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A Digital Book Addressing Invisible Violence to be Launched Ahead of 25 November Campaign
The Committee to Promote and Safeguard Women's Rights is launching its new campaign to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which takes place on 25 November. This initiative is designed to cast a spotlight on invisible violence and raise awareness of the help that is available in...
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Monaco Participates in the 29th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 29) in Baku
Ms Céline Caron-Dagioni, Minister of Public Works, the Environment and Urban Development, travelled to Baku (Azerbaijan) from 18 to 20 November 2024 to attend the Ministerial Meetings of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 29).At the top...
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Monaco Boost – Open doors day
As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, start-up incubator Monaco Boost will open its doors to the public on Thursday 21 and Friday 22 November 2024. The goal? To showcase entrepreneurship!Thursday is reserved for students and recent graduates of the Principality, who can visit the facilities and speak with Monaco...
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UN resolution on sport, presented by Monaco and Qatar, adopted unanimously
A resolution entitled ‘Sport as an Enabler of Sustainable Development’ was adopted without a vote by the UN General Assembly on 12 November 2024, following negotiations led by the Permanent Missions of Monaco and Qatar, who co-chair the Group of Friends of Sport for Sustainable Development.The resolution reaffirms t...
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Delegation of representatives from Government and National Council pays visit to new A Fighera building (formerly Villa Carmelha)
The delivery of buildings as part of the National Housing Plan for Monegasques continues.On 12 November 2024, representatives from the Prince’s Government and the National Council* visited the Villa Carmelha state-owned housing project, now known as A Fighera (meaning ‘fig tree’ in Monegasque) to reflect the extensi...
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47th Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival and 12th New Generation - Friday 17 to Sunday 26 January 2025
Following the Great Jubilee of the 46th Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival, marking the 50th anniversary of its creation by Prince Rainier III, the Principality of Monaco hosted a series of spectacular events. A grand parade filled the streets, while an Open Air Show was held on the Place du Palais to highlig...
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The Principality of Monaco steps up its digital transformation for employment with new online services for employers and jobseekers
As part of its Extended Monaco programme launched in 2019, the Prince’s Government continues its transformation of the employer and jobseeker experience.On Tuesday 12 November, Christophe Robino, Minister of Health and Social Affairs, and Frédéric Genta, Country Chief Officer for Attractiveness and the Digital Trans...
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Monaco in 2023: GDP up, highlighting Principality’s economic strength
Monaco’s economy continued to perform well in 2023, heralding a third consecutive year of strong growth, as highlighted in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report issued today by Monaco Statistics (IMSEE). The report confirms that the Principality maintained its momentum, a finding in line with other key indicators...
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Launch of the website culture.mc - “All of Monaco’s culture”
On Thursday 7 November 2024, H.R.H. the Princess of Hanover attended the launch of the culture.mc website, presented by Mr Lionel Beffre, Minister of the Interior, Ms Françoise Gamerdinger, Director of Cultural Affairs, Mr Frédéric Genta, Country Chief Officer for Attractiveness and the Digital Transition, and Mr Ju...
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Minister of State represents Monaco at European Political Community Summit in Budapest, Hungary
H.E. Mr Didier Guillaume led the Monegasque delegation* to the 5th European Political Community Summit in Budapest (Hungary) on 7 November 2024.As with previous summits, this high-level meeting aimed to promote dialogue between European partners on the security challenges facing Europe, and to strengthen cohesion an...
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The 7th Monaco Artists' Forum - Exhibition - From 8 to 14 November at the Rainier III Auditorium
The 7th Monaco Artists' Forum, organised by the Department of Cultural Affairs, will bring over 80 local painters, sculptors and photographers to the Rainier III Auditorium from 8 to 14 November.The Prince's Government created this initiative to support Monegasque and resident artists by providing them with a public...
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Become a MaConsigne Ambassador!
Was returning used containers part of growing up for you? Do you want to share your experience? Do you want to encourage those working in the Principality and the younger generations to be more responsible consumers? Become the face of MaConsigne, the solution launched by the Prince’s Government in 2022! Grandma’s r...
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The Principality reaffirms its commitment to international humanitarian law and the protection of civilians in armed conflict
The UN General Assembly's Sixth Committee (legal affairs) holds a biannual debate on the status of the Geneva Conventions' Additional Protocols relating to the protection of civilians in armed conflict.At this year's debate, Ms Daphné Le Son, Deputy Permanent Representative of Monaco to the UN, reaffirmed Monaco's c...
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The Prince's Government and the ALIPH Foundation renew their partnership to safeguard endangered cultural heritage
Ms Isabelle Berro-Amadei, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, and Ms Bariza Khiari, Chair of the ALIPH Foundation Board, signed an agreement to extend the partnership between the Principality of Monaco and the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas (ALIPH) for a further two...
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H.E. Anne Eastwood accredited as Monaco’s Ambassador to Croatia
On 29 October, H.E. Ms Anne Eastwood, accompanied by Mr Zoran Bohacek, Honorary Consul of Monaco in Zagreb, presented her credentials to the President of the Republic of Croatia, H.E. Mr Zoran Milanovic. She thus becomes the third Ambassador of Monaco to the Republic of Croatia since the establishment of diplomatic...
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Monaco takes part in the 52nd Plenary Session of the Committee on World Food Security
Monaco took part in the work of the 52nd Plenary Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS 52) from 21 to 25 October in Rome. The CFS celebrates its 50th anniversary and the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in...
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Monaco takes part in the 74th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe
Mr Christophe Robino, Minister of Health and Social Affairs, led the Monegasque delegation* that took part in the 74th session of the World Health Organization Regional Committee for Europe (WHO/Europe), held in Copenhagen (Denmark) from 29 to 31 October 2024.Delegations from the 53 WHO Member States of WHO/Europe,...
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Stakeholders in Principality fully committed to ensuring removal from FATF “grey list”
On Wednesday 30 October, the Committee for Coordination and Monitoring of the National Strategy on Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Corruption held a plenary meeting chaired by His Excellency the Minister of State, Didier Guillaume.All of the relevant government...
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Prince’s Government to launch first national lung cancer screening programme on 1 November to mark Mois Sans Tabac
The programme will be open to all those aged 50 or over who are covered by social security schemes in the Principality.To mark the ninth year of its November campaign against tobacco use, Mois sans Tabac, the Prince’s Government is launching a new, voluntary public health initiative: a national lung cancer screening...
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Monaco at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP 16): a strengthened commitment to the implementation of the Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework
A delegation of the Principality of Monaco composed of representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and the Department of the Environment is actively taking part in the Sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 16) which began on 21 Octobe...
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