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Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

Press Releases
31 March 2026
Italian Development Cooperation Mission to Kenya

A mission of the Italian Development Cooperation System took place in Kenya – a priority country for Italian Development Cooperation and the Mattei Plan – from March 24 to 27, 2026, with the aim of strengthening and expanding the strategic partnership. During the visit, high-level institutional meetings were held with the Prime Minister and senior […]

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Press Releases
26 March 2026
Lebanon: ECHO humanitarian flight in cooperation with Italy, Ireland, UNHCR and WFP/UNHRD

A humanitarian flight operated today from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) base in Brindisi has landed in Lebanon, as part of the new air bridge launched for the country by the European Commission through its Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO). The flight is carrying relief supplies made […]

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Press Releases
19 March 2026
Italian Cooperation Humanitarian Flight Assists Over 1,500 Lebanese Families

A humanitarian flight organised by Italian Cooperation, in partnership with UNHCR, landed in Lebanon this morning to address the country’s severe humanitarian situation and the growing number of internally displaced persons. The initiative was launched at the instigation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, in agreement with the Deputy Minister, Edmondo Cirielli. Minister […]

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Press Releases
12 March 2026
Minister Tajani announces EUR 10 million in emergency assistance for Lebanon

In response to the severe humanitarian situation in Lebanon, where the number of internally displaced persons continues to rise with significant repercussions for the country’s socio-economic stability, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, today announced a new EUR 10 million emergency assistance package. The package, which will be implemented in the […]

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Press Releases
9 March 2026
First meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation in 2026

Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli chaired the first meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation in 2026, which adopted a package of grant and credit initiatives worth a total of €246 million. In Africa, in line with the Mattei Plan, programmes for environmental development in Ethiopia, initiatives for agricultural development in Burkina Faso and measures […]

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Press Releases
24 February 2026
Development cooperation: Italy will continue to plan and implement assistance programmes for the populations of Palestine and Cuba

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has specified that development cooperation programmes for the populations of countries such as Cuba and, above all, Palestine will not be interrupted and, in fact, will be intensified, particularly in the case of Palestine. During a meeting of the Foreign Ministry-Regions Technical Committee held yesterday, the Director […]

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Press Releases
18 February 2026
Special Envoy for Gaza Reconstruction Bruno Archi in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates

A delegation from the Italian Foreign Ministry led by Italy’s Special Envoy for Gaza Reconstruction, Ambassador Bruno Archi, travelled on 16–17 February to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to discuss possible synergies with the two Middle Eastern countries on reconstruction and development projects in the Gaza Strip, also in light of the inaugural […]

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Press Releases
12 February 2026
Minister Tajani meets UNDP Administrator Alexander De Croo

Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani met today with the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Alexander De Croo. During the meeting, the Minister reiterated Italy’s full support for UNDP, the United Nations’ leading development agency. Italy is closely following the ongoing discussion on possible reform of the UN body, including the prospect […]

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In detail
12 February 2026
Tajani: “The Mattei Plan is a strategic priority. Terrorist acts in Nigeria are unacceptable” (Avvenire)

Standing alongside Africa — a priority continent undergoing profound transformation — is the position of the Italian Government. This was reaffirmed at the start of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s visit to Addis Ababa to review two years of the Mattei Plan, as stated by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani. Minister […]

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Interviews
12 February 2026
Tajani: “The Mattei Plan is a strategic priority. Terrorist acts in Nigeria are unacceptable” (Avvenire)

Standing alongside Africa — a priority continent undergoing profound transformation — is the position of the Italian Government. This was reaffirmed at the start of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s visit to Addis Ababa to review two years of the Mattei Plan, as stated by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani. Minister […]

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Press Releases
10 February 2026
At the Royal Palace of Caserta, Deputy Minister Cirielli launched the project to strengthen the skills of senior African public officials

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Edmondo Cirielli, and the President of the National School of Administration (SNA), Professor Paola Severino, launched the project “Strengthening the skills, expertise, and knowledge of senior public officials in Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tunisia” this morning at the Royal Palace of Caserta, home of […]

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