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 British and Irish UN employees based in Rome were among those killed in Ethiopian Airlines disaster on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20190311/un-in-rome-mourns-victims-of-ethiopian-plane-crash Mon, 11 Mar 2019 11:29:18 +0100 un-in-rome-mourns-victims-of-ethiopian-plane-crash Italy has defended its policy on blocking migrants in Libya, saying the deal, denounced as "inhumane" by the UN, was essential to stop boat departures towards Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20171116/italy-defends Thu, 16 Nov 2017 11:42:50 +0100 italy-defends The UN's refugee agency (UNHCR) has written to the mayor of Rome voicing alarm over the hundreds of migrants sleeping rough on the capital's streets while thousands more with legal residency are forced to live in squats. https://www.thelocal.it/20161130/un-slams-rome-over-treatment-of-refugees Wed, 30 Nov 2016 10:02:16 +0100 un-slams-rome-over-treatment-of-refugees A US-based support group for child abuse victims has hit back at Pope Francis for defending the Catholic Church's record on tackling paedophilia. https://www.thelocal.it/20140305/pope-has-done-nothing-that-protects-a-single-child Wed, 05 Mar 2014 17:12:00 +0100 pope-has-done-nothing-that-protects-a-single-child