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Diplomatic Network
28 January 2019
Direttore Cooperazione allo Sviluppo Marrapodi a Vienna

In occasione della visita (23-25 gennaio), il Direttore Generale per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo Giorgio  Marrapodi e il Direttore Generale  UNIDO li Yong hanno firmato i Memorandum relativi a due programmi finanziati dalla Cooperazione Italiana che saranno realizzati dall’organismo ONU in Africa: –          un progetto del valore di 4MEUR per migliorare la filiera del caffè […]

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Press Releases
20 January 2019
Mission by Minister Moavero Milanesi to Brussels (21-22 January)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, is on a mission to Brussels on 21 and 22 January to attend the EU Foreign Affairs Council and the EU–ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and EU-AU (African Union) Ministerial Meetings.  The Foreign Affairs Council will have the following points up for discussion: […]

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Press Releases
6 January 2019
​Sudan: Minister Moavero Milanesi confirms the release of journalist Antonella Napoli​

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, confirms that Italian journalist Antonella Napoli, detained in Sudan by local Authorities, has been released. Minister Moavero had instructed the Italian Embassy in Khartoum to take immediate action in coordination with the Foreign Ministry. Local Authorities were thus contacted and asked to provide all […]

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Press Releases
20 December 2018
Sesta seduta annuale del Comitato Congiunto per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

La Farnesina ha ospitato oggi la sesta seduta annuale del Comitato Congiunto per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo, presieduta dalla Vice Ministra con delega alla Cooperazione, On. Emanuela Claudia Del Re. In apertura dei lavori, la Vice Ministra, ha riferito della sua lunga missione da poco conclusasi nel Corno d’Africa, dove ha visitato Eritrea, Etiopia, Gibuti […]

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Press Releases
19 December 2018
Humanitarian aid by the Italian Cooperation Service in the Lake Chad region

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, authorised a package of emergency contributions worth 8.4 million euros to tackle the food and humanitarian crisis in the Lake Chad region (Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon). These funds will be used towards initiatives to help local people in the areas of food security, […]

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Diplomatic Network
13 December 2018
The Disability Day in Khartoum and Italy’s contribution to inclusion

Over 200 people representing Sudanese disability associations participated in an initiative organized jointly by the Italian Embassy in Khartoum, the Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and the NGO OVCI to celebrate the International Day of People with Disabilities. The venue chosen for the event was the ‘Leonardo da Vinci’ open space, a free-loan area granted […]

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Diplomatic Network
11 December 2018
Deputy Minister Del Re visits the Horn of Africa

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, has just returned from a very intense visit to the Horn of Africa that took place from 3 to 10 December. The Deputy Minister travelled to Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia in accordance with a very tight schedule of institutional meetings at the […]

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Press Releases
7 December 2018
Deputy Minister visits Addis Ababa

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela del Re, announced a one million euros humanitarian aid package for the people of Ethiopia during a visit to Addis Ababa.  It will allow the International Committee of the Red Cross to provide medicines and medical devices to displaced people in the border between the regions […]

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Press Releases
6 December 2018
Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Rei visits Asmara

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, announced the granting of a humanitarian and emergency aid package of over 1.6 million euros to support the people of Eritrea during her visit to Asmara. The grant will be allocated to the UNICEF and the FAO. It will help UNICEF in its efforts […]

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Diplomatic Network
5 December 2018
Italy is ready to invest in renewable energy in Zambia

Italy can offer a strong support to the transition towards renewable energy sources in Zambia. This is what came out of a seminar held in Lusaka and attended by numerous Italian entrepreneurs of the sector. Access to energy in a Country in which 60% of the population does not have any is an issue of […]

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Press Releases
3 December 2018
​Minister Moavero meets with Kenya’s Vice President, William Ruto

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, received today at the Farnesina the Vice President of the Republic of Kenya, William Ruto. Minister Moavero and Vice President Ruto started off by having a private meeting during which Minister Moavero listened to Vice President Ruto, thanked him for what the Kenyan authorities […]

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Press Releases
28 November 2018
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, visited the FAO headquarters in Rome, where she was received by Director-General Josè Graziano da Silva.

The meeting made an overview of the performance of the strategic partnership between Italy and FAO in achieving the common goal of promoting sustainable agriculture and food security, also in view of the effect that these can have on local conflicts and migration phenomena. The Deputy Minister and the Director-General agreed on the need for […]

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