The Italian Society for International Organization or SIOI (Società Italiana Organizzazione Internazionale) is a non-profit organization operating under the supervision of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It was founded in 1944 with the support of

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. It nowadays represents one of the leader societies for international relations, cooperation and liaison with the leading

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. The current president is

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, former Italian

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. The foundation is also a top flight institution in the school of government and in the education of international executives and diplomats addressed to the

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, the

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and the most important international institutions and organizations. Since 2012 its president has been

, he is the first politician to hold a position until now reserved for high level diplomats

Activity

It is the Italian Association for the United Nations (UNA Italy), a founding member of the ‘World Federation of the United Nations Associations’ (WFUNA) and an active member of the ‘International Forum on Diplomatic Training’ (IFDT) in Vienna SIOI organizes debates and meetings over the great international themes. Its library holds many of the historical archives belonging to the

and the

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quarters in the cities of

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Geneva , neighboring_municipalities= Carouge, Chêne-Bougeries, Cologny, Lancy, Grand-Saconnex, Pregny-Chambésy, Vernier, Veyrier , website = https://www.geneve.ch/ Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevr ...

and

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. Since 1946 SIOI is member of the International Union of Diplomatic Academies of

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. SIOI also publishes a quarterly magazine named "La Comunità Internazionale" dedicated to discussing issues of international relations and international law.

References

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