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Diplomatic Network
4 September 2019
​Cinema: the CinemArena experience travels from Africa to Roma

The convoy of trucks that for months drove through the roads of Senegal, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Gambia and Nigeria to bring outdoor cinema to more than 75,000 people will now arrive in Rome. The 135 evening events, organised as part of the CinemArena project, which were financed through the Africa Fund of the Ministry of […]

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Diplomatic Network
2 September 2019
Tokyo: Italy looks at Africa

In order to intensify the Italian-Japanese dialogue and cooperation for Africa and with Africa, the Italian Embassy in Japan sponsored a conference as a side-event to the Tokyo International Conference on Africa’s Development (Ticad7). Organised by the Comunità di San’Egidio, the event was hosted at the Sophia University of Tokyo and was attended by over […]

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Diplomatic Network
20 August 2019
Italian Cooperation Launches Road Map for Family Medicine in Sudan

A new road map was launched yesterday in Khartoum to run the Family Health program in Sudan, which aims to strengthen basic health care for the local population. In this context, the Dictorna program – one of the most important initiatives of the Italian Cooperation in Sudan – is currently being rolled out in the […]

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Press Releases
31 July 2019
Deputy Foreign Minister Del Re on diplomatic mission to Djibouti

On 30 and 31 July, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, went on a joint diplomatic mission to Djibouti with the Minister of Defence, Elisabetta Trenta, to attend several significant initiatives promoted at the Italian Military Support Base (BMIS) “Amedeo Guillet”, concomitantly to the call in the port of […]

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In detail
30 July 2019
Farnesina and UNICEF to support minors in Eritrea

“Building the resilience of children, youths and communities to prevent irregular migration” is the title of the UNICEF project worth almost one million euros that the Foreign Ministry financed through its Africa Fund. This project aims to improve the living conditions and enhance the level of education of Eritreans, especially minors, by offering more primary […]

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In detail
30 July 2019
The Foreign Ministry supports women and young migrants in Niger and Nigeria

The Foreign Ministry has arranged to make a 2.5-million-euro financing to UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, through the Africa Fund. UN Women’s projects will be carried out in Niger (for 1.5 million euros), through a targeted project to support women and young farmers in the Zinder […]

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In detail
30 July 2019
Farnesina-OIM Cooperation in favour of migrants in Tunisia

The Foreign Ministry financed a three-million-euro project through the Africa Fund to provide assistance to migrants in Tunisia, to be implemented through the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The project is subdivided into three sections: the first concerns maintaining and expanding the dwelling solutions available to migrants from Libya, especially in the south of the […]

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In detail
30 July 2019
The Foreign Ministry contributes to financing the assisted voluntary return of migrants from Libya, Niger, Burkina Faso and Chad

Italy has made a 11-million-euro contribution from the Africa Fund to support the project titled “Protection and sustainable solutions for migrants and refugees along the Central Mediterranean route”, comanaged by the European Union, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The contribution aims to finance the assisted […]

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Press Releases
16 July 2019
Ebola Emergency: Humanitarian activities by Italy’s Cooperation service in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Upon the initiative of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, Italy pledged a further financial contribution of €300,000 at the Geneva Donor Conference to support the healthcare operations (medical treatment, immunisation and burials in “sanitised” conditions) carried out by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the North Kivu and […]

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Press Releases
8 July 2019
Deputy Minister Del Re attends the G7 Development Ministers Meeting

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, attended the meeting of the G7 Development Ministers in Paris on 4 July. The issues on the agenda included refinancing development funds, the challenges in the Sahel region and the adoption of a joint declaration by the G7+G5 Sahel on the actions to […]

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