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WFP staff association hit by resignations ahead of AGM
ROME -- Four members of the 18-member Staff Council of the World Food Programme’s Professional Staff Association have resigned in the past six weeks including the Treasurer responsible for the co
NGOs petition FAO to eschew deepening CropLife links
ROME – Pesticide Action Network, Public Eye, Third World Network and other environmental watchdog NGOs have circulated a petition urging the FAO to drop plans to
Judge dismisses 2nd FAO libel lawsuit against Italian Insider
ROME — A judge at the Rome Tribunal Friday ordered the archiving of a second case brought against Italian Insider chief editor John Phillips by the Food and Agri
Exclusive: FAO\ Croplife 'letter of intent' raises concern of UN agency 'sell-out'
ROME -- An unprecedented letter of intent signed by the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and Giulia Di Tommaso, President and CEO of CropLife Internationa
Ridolfi axeing raises fear of more FAO bloodletting
ROME -- The axeing of former EU investment guru Roberto Ridolfi from his position as an FAO Assistant Director General has left five other ADGs being held
Exclusive: FAO axes former EU investment guru Ridolfi after nepotism probe
ROME -- The FAO former ADG Roberto Ridolfi evidently has had his contract terminated and left the UN agency amid concern over alleged conflicts of interests the
WFP defends flying Sudan rebel leader on UN helicopter
ROME --A flight carrying the leader of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (North), Abdulaziz Al-Hilu, was expressly authorized by the WFP Executive Director, David Beasley, to facilitate negotiatio
Interview:Algeria's leaders 'mean business' with reform referendum, says the Algerian Ambassador to Italy
ROME – Algeria’s upcoming referendum gives the north African nation a chance to reform its constitution meaningfully for the first time since independence
Exclusive: WFP staff 'fear retaliation' after evangelical aide brokers secularization deal
ROME – Staff at the WFP office in Sudan are concerned they may be at risk from retaliation after Gavin Gramstad, a Special Assistant to the WFP Executive Directo
WFP denies gender, ethnic imbalance in ED office
ROME – A self-styled group of ‘concerned WFP staff’ has raised questions about the appointment of American aid worker and consultant Gavin Gramstad as a Special
MEPs demand EU Commission end Italy’s ‘unacceptable’ treatment of lettori
BRUSSELS – European Parliament Members from across the spectrum have urged the European Commission to crack down on Italy for its “unacceptable” decades-long dis
FAO economist strongly denies fraud claims
ROME -- A former senior economist at the UN Food and Agriculture organization has strongly denied reports that he allegedly defrauded the UN agency of as much as
'End Italian universities' discrimination before we die,' Italy's ageing foreign lecturers tell EU Parliament
BRUSSELS- The head of foreign lecturers at Italian universities, David Petrie, Tuesday challenged the European Parliament Petitions Committee on Italy’s unilateral refusal to uphold its Treaty obl
Plight of foreign lecturers under review by EU Parliament
ROME -- The saga of foreign lecturers suffering discrimination based on nationality in Italian Universities is to be reviewed by the European Parliament's Committee for Petitions in Brussels next
“We Are Who We Are”: Life in a Slice of America in Italy
It’s not easy to transition from the big screen to the small screen - perhaps the smallest, considering today’s viewing habits - is not an easy task.
Italian interior minister to visit Algeria
ROME -- The Italian Interior Minister, Luciana Lamorgese, will in coming days make a visit to Algiers for talks with her Algerian counterpart, Kamel Beldjoud, and other senior officials including
FAO post Covid- vacanze Italiane replace vacanze Romane?
ROME – As FAO diplomats try to resume work after the summer break, they continue to watch FAO, as far as they can, to understand the management of Chinese DG Qu Dongyu in his second year in office.
Exco probe latest in rash of UN agency scandals
ROME -- An EU probe into a top FAO executive is the latest in a long string of scandals that have rocked UN agencies in Italy over the past decade including alle
Footloose Uruguayan graces pages of alma mater IPS
One year on, Chinese FAO reign 'alienates Western donors'
ROME – Chinese FAO Director General Qu Dongyu has included symbolically three Americans in his 10-person ‘politburo’ senior management team but Western donors ar
WFP set for Mexican-Sudanese stand-off?
ROME – The return of doughty Mexican hungercrat Gina Casar to the World Food Programme has divided the agency between legions of supporters and detractors as she
Kuwait embassy lawyer 'reneges on agreement'
ROME – A solemn promise by Antonio Capuano, the lawyer of the Kuwaiti Embassy in Italy, to arrange payment of the longstanding debt to Italian Insider run up for work commissioned by the previous a
Stolen Bansky from Bataclan found in Italian countryside
SANT’OMERO – The stolen emergency exit door of the Bataclan that was decorated by Banksy, the most famous street artist in the world, symbolically depicting a woman in pain, has been recovered from