Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

In detail

15 July 2022

Minister Luigi Di Maio opens the event “The Mediterranean Diet, a tool of Italy’s food diplomacy”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, opens the event “The Mediterranean Diet, a tool of Italy’s food diplomacy”. The event will take place in the Palatine Chapel of the Royal Palace of Caserta. The event – organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, alongside the Mediterranean Agronomic […]

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Press Releases

14 July 2022

Afghanistan. Emergency contribution from Italian Cooperation to address the consequences of the earthquake of 22 June

Italian Cooperation has arranged an emergency contribution of over 396,000 euro to the World Food Programme (WFP) in response to the earthquake that struck Afghanistan on 22 June and its consequences. The earthquake hit the provinces of Paktika and Khost in particular, destroying numerous homes in the region and, according to the latest estimates, over […]

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Diplomatic Network

7 July 2022

A call for bids for sustainable development projects in Ecuador

In recent days, the Italian Ambassador to Ecuador, Caterina Bertolini presented the third call for bids for the Italo-Ecuadorian Fund for sustainable development (FIEDS – Fondo Ítalo Ecuatoriano para el Desarrollo Sostenible), an exchange mechanism established through the Agreement for the Conversion of debt into development projects, signed by the governments of Ecuador and Italy […]

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Press Releases

24 June 2022

Press Release – CO-OPERA 2022

CO-OPERA, the 2nd National Development Cooperation Conference held on 23 and 24 June at Rome’s Auditorium della Conciliazione closed today. The Conference, which is convened every three years by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to foster the participation of citizens in defining development cooperation policies, was co-organized by the Directorate General for Development Cooperation of the […]

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Diplomatic Network

24 June 2022

Cuba — meeting at the Embassy with Italian Civil Society Organisations

The Embassy of Italy in Havana has hosted a meeting with representatives of Italian Civil Society Organisations (OSCs) operating in Cuba. The meeting provided an opportunity to examine the development of Italian-Cuban relations at the cultural, economic and cooperation levels, and to gain information on the progress of projects implemented on Cuban territory. “We meet […]

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Press Releases

23 June 2022

The Farnesina intensifies its interventions in favour of Ukrainian refugees and its support to Moldova

As a follow-up to the joint statement of Minister Di Maio and his Moldovan counterpart Popescu on strengthening cooperation in the field of migration, signed on 15 March 2022, the Farnesina has intensified its interventions in support of Ukrainian refugees in the Country and in favour of Moldovan institutions. Italy is thus responding to the call made […]

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In detail

23 June 2022

The President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella and the Minister Luigi Di Maio open the second National Development Cooperation Conference

The President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio open the second National Development Cooperation Conference. The Conference aims to foster the participation of citizens in defining development cooperation policies and is co-organized by the Directorate General for Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign […]

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Press Releases

16 June 2022

Development Cooperation: Deputy Minister Sereni chairs Joint Committee meeting

Deputy Minister Marina Sereni chaired the fourth annual meeting of the Joint Development Cooperation Committee, in which the Director General for Development Cooperation, Fabio Cassese, and the Director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, Luca Maestripieri, also took part. Representatives of other public sector organisations with competence for the issues discussed also attended. The […]

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Press Releases

16 June 2022

Ukrainian crisis. Humanitarian aid transport for the most vulnerable population segments

A new humanitarian aid transport for the Ukrainian population took off yesterday from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Brindisi. The operation is organized by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in partnership with Italian civil society, which is on the front line of the response to the humanitarian crisis […]

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Interviews

12 June 2022

Italy can and must act as a bridge for increasingly close collaboration between continents (Avvenire)

Dear Editor, The African continent is an absolute and long-standing priority for Italian foreign policy. My visit to Ethiopia and Kenya over the coming days is intended to renew the very real contribution our country wishes to make to the stability of a region that, while rich in opportunities, is characterised by tensions that hamper […]

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In detail

12 June 2022

Italy can and must act as a bridge for increasingly close collaboration between continents

Dear Editor, The African continent is an absolute and long-standing priority for Italian foreign policy. My visit to Ethiopia and Kenya over the coming days is intended to renew the very real contribution our country wishes to make to the stability of a region that, while rich in opportunities, is characterised by tensions that hamper […]

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Press Releases

10 June 2022

​Crisis in Ukraine. Supply of humanitarian goods for the vulnerable population

On 6 June a consignment of humanitarian supplies for the Ukrainian population left the UN Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD). It arrived yesterday in Siret, Romania, with about six tons of medical kits (surgical, post-trauma and for the treatment of non-transmissible diseases) and humanitarian supplies. The latter included tents, blankets, heaters for tents, hygiene-sanitation kits and […]

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