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19 September 2025
Accreditation of H.E. Ms Lynette Wood, Ambassador of Australia to Monaco
On Wednesday 17 September 2025, H.E. Ms Lynette Wood presented her credentials to H.S.H. Prince Albert II
NEWS
27 August 2025
ADMIRAL’S CUP 2025
Historic victory for the Yacht Club de Monaco!
NEWS
24 July 2025
12th edition of the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge 2025
Following its sustainability development and energy transition commitment, the Principality of Monaco has welcomed for the 12th edition the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge, organized in the monegasque waters by the Monaco Yacht Club.
NEWS
9 February 2025
THE MONACO YACHT CLUB AT VENDEE GLOBE
For the 2nd time, a boat from the Yacht Club of Monaco, the Malizia-Seaexplorer, took part in the very famous Vendée Globe sailing race, a solo round-the-world sailing race, non-stop and without assistance. This race pits the best skippers against each other for a 45.000 kilometers journey around the Globe passing by the three legendary Capes of Good Hope, Leeuwin and Cape Horn.The Skipper of the Monaco boat, Boris Herrmann, finished the race in 12th place. He arrived on January 30, after 80 days at sea and 29,201 nautical miles covered at an average speed of 15.13 knots, despite very difficult weather conditions.During the competition, the skipper of the Monegasque boat took part in a scientific mission, collecting essential data in difficult-to-access areas. It was responsible for taking water samples to measure parameters such as salinity, temperature, oxygen and CO2 levels, and for measuring, using scientific devices on board, atmospheric pressure, temperature and surface currents.The environmental aspect has become a priority, both for the organizers and for the skippers. This commitment to the environment is part of the Vendée Globe endowment fund, of which H.S.H. Prince Albert II is this year's honorary president.https://yacht-club-monaco.mc/boris-herrmann-malizia-seaexplorer-defis-releves/
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16 December 2025
Coopération : le DREC en visite de travail en Tunisie
Au MAE tunisien ©DR
Du 6 au 11 décembre, une délégation monégasque* conduite par Mme Isabelle ROSABRUNETTO, Directeur Général du Département des Relations Extérieures et de la Coopération, a effectué une visite en Tunisie principalement axée sur l’insertion socio-professionnelle des jeunes, inaugurant à Tunis le Forum « Nouvelles Chances » et visitant les projets de coopération aussi bien dans la capitale que dans le Sud du pays.Un peu moins de 2 ans après la 4ème Commission bilatérale de coopération qui s’est tenue en Principauté en février 2024, cette visite s’inscrivait plus particulièrement dans le cadre de l’Accord sectoriel dans le domaine de la formation professionnelle, signé à cette occasion. A l’invitation de M. Riad CHAOUED, Ministre tunisien de l’Emploi et la Formation professionnelle, Isabelle ROSABRUNETTO s’est exprimée lors de l’ouverture du Forum « Nouvelles Chances », consacré aux solutions d’insertion socio-professionnelle des jeunes, priorité nationale tunisienne et une des priorités stratégiques de la Coopération monégasque pour la période 2025-2030.A cette occasion, le Directeur Général a rappelé que « la Principauté de Monaco et la République tunisienne partagent des priorités communes, notamment l’employabilité des jeunes du pourtour méditerranéen. Ensemble, nous essayons d’impulser une dynamique et de mobiliser l’ensemble des forces vives de notre Méditerranée afin d’offrir à la jeunesse un futur meilleur en la rendant actrice de son propre changement ».Le « Village de la Formation professionnelle » du Forum regroupait de nombreux partenaires soutenus en Tunisie par le Gouvernement Princier, tels que l’Institut Européen de Coopération et de Développement (IECD) et l’Association Patrimoine pour l’Economie Solidaire (APES), ou encore l’association RAFIQ et son Ecole de la Deuxième Chance.Mme ROSABRUNETTO a aussi signé sur place un accord avec la Tunisian Association for Management and Social Stability (TAMSS) portant sur le soutien de 9 centres de l’Agence tunisienne de formation professionnelle (ATFP), incluant notamment un volet de renforcement de l’adéquation entre l’offre de formation professionnelle et les besoins du marché.
Avec les jeunes à Nefta ©DR
Toujours à Tunis, une rencontre avec le Directeur Général Europe du Ministère des Affaires étrangères, de la Migration et des Tunisiens à l’Etranger a permis de continuer le dialogue politique de haut-niveau entamé entre les deux pays dès 2008.Enfin, la délégation monégasque a été reçue par Mme Monica NORO, Coordinatrice des agences des Nations Unies en Tunisie ad interim. Le système des Nations Unies est un partenaire du Gouvernement Princier dans le pays, au travers de projets menés avec ONU-Habitat, le Haut-Commissariat aux Réfugiés, l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour le développement industriel (ONUDI) ou encore le Programme Alimentaire Mondial.Plus au sud, dans le Gouvernorat de Tozeur, la délégation monégasque a pu apprécier les activités menées et les résultats obtenus par plusieurs acteurs locaux engagés.Parmi eux, l’association SHANTI, ayant pour mission de construire de manière concertée des solutions innovantes et créatives aux problèmes sociaux, et l’AGDOR (Association de Gestion Durable de l’Oasis de Ras El Aïn). Ensemble, ces structures ont su créer une véritable dynamique d’économie sociale et solidaire autour de la « Corbeille » de la ville de Nefta, en proie au stress hydrique.La délégation a également visité l’association Amal pour la Famille et l’Enfant, qui lutte contre le décrochage scolaire – une autre priorité nationale tunisienne - ou encore les écoles d’éducation spécialisée Tahaddi et Abou al Sunni, qui offrent des solutions d’inclusion aux enfants en situation de handicap.
Inauguration du Forum Nouvelles Chances ©DR
Rappelons que la Tunisie est un pays historique de coopération de la Principauté, puisque les premiers programmes communs datent de 1993. La Principauté de Monaco et la République tunisienne ont signé en 2008 un Accord-cadre général de coopération. En lien avec les priorités nationales, la grande majorité des projets soutenus en Tunisie se situent dans les domaines de l’Education & Protection de l’enfance et de la Formation-Emploi-Entrepreneuriat.***
*La délégation monégasque était composée de :
• Isabelle Rosabrunetto, Directeur Général du Département des Relations Extérieures et de la Coopération ;
• Selima Bensaid Lakhoua, Consul Général de Monaco en Tunisie ;
• Emilie Larese Silvestre, Coordinatrice des programmes à la Direction de la Coopération Internationale ;
• Julien Siri, Responsable Programmes à la Direction de la Coopération Internationale ;• Wanessa El Amri, Coordinatrice de la Coopération monégasque en Tunisie.
16 December 2025
Monaco backs the 15th International Meeting of Ministers of Justice Against the Death Penalty
15ème Congrès international des Ministres de la Justice pour un monde sans peine de mort 2 ©Sant'Egidio
On 1 December, the 15th International Meeting of Ministers of Justice Against the Death Penalty formally opened at the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the bicameral Italian Parliament, supported for the third successive year by the Prince’s Government of Monaco. The meeting is an annual event organised in Rome by the Community of Sant’Egidio, and brings together representatives from countries all over the world with the aim of promoting respect for human life and moving towards the global abolition of the death penalty. This year’s meeting was also attended by numerous students and representatives of civil society.The two days of discussions highlighted the progress made by the abolitionist movement in recent years, particularly in Africa, which is in the process of becoming the second continent after Europe to completely outlaw the death penalty. Today, more than two-thirds of countries worldwide have already abolished this cruel form of punishment, either legally or in practice.Yet this encouraging trend masks an alarming development: in 2024, executions reached their highest level in a decade, though these were confined to a small number of states. In her address to the meeting, H.E. Ms Anne Eastwood, Ambassador of Monaco to Italy, warned against the temptation of using the death penalty for political ends in times of crisis, calling on all countries to act responsibly to ensure that the progress made is not undone. She reaffirmed Monaco’s unwavering commitment to respect for life and human dignity, which continues to guide all of the Principality’s ethical policies. She also stressed the vital role played by organisations such as Sant’Egidio in advancing the cause of abolition through dialogue, openness, and informal diplomacy.Monaco was the tenth country in the world to abolish the death penalty completely, in 1962, and remains firmly committed to promoting its universal abolition.This commitment will continue in July next year, when the Prince’s Government attends the 9th World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Paris. Held every three years, the flagship civil society initiative aims to encourage governments and public opinion worldwide to move together towards justice that no longer takes lives.
15ème Congrès international des Ministres de la Justice pour un monde sans peine de mort 1 ©Sant'Egidio
12 December 2025
Council of Europe: Monaco chairs meeting on execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights
Monaco préside la réunion sur l’exécution des arrêts de la Cour européenne des droits de l’Homme ©DR
Ahead of assuming the Presidency of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers from May to November 2026, Monaco chaired the meeting of the Committee that monitors the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for the first time. The meeting was held in Strasbourg from 1 to 4 December.The purpose of these meetings, which are held quarterly, is to enable States to collectively supervise the actual implementation of the Court’s decisions in order to strengthen the protection of human rights in Europe.Ambassador H.E. Gabriel Revel, Monaco’s Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe, chaired four days of discussions which focused on cases relating to the Russian Federation, in the presence of Mariana Katzarova, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, as well as representatives from non-governmental organisations.The Committee adopted 45 resolutions pertaining to 24 Member States. It also undertook the first review of the Netherlands and Ukraine v. Russia case relating to the downing of flight MH17.The second meeting to monitor ECHR judgments under Monaco’s Presidency will be held from 9 to 11 March 2026.
12 December 2025
United Nations: Monaco reiterates commitment to conserving and protecting marine ecosystems in New York
Monaco réitère son engagement en faveur de la préservation et de la protection des écosystèmes marins à New York ©DR
On 8 December 2025, the United Nations General Assembly debated issues relating to the oceans and the law of the sea, including sustainable fisheries, the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) and the next UN Ocean Conference (UNOC4).In her speech, H.E. Isabelle Picco, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Monaco to the United Nations, reiterated the importance that the Prince’s Government attaches to conserving and protecting marine ecosystems.Focusing on the critical role of science, she highlighted the wide range of initiatives led by the Government and Monegasque organisations during 2025 to respond to the environmental challenges facing the oceans.Several of the major actions undertaken by the Principality resonated with the international community, such as the Blue Economy and Finance Forum last June, the launch of the Space4Ocean Alliance, the country’s Presidency, for the next two years, of the Pelagos Agreement on protecting marine mammals in the Mediterranean, and the adoption of new climate commitments under the Paris Agreement.
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Ambassador
On 2 September 2020, H.E. Ms Marie-Pascale BOISSON was nominated by H.S.H. Prince Albert II as Monaco’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to H.E Mr the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia.
Australia and Monaco
The 3 May 2007, H.E. Ms Penelope Anne WENSLEY, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Australia to Monaco, submitted her Credentials to H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince, thus establishing Diplomatic Relations between the Principality of Monaco and the Commonwealth of Australia and becoming the first Ambassador from this country to be represented in Monaco.
H.E. Mr. David Alexander Ritchie, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Australia, replaced H.E. Ms. Wensley and was accredited by H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince on 8 July 2008. He presented his Letters of Credence to H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince on 25 November 2008.
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