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21 March 2012

Minister Terzi meets with Deputy Foreign Minister of Myanmar Myo Mynt

Minister Terzi met at the foreign ministry today with Deputy Foreign Minister of Myanmar Myo Mynt, in the first high level bilateral meeting since the Burmese government’s recent signs of greater openness to democratic procedures. Minister Terzi informed Myo Mynt of Italy’s expectation that the Burmese authorities pursue this route, specifically underscoring three fundamental steps […]

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21 March 2012

Cooperation: Geomatics for growth in Ethiopia

A ceremony to celebrate the completion of an initial geomatics training cycle in the context of an Italo-Ethiopian development project for the reinforcement of regional development planning in Oromia, was held on 21 March at the Italian Cultural Institute in Addis Abbaba in the presence of Italian Ambassador Renzo Rosso. To read more select ITALIANO […]

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14 March 2012

Minister Terzi meets in Rome with UNRWA Commissioner General Filippo Grandi

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi met today at the foreign ministry in Rome with Filippo Grandi, Commissioner General of UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees). Terzi’s discussions with Grandi – the most highly placed Italian official in the UN system – focused on Middle East dynamics and their importance in […]

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14 March 2012

Cooperation: needs to be stronger to make Italy a leader

The Italian Cooperation has to be stronger in order for Italy to be an international leader. This was the message from Minister for Cooperation Andrea Riccardi and Under-Secretary Marta Dassù during the first meeting of the Development Cooperation Steering Committee on 12 March.The two members of the government sparked a broad-based reflection on Italian official […]

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12 March 2012

Cooperation: training centre opens in Albania

Ambassador of Italy in Albania Massimo Gaiani opened the “Laura Vicuña” training centre in Bregdeti Tale (Lezhë), built with funds from the Italian Cooperation. The centre will host the training courses offered through the “Boosting socio-educational services and the social and cultural advancement of children, young people and women in Tale in the district of […]

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9 March 2012

WATER: A right (not yet) universal

The planet is increasingly short of water and crowded with people, and “it’s time for solutions” that will ensure the universal right to “blue gold”. The route to achieving this objective will be the focus of the 6th World Water Forum, a non-governmental organisation created in 1996 and scheduled to be held this year from […]

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9 March 2012

Development Cooperation: emergency aid for the Republic of Congo

Italian Development Cooperation has made a donation of 50,000 euros in response to the serious emergency that has been developing in the Congo since 4 March, following the explosion of a munitions depot in the capital, Brazzaville. The aid is to support the emergency appeal launched by the International Red Cross and Red Crescent. The […]

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8 March 2012

The Foreign Ministry’s commitment on behalf of women

Today, 8 March, International Women’s Day, Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi has reiterated “the Ministry’s complete and utter commitment to protecting and promoting the rights of women throughout the world” Terzi underscored Italy’s long-standing commitment on these issues. “Since 1985 we have been party to the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination […]

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1 March 2012

Cooperation: Ethiopia, more wheat to fight hunger

The mission of “Agricultural Value Chains in Oromia”, a project promoted by the Italian Cooperation in Addis Ababa in collaboration with the Istituto Agronomico per l’Oltremare, is to revive the cultivation of wheat to help Ethiopia meet its population’s food needs. The project is planned for the Bale area in the central-southern Ethiopian region of […]

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28 February 2012

Cooperation in Guatemala rebuilding homes

Through the Italian Cooperation’s “Ran Guatemala” emergency relief programme, the Embassy of Italy in Guatemala City on 24 February officially delivered 8 homes rebuilt in safe places following the disaster caused in 2010 by hurricane Agatha. The programme is funding 12 projects aimed at reducing the exposure to food, nutritional and environmental insecurity of the […]

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24 February 2012

Cooperation: Hidden Treasures – Italy rediscovers Afghan culture

Discovering Afghanistan, its history and its culture, as part of the cooperation effort. It is no coincidence that the event on “Hidden Treasures: 10 years of Italy in Afghanistan” was hosted in the MAXXI Gallery in Rome. “The deep respect we feel for this country had led us to refocus our cooperation policies to include […]

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23 February 2012

Somalia – Conferenza Londra. Terzi: chiudere transizione, coinvolgere islamici moderati (in translation)

Chiudere la fase di transizione con nuove istituzioni, coinvolgere gli islamici moderati nel processo di pace, maggiore trasparenza nella gestione degli aiuti: sono le priorità italiane per la stabilizzazione della Somalia illustrate dal Ministro Giulio Terzi alla conferenza internazionale di Londra. “Non accetteremo una ulteriore estensione della transizione” perché “lo status quo non è un’opzione”, […]

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