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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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12 March 2013
AFGHANISTAN ITALIA in campo per donne, incontro a Kabul

Accesso alla giustizia, salute femminile, qualità dell’educazione, lotta alla violenza contro le donne ed empowerment economico: sono queste le priorità emerse dalla tavola rotonda sulla condizione femminile in Afghanistan organizzata a Kabul dall’Ambasciatore italiano Luciano Pezzotti, in occasione della Giornata mondiale della Donna. Focus sulle priorità per sviluppo di una società più equa All’incontro hanno […]

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11 March 2013
LEBANON – Pioneering environmental protection project

The “Green Awards” is an initiative sponsored by the Lebanese Ministry of the Environment and the UNDP, in collaboration with the magazine “Beyond” that rewards organizations that embrace innovative proposals within the context environmental concerns. A project financed by the Italian government (€2.5 million) for integrated solid waste management in the province of Baalbek was […]

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8 March 2013
GENEVA – Snapshots of the work of italian ngos

The international work done by Italy’s 4 most important non-governmental organisations (NGOs) told in snapshots. The exhibition on “Italy’s Civil Society & Institutions: A Partnership For Human Rights”, organised by Italy’s Permanent Representation to Geneva and hosted in the United Nations building, features photographs from the humanitarian campaigns conducted by Caritas, Emergency, Save the Children […]

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8 March 2013
GINEVRA – Attivita’ ONG ITALIANE raccontata per scatti (in translation)

L’attività internazionale delle quattro più importanti organizzazioni non governative italiane raccontata per immagini: é la mostra “Italy’s Civil Society & Institutions: A Partnership For Human Rights” inaugurata dalla Rappresentanza Permanente d’Italia a Ginevra presso lo storico Palazzo delle Nazioni, nel quale hanno trovato spazio gli scatti che seguono le campagne umanitarie portate avanti da Caritas, […]

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8 March 2013
1200 young people “play” at being world leaders in Rome

1200 young people from over 100 countries came to Rome for the 4th Model United Nations (RomeMUN), which simulates the work of the United Nations General Assembly. For five days young people “role play” as representatives of the UN’s 193 member states, discussing international issues such as fighting hunger and poverty, women’s rights and sustainable […]

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