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Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

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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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22 February 2012
Somalia – London Conference (23 February). Strong demand for Italian role, a meeting in Rome in near future, says Terzi

Mobilising the international community to make a stronger commitment to the pacification process in Somalia. That is the goal of the international conference on Somalia taking place in London on 23 February 2012, where Italy will be represented by Minister Terzi. A goal that can achieved by taking advantage of the gradual improvement in security […]

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17 February 2012
Cooperation: humanitarian aid in Niger and Mali

The Italian Cooperation contributed to the region humanitarian aid programme being run by the CICR in Niger and northern Mali, in concert with the respective Red Cross Societies, on behalf of rural families in a region especially threatened by famine as a result of climate-related conditions. Italy’s contribution to the CICR programme (amounting to approximately […]

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8 February 2012
Hidden treasures: 10 years of Italy in Afghanistan

Italy’s civil commitment in Afghanistan is a long and successful story. To recall these successes, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is promoting an event entitled “Hidden Treasures: 10 years of Italy in Afghanistan”, which will take place on 10 February 2012 in the MAXXI Gallery in Rome. The event, which will be introduced by […]

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7 February 2012
Afghanistan: Protecting women victims of violence in Herat

Italian Cooperation’s support for the battle to end violence against women continues. This time, at the side of Actionaid and Humanitarian Assistance for the Women and Children of Afghanistan (HAWCA), in an awareness-raising and legal aid project launched yesterday, 6 February, in Herat. Those taking part in the launch ceremony included Ghumal Rahmani, head of […]

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7 February 2012
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation: Terzi calls for UN Resolution condemning the practice

“2012 could be the year when, through a Resolution by the UN General Assembly, the international community condemns this barbaric practice. A practice that inflicts grievous damage on the dignity and physical and psychological health of women and girls, of whom over 140 million are affected throughout the world”. This was the declaration made by […]

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Press Releases
6 February 2012
Dettaglio comunicato

Il Ministro degli Affari Esteri, Giulio Terzi, e la Signora Tawakkul Karman, Premio Nobel per la Pace 2011, hanno incontrato oggi alla Farnesina, al termine del loro colloquio, le ONG maggiormente impegnate sul terreno dello sviluppo e della promozione dei diritti umani. Su impulso della Vice Presidente del Senato, Emma Bonino, l’iniziativa ha inteso riconoscere […]

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