2022
The directors of the international affairs department of the main North American and European cities, members of the GMF CDIA network convened in Torino. During the two-day gathering they exchanged their views on city diplomacy and on the role of cities at global level.
The City of Torino played host to the annual session of the Foreign Affairs Ministers of the Council of Europe’s member states, the final convening of the semester of the Italian Presidency.
Torino played host to the world’s most popular music festival, the Eurovision Song Contest. Artists from 39 countries performed on stage; Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra won the contest with the song Stefania.
The ILO International Training Centre hosted the Forum on Young People Human Rights Education of the Council of Europe, gathering more than 300 stakeholders working on citizenship and human rights education in Europe with young people. The event was organized by the Council of Europe together with the Department for Youth Policy and the Universal Civic Service of the Italian government, in cooperation with Amnesty International, the City of Torino, the National Youth Council of Italy and the European Youth Forum.