-avoid-catastrophe Mon, 11 Jun 2018 17:12:23 +0200 spain-not-italy-will-take-in-stranded-migrants-to-avoid-catastrophe The UN refugee agency on Monday called on Italy and Malta to immediately allow a boat carrying hundreds of migrants to dock, describing the situation as "an urgent humanitarian imperative". https://www.thelocal.it/20180611/italy-or-malta-must-let-stranded-migrants-land-immediately-un Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:54:43 +0200 italy-or-malta-must-let-stranded-migrants-land-immediately-un The United Nations Human Rights Committee has urged Italy to ensure women have access to free and safe abortion services amid concerns over the high number of doctors who refuse to provide terminations. https://www.thelocal.it/20170329/un-urges-italy-to-ensure-access-to-safe-and-legal-abortions Wed, 29 Mar 2017 12:11:39 +0200 un-urges-italy-to-ensure-access-to-safe-and-legal-abortions The UN General Assembly on Thursday elected Italy to the Security Council under a deal that will see the Netherlands take over the seat in a year. https://www.thelocal.it/20160701/un-approves-deal-for-italy-netherlands-to-share-council-seat Fri, 01 Jul 2016 10:34:55 +0200 un-approves-deal-for-italy-netherlands-to-share-council-seat Italy and the Netherlands agreed on Tuesday to split their term on the UN Security Council after a tie in voting forced them to reach a compromise. https://www.thelocal.it/20160629/italy-netherlands-offer-to-share-un-council-seat Wed, 29 Jun 2016 10:47:14 +0200 italy-netherlands-offer-to-share-un-council-seat Italy will not send troops to protect UN structures in conflict-hit Libya, according to reports in the Italian media on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160516/no-italian-troops-to-protect-un-in-libya Mon, 16 May 2016 11:35:53 +0200 no-italian-troops-to-protect-un-in-libya Fifteen migrants are missing after their boat sank on Friday, the second shipwreck that day in the Mediterranean, bringing the number of lives lost to almost 100, the UN said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160502/up-to-100-missing-in-two-migrant-shipwrecks-refugees-un-pozzallo-sicily Mon, 02 May 2016 10:09:11 +0200 up-to-100-missing-in-two-migrant-shipwrecks-refugees-un-pozzallo-sicily Italy’s Ministry of Defence has denied a report that the country has offered to send between 600 and 900 soldiers to Libya. https://www.thelocal.it/20160426/italy-denies-offer-to-send-hundreds-of-troops-to-libya Tue, 26 Apr 2016 14:36:53 +0200 italy-denies-offer-to-send-hundreds-of-troops-to-libya The UN refugee agency said on Wednesday it feared around 500 migrants from Africa had drowned in the Mediterranean, in what could be one of the worst tragedies since the start of the migrant crisis in Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20160420/un-fears-up-to-500-dead-in-recent-mediterranean-shipwreck Wed, 20 Apr 2016 16:25:29 +0200 un-fears-up-to-500-dead-in-recent-mediterranean-shipwreck Italy unveiled a 60-strong task force of art detectives and restorers on Tuesday, ready to protect the world's crisis-hit heritage sites for UNESCO in a cultural version of the UN's famous Blue Helmets. https://www.thelocal.it/20160216/italy-pits-top-sleuths-against-worlds-heritage-looters Tue, 16 Feb 2016 18:46:35 +0100 italy-pits-top-sleuths-against-worlds-heritage-looters Italian diplomat Filippo Grandi began work on Monday as the new head of the UN refugee agency, facing the mammoth task of leading efforts to deal with record levels of displacement worldwide. https://www.thelocal.it/20160104/italian-takes-helm-of-unhcr-amid-record-refugee-crisis Mon, 04 Jan 2016 13:19:45 +0100 italian-takes-helm-of-unhcr-amid-record-refugee-crisis UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday announced the appointment of Italian diplomat Filippo Grandi as the new UN refugee chief, tasked with handling the world's worst refugee crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20151112/italys-antonio-grandi-to-be-new-un-refugee-chief Thu, 12 Nov 2015 08:52:06 +0100 italys-antonio-grandi-to-be-new-un-refugee-chief Pope Francis urged a more humane global system that respects the poor and the environment, as he criticized the economic order, in an address to the United Nations on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150925/pope-to-bring-world-problems-to-the-un Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:50:29 +0200 pope-to-bring-world-problems-to-the-un Pope Francis will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin during a visit to the United Nations in New York later this month, the Holy See’s embassy to the UN said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150910/pope-francis-to-meet-putin-during-un-visit Thu, 10 Sep 2015 11:04:37 +0200 pope-francis-to-meet-putin-during-un-visit The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has appealed to Italy’s millionaires to donate towards the refugee crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20150908/un-calls-on-italys-rich-to-give-to-refugees Tue, 08 Sep 2015 12:04:43 +0200 un-calls-on-italys-rich-to-give-to-refugees