Rome [ENA] The protection of cultural heritage in areas of international crisis is vital. The Italian government promoted the institution of the "Blue Helmets of Culture", as part of the "Unite4Heritage" initiative commissioned by the Director General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova. https://www.unite4heritage.org/ It is a Task Force, made up of experts from the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities (MiBACT),   [Full story...]

Rome [ENA] The Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine (also known as the Trilateral Contract Group for the peaceful settlement of the situation in eastern Ukraine) includes a group of representatives from Ukraine, the Russian Federation, and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe that was formed as means to facilitate a diplomatic resolution to the war in the Donbass region of Ukraine. The group was created after   [Full story...]