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Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

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20 April 2013
SYRIA: Friends of Syria Summit. Deputy Minister Marta Dassù represents Italy

The ministerial meeting in Istanbul of the representatives of the 11 country members of the Friends of Syria follows on the heels of the Rome meeting in late February. Italy is represented by Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Marta Dassù. Primary goal remains political solution In line with the conclusions of the Rome meeting, the […]

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Press Releases
16 April 2013
A shipment of essential supplies and medical kits sent by Italian Development Cooperation arrived this morning in Kilis, on the Turkish-Syrian border

A shipment of essential supplies and medical kits sent by Italian Development Cooperation arrived this morning in Kilis, on the Turkish-Syrian border. The supplies are intended to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of the Syrian population in regions under opposition control. The approximately 30 tons of supplies will now be distributed, in close coordination […]

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12 April 2013
ITALY – MOROCCO – Debt conversion accord

An accord for the fourth conversion package regarding Morocco’s debt to Italy, valued at €15 million, was signed in Rabat. Initiatives envisaged in the accord include projects in the sectors of human development, archaeology and healthcare training. Read more, in Italian.

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8 April 2013
VIETNAM – Opening of “Casa Italia”

Italy gets its own “house” in Vietnam: on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations, and of the Year of Italy in Vietnam, our Embassy in Hanoi will christen “Casa Italia” on 11 April: a centre for the dissemination of Italian culture, language and lifestyle in that Asian country. Its opening was made […]

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29 March 2013
AFGHANISTAN – Italy contributes to education

Italy made a new contribution to distance learning in Afghanistan through a technical agreement was signed in Kabul confirming a contribution of €920,000 to the initiative “Educational Radio and TV of Afghanistan – Ertv” aimed at expanding broadcast coverage to add 10 new provinces to the 7 already receiving, which include Kabul, Balkh, Herat, Kandahar, […]

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25 March 2013
Kenya: new Masters in Cooperation

The University of Kenya in Nairobi joins the Italian Cooperation, the Cooperation and Development Network (CDN) the UN Development Program (UNDP), Tangaza University College, NGOs CISP, COOPI and VIS and the Collegio Santa Caterina da Siena in offering the new Masters in Economics (Cooperation and Human Development)-MECOHD Programme at the Faculty of Economics of the […]

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25 March 2013
MEDITERRANEAN: Valensise, Italy’s role on the southern shores

Italy maintains its leading role in cooperation with the countries of the southern Mediterranean shores, according to Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Michele Valensise, who spoke in Cagliari at the 20th annual COPEAM Conference, a permanent audio-visual conference, on the panel entitled “The Mediterranean, between economic crises and sociopolitical change”. “We have […]

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Press Releases
21 March 2013
Minister Terzi on the election of Ghassan Hitto as head of the Coalition’s provisional government

“A very positive step in the political and institution-building process of the Syrian Opposition Coalition”. This was how Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi described the election of Ghassan Hitto as head of the Coalition’s provisional government. “The international community”, explained Terzi, “welcomed the message that emerged from the Rome Meeting. We are confident that the new […]

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19 March 2013
Development Cooperation: Lebanon – support for children’s policies

The Italian Foreign Ministry has increased its commitment to helping Lebanese children. To mark Children’s Day (22 March) in Lebanon, the Children’s Municipal Council Charter was signed in 3 Lebanese towns (Ajaltoun, Chyiah and Jdeideh) on 16 March 2013. The initiative is part of the “MOSAIC” programme, which receives 1.5 million euros in funding from […]

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15 March 2013
AFGHANISTAN – Italy on the forefront for Bamiyan

Italy is in the forefront in efforts to protect and enhance the Bamiyan historic site, having signed an agreement with the Afghan Ministry of Culture and UNESCO for a 1.2 million-dollar project for the conservation of the Shar-i-Gholgholah Islamic citadel, along with capacity-building activities aimed at the better administration of cultural patrimony and control of […]

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12 March 2013
AFGHANISTAN – ITALY ACTIVE FOR WOMEN, MEETING IN KABUL

Access to justice, women’s heath, quality of education, struggle against violence toward women and economic empowerment were among the priorities that emerged from a round table discussion on Afghan women’s living conditions organized in Kabul for International Women’s Day by Italian Ambassador Luciano Pezzotti. Participants included female members of the Afghan parliament Wolesi Jirga, government […]

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