ROME - British Prime Minister David Cameron has promised intelligence support in Sicily, bolstering the embattled Italian government as tensions continue to rise in migrant crisis struggle.
ROME - The FAO Association of Professionals (AP in FAO) has urged Director General José Graziano da Silva to rescind the 'punitive' posting of a former general secretary of the staff association to
NEW YORK – The attempt to stifle whistleblower Anders Kompass’ exposure of sexual abuse by UN peacekeepers in Africa shows that s
ROME - Tension between diplomats in Rome representing the rival governments of Libya has climaxed with the stabbing in the street of one embassy staffer by an embassy security goon, police sources
ROME– FAO Director General Jose Graziano da Silva, evidently seeking to widen his power base to include Chancellor Angela Merkel's government, has appointed German diplomat Christoph Martin Frick t
Rome -- Laura Boldrini, the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, opened on Thursday the photo exhibition "
Rome - Unions representing striking employees at the FAO, announced on Friday that they had re-opened negotiations with senior management.
Rome – Irate FAO professional staff staged a walk-out protest Thursday in solidarity with general service staff who were on strike for a fourth day against "autocratic" management at the UN agency
Rome - Gianfranco Nitti, a journalist based in Rome and a contributor to Italian Insider since its inauguaration, is a correspondent from Italy for Finnish media.
ROME – The Saudia Arabian Ambassador to Italy, H.E. Dott. Rayed Khalid A.
ROME – General service staff at the FAO have voted for three days of strike action starting Monday to protest what they call “the autocratic approach” of the UN agency’s management and “lack of re
ROME – FAO chief "hatchet man" Denis Aitken, stepping up his attack on union rights, ordered Friday systematic monitoring of staff taking part in demonstrations and strikes “so that the appropriate
Rome – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal O’Brien, the former Archbishop for St Andrews and Edinburgh.
NEW YORK - Ban Ki-moon has obtained the approval of the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) to pay more to senior staff, financed by cuts to junior and mid-level staff, union officials sa
ROME - FAO management ratcheted up pressure on staff unions last week-end, issuing written reprimands to union officials for organising a protest against job cuts, union sources said Monday.
ROME - Irate FAO staff staged a protest strike over threatened job cuts this week and management said salaries will be cut in reprisal, union sources said Friday.
Federica Mogherini, former Foreign Minister of Italy, will visit Finland on 5th March.
