Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

Press Releases

13 November 2021

Minister Luigi Di Maio participates at the annual meeting of Medici per l’Africa CUAMM

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, participated today in Padua at the annual meeting of Medici per l’Africa CUAMM (Doctors for Africa). The 2021 edition, entitled “Ripartire” (Getting Started Again), discussed the resumption of activities following the most acute stage of the pandemic, and the relaunching of CUAMM’s work in […]

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Press Releases

9 November 2021

Climate change. – Vice Minister Sereni and the strategy for protecting women and children in the most fragile countries

“The Index has now become increasingly significant for all the development cooperation players, when it comes to the protection of the fundamental rights of millions of women and children”. The Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Marina Sereni, said as much while presenting the WeWorld 2021 Index, adding: “Climate change is multiplying certain global crises like […]

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Press Releases

4 November 2021

Sereni, enhancing sustainable cotton production in Burkina Faso

Today, Vice Minister Marina Sereni participated in a video message at Expo Yeelba, a festival dedicated to promoting Burkina Faso’s cotton-textile chain. In the presence of some 250 participants, including the Burkinabé Foreign Minister, Alpha Barry, the Italian Ambassador, Andrea Romussi, and the EU Special Representative for the Sahel, Emanuela Del Re, the event made it possible to promote Faso Danfani (a traditional […]

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Press Releases

12 October 2021

Sereni attends the USAID-sponsored summit on Ethiopia

Today, Vice Minister Sereni participated in an informal ministerial-level summit on the conflict in Ethiopia and the humanitarian crisis in the country, organised by USAID and chaired by Director General Samantha Power, as part of a series of international coordination initiatives the US Administration on the ongoing crisis. “It is now necessary to make greater […]

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Diplomatic Network

11 October 2021

Bulgaria: Ambassador Zarra at the European Social Entrepreneurship Forum

On the occasion of the International Fair of Plovdiv (Bulgaria), held at the end of September, the Italian Ambassador in Sofia, Giuseppina Zarra, participated in the inauguration of the “Ninth European Forum of Social Entrepreneurship”. The President of the Republic of Bulgaria, Rumen Radev, and the European Commissioner Maria Gabriel also attended the meeting.     […]

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Press Releases

11 October 2021

ItaliAfrica Business Week; Sereni, building back better together

“For years, the ItaliAfrica Business Week has been a privileged place for African and Italian entrepreneurs to meet and exchange ideas and experiences”. This was said at the opening of the ItaliAfrica Business Week in Rome by Marina Sereni, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs. She added: “Africa plays a priority role for our Development Cooperation: […]

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In detail

7 October 2021

Minister Luigi Di Maio speaks at the 2021 Festival of Sustainable Development

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, spoke today at the Festival of Sustainable Development, an event sponsored by ASviS, the Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development. The conference, entitled “Italy’s commitment at the international level for a sustainable and resilient recovery”, prompts a reflection centered on the three major international events […]

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Press Releases

6 October 2021

Sereni: intermediate cities are essential for sustainable and inclusive development

Opening the second edition of the World Forum on Intermediate Cities, Vice Minister Marina Sereni said “intermediate cities play a crucial role in development, although they are not yet receiving the attention they deserve. But if we want a post-pandemic recovery based on inclusive, resilient, and sustainable development, cities are our front line, particularly small […]

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Diplomatic Network

30 September 2021

Tanzania, meeting with the volunteers of the Italian civil Service

Ambassador Marco Lombardi had met with the volunteers of the Italian Civil Service that are working in Tanzania with Italian NGO “Comunità Solidali nel Mondo”. These young Italians that have a degree in physiotherapy are assisting Tanzanian children with special needs in Dar es Salaam and Mbeja. Lombardi also met with the Italian President of […]

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Press Releases

30 September 2021

Afghanistan; Sereni chairs the Coordination Panel

Yesterday Deputy Minister Marina Sereni chaired the second meeting of the Coordination Panel on Afghanistan with representatives of civil society organisations, local authorities, and the other administrations involved. At the centre of the discussion was an examination of the humanitarian situation and the identification of priorities with a view to programming the allocation of resources. In […]

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Diplomatic Network

21 September 2021

Tanzania: Ambassador Lombardi visits the Southern Highlands

The Ambassador of Italy in Tanzania, Marco Lombardi, together with the Heads of the Missions of Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Poland and the European Union, visited the cities of Mbeya, Njombe and Iringa, the main towns in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania, for the purpose of visiting the European and Italian projects under […]

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Diplomatic Network

16 September 2021

La Plata: a handbook for learning about cooperation

The Italian Consulate General in La Plata, in collaboration with Intercoop Editora Cooperativa, has held a presentation, in virtual format, of the book “Learning about Cooperation! A journey into the heart of cooperation”. The book promotes a pathway for cooperation which, beginning from primary school, can help build collaborative projects in the classroom. The presentation […]

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