Paragraph 31 of the New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration adopted on 9 September 2023 puts culture in the driver’s seat towards the achievement of sustainable development goals (SDGs). The declaration calls for full recognition and protection of culture, with its intrinsic value, as a transformative driver 
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On 20 July 2023, His Excellency, Mr Yiorgos Christofides, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cyprus in Italy, accompanied by Ms Kypriani Stavrinaki, Counselor of the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Italy, visited UNIDROIT to deposit Cyprus’s instruments of accession to 
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In the context of the seminar on UNIDROIT Projects organised by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs on 3 July 2023, the Secretary-General of UNIDROIT had the honour of meeting Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi, Honourable Minister of State for External Affairs of India. The UNIDROIT delegation, 
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On 3 July 2023, in the context of India’s Presidency of the UNIDROIT General Assembly, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs organised a seminar in New Delhi dedicated to the work of UNIDROIT. The seminar was opened by Ms Uma Sekhar, Additional Secretary at the 
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On 27 June, H.E. Naser Al Belooshi, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to Italy, paid a courtesy call on Professor Ignacio Tirado, Secretary-General, and Professor Anna Veneziano, Deputy Secretary-General, at the seat of UNIDROIT. Among the topics discussed were the possibility of establishing stronger 
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Professor Anna Veneziano, Deputy Secretary-General of UNIDROIT, participated in the Conference “Digital Vulnerability in European Private Law”, organised by the University of Ferrara on 14-15 June 2023. The conference focused on the current and future legal status of the concept of digital vulnerability – that 
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UNIDROIT and the Cape Town Convention Academic Project (CTCAP) are currently inviting applications for the position of Legal Consultant. Applications due 14 June 2023 to jobs@unidroit.org. More information https://www.unidroit.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Job-Description-Legal-Consultant-Cape-Town-Convention-Academic-Project-2023.pdf
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UNIDROIT is pleased to announce that the Governing Council at its 102nd Session (Rome, 10-12 May 2023) has unanimously reappointed Professor Ignacio Tirado as Secretary-General of the Institute for a second term between 2023-2028. This reappointment is in line with Article 8(2) of the UNIDROIT 
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The fifth edition of the Official Commentary on the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and the Protocol thereto on Matters Specific to Aircraft Objects is now available in electronic format, with links both internal to the volume and to external websites. 
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In 2023, Ms Lena Peters, Principal Legal Officer and Managing Editor of the Uniform Law Review, will serve on the Jury for the Fernand Collin Prize for English-language research works organized by The University Foundation. The Fernand Collin Prize for Law aims at stimulating junior 
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