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20 March 2021 The Council of Ministers, on the proposal of the Minister of the Interior Luciana Lamorgese, resolved, "pursuant to article 9, paragraph 2, of law no. 91 of February 5, 1992", to "activate the procedure for the assignment of Italian citizenship for special merits to Mrs. Zakia Seddiki, born in Casablanca (Morocco) on 9 July 1984, widow of the Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Luca Attanasio ".  



Mrs. Seddiki, reads the official statement released by Palazzo Chigi at the end of yesterday's Cdm, "has contributed with exemplary humanitarian and social commitment to the implementation of the Italian development cooperation policy to protect the rights of the weakest. In 2017 she founded a charitable association of Italian and international volunteers that aims to improve the lives of women and children in need in Congo ".



UN investigation in Congo

concluded

UN investigation into

the attack on 22 March on the World Food Program convoy in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in which ambassador Luca Attanasio, carabiniere Vittorio Iacovacci, was killed and the driver Mustapha Milambo.

This was announced by the WFP, specifying that the conclusions "have been forwarded to the Italian authorities and must remain confidential".



The incident, the note reads, represents "a stark reminder of the dangers that humanitarian personnel must face in providing assistance to those in need and the WFP reiterates its request that the perpetrators of this brutal attack be arrested and insured. justice".



"Immediately after the attack, the WFP asked the UNDSS (Department of Safety and Security of the UN) to conduct a verification of the facts. At the same time, the WFP continues to collaborate closely with the Italian and Congolese authorities who are currently conducting the investigations ", continues the note, which states that" the conclusions of the verification of the facts of the Undss have been sent to the Italian authorities: these conclusions must remain confidential since they contain sensitive data and personal information, and to guarantee the integrity of investigations and verifications in progress ".



"The WFP and the United Nations support the Congolese and Italian authorities in their criminal investigations into the incident and are also conducting an internal audit on applicable security policies and procedures", concludes the World Food Program.