Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

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23 October 2012

Libya: seven business women in Rome for training session

Seven Libyan business women from various sectors and segments of the society will be in Rome through 28 October on a training course dealing with the themes of equal opportunity and social inclusion. The project, introduced at the foreign ministry in Rome, has been organized by the Associazione Pari o Dispari with the support of […]

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17 October 2012

Italy-Mozambique: “An Italian peace” – Terzi commemorates the 20th anniversary of the treaty for Maputo

“An Italian peace”. As he opened the second day of celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the peace agreement that brought an end to the civil war in Mozambique, Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi recalled the words with which the UN Secretary General at that time, Boutros Ghali, defined the novel form of mediation that brought […]

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16 October 2012

Italia-Mozambico – Terzi: cooperazione per la crescita, da donatori a partner (in translation)

Il Mozambico è un ”esempio virtuoso del ruolo che l’attivita’ di cooperazione puo’ avere come componente essenziale della politica estera”, in particolare per la crescita di un Paese uscito da una lunga e sanguinosa guerra civile. E’ il bilancio che il ministro Giulio Terzi ha tracciato al termine di un incontro alla Farnesina con il […]

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16 October 2012

World Food Day: Food security is a priority for Italy, says Terzi

The food security problem is “global, and an matter of great commitment by Italy and by this government. It is an Italian foreign policy priority”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi at the conference on “Nourish the Earth. Cultivate the Future” organised by the Farnesina, the Italian Permanent Mission to the UN […]

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16 October 2012

Growth and food: Round table in Washington

What form should food security take in a situation of global demographic growth? This was the topic of a round table hosted by the Italian Embassy in Washington and attended by numerous experts in the sector. These included companies, embassies, the World Bank, The Inter-American Development Bank, journalists and bloggers. The topic, the challenges posed […]

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15 October 2012

World Food Day: Valensise comments on Italy’s role in the governance of world food security

The problem of food security “has universal importance and only a new balance in the use of resources will resolve it”. And in this regard, “Italy can and must play a very important role”, commented Foreign Ministry Secretary General Michele Valensise as he opened the conference “Nourish the Earth. Cultivate the Future”, organised by the […]

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12 October 2012

World Food Day: Foreign ministry committed to fighting hunger

A reflection on food security, lifestyles and efforts to reduce waste in a world in which 12.5% of the population is still under-nourished: this is the aim of the numerous initiatives the foreign ministry is promoting for 15 October – World Food Day. The key moment will be the conference “Nourish the Earth. Cultivate the […]

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8 October 2012

Ethiopia: Italian Cooperation opens Facebook page

The Italian Cooperation in Ethiopia and South Sudan opened a Facebook page today with the aim of creating a sort of “glass house” for anyone wishing to get a closer look at Italian government funding – in other words, the taxpayer contributions – going to countries such as Ethiopia and the extremely fragile new State […]

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8 October 2012

SYRIA: Ban Ki Moon, risk of catastrophe – Political solution and humanitarian aid, says Terzi

The crisis in Syria risks becoming a catastrophe. The alarm was launched by UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon during his speech at the Council of Europe forum in Strasbourg. “The escalation in the conflict”, he said, “has very serious consequences and is putting the stability of neighbouring countries and the entire region at risk”, while […]

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Speeches

1 October 2012

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(please check against actual speech as delivered) (in Italian only) Signor Presidente del Burkina Faso,Signor Presidente del Consiglio,Commissario Piebalgs,Ministro Riccardi,Signor Sindaco di Milano,Dottor Scaroni,Signore e Signori, Voglio esprimere innanzi tutto al collega Riccardi l’apprezzamento per aver fortemente voluto un Forum sulla cooperazione, un tema che rimane centrale nella nostra attività internazionale. Il suo discorso appassionato […]

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1 October 2012

International Cooperation Forum: Terzi: Central to foreign policy – from assistance to partnership

“The rapid transformations of recent decades that have accelerated new geopolitical equilibriums and regional integration, today express the foreign policy-cooperation equation in new terms; dense in problems and at the same time filled with extraordinary prospects, which include “assistance and aid evolving into partnerships with our counterparts”, Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi’s commented during […]

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Interviews

1 October 2012

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The first National Cooperation Forum, to be held tomorrow and Tuesday in Milan, will offer the Italian Cooperation an important opportunity for reflection and reinforcement. New global challenges call for effective responses, and institutions have the duty to stimulate and involve public opinion in the strategic importance of development cooperation policies. The difficult present international […]

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