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4 April 2014
International Day of Mine Awareness: Women in Action

At the Holy Spirit Hospital in Makeni, the biggest city in Sierra Leone’s northern province, Italian Development Cooperation is working to improve the health of the inhabitants of Bombali district. And that work includes providing surgical treatment for mine victims. From Africa to Asia: Italian Development Cooperation at work From Africa to Asia, Italian Development […]

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4 April 2014
Cooperazione italiana – 200mila euro a Oms per Ebola (in translation)

Di fronte all’epidemia di Ebola che ha colpito la Guinea e minaccia i paesi circostanti, la Cooperazione italiana ha deciso di intervenire con un contributo di 200mila euro a favore del piano di risposta varato dall’Organizzazione mondiale della Sanita’ (Oms). Grazie ai fondi raccolti, l’organizzazione internazionale effettuera’, insieme al ministero della Salute guineano, attivita’ di […]

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4 April 2014
Sudan: EU and Italy together to boost health services

The European Union and Italy are working together to boost health services in Sudan. “Promoting Qualitative Health Services in Eastern Sudan”, a 12.9 million euro health programme funded by Brussels and run by Italy, opened recently. Designed to improve access to and the quality of services and treatment for the people of three states, Kassala, […]

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2 April 2014
New Italian aid for security and stability

Aid from Italy to the Federal Government of Somalia to increase the country’s capacity to control its territory and combat terrorism now exceeds 1 million euros. The material supplied to the Somali federal institutions includes satellite antenna, electricity generators and security systems for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. And in Mogadishu a ceremony to deliver […]

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2 April 2014
Farnesina – Two Italian schools join UNESCO’s Associated Schools network

The Farnesina is delighted to hear that the Italian state schools in Addis Ababa and Istanbul have been included in the UNESCO schools network for academic year 2013/14. Founded in 1953, members of the UNESCO Associated Schools Project Network (ASPnet) work in support of international understanding, peace, intercultural dialogue, sustainable development and quality education in […]

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2 April 2014
DEI/Sole 24Ore – FYROM – Italian Embassy–ICE Business Forum

Over 100 business people attended a Business Forum organised by the ICE Trade Agency office and the Italian Embassy in Skopje to discuss investment projects in the infrastructure and energy sectors. Topics examined included the 3 new stretches of railway line, for a total of 620 million euros, on which work will soon begin to […]

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31 March 2014
Full throttle Putin

“Full throttle Putin”: the Russian president, his Crimea decision and relations with Ukraine, takes top billing in the latest issue of Longitude, the geopolitical magazine directed by Pialuisa Bianco and on newsstands as of 5 April. Other focuses include ”The twisting roads of Arab transition” and “Erdogan’s Turkey”. The ”Fiscal Compact” according to Bini Smaghi […]

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26 March 2014
Central African Republic: Under-Secretary Giro meets with “three saints of Bangui”

The three religious leaders of the Central African Republic — Protestant Reverend Nicolas Guerekoyame-Gbangou, Monsignor s, Archbishop of Bangui, and the Imam Omar Kobine Layama — were received by Under-Secretary Giro on the express instruction of Minister Mogherini to show Italy’s solidarity and support for the efforts they are making toward reconciliation in their country. […]

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25 March 2014
Italian Olympics – Four foreign geniuses compete

What’s new about this year’s Italian Olympics, a competition for students of Italian state schools and equivalency schools abroad, is that its participants will also include students from foreign and international schools around the world. In fact, four of the finalists in the event to be held on 11 and 12 April in Florence come […]

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24 March 2014
Energy and Africa – 22 Ambassadors in Terni Province

A visit to industrial sites in the province of Terni for the ambassadors of 22 countries of Sub-Saharan Africa has been organised by the Farnesina and Terni Province as part of the “Italy-Africa Initiative”. The aim of the initiative is to make Italy a favoured partner in applying a sustainable growth model in the African […]

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19 March 2014
Minister Mogherini meets Luciana Alpi, mother of Ilaria Alpi

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini met Luciana Alpi, the mother of the journalist Ilaria Alpi who was killed in Somalia 20 years ago, at the Italian Chamber of Deputies today. The Speaker of the Chamber, Laura Boldrini, was also present. Minister Mogherini reiterated her own and the government’s commitment to discover the true circumstances of the […]

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