Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

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23 June 2021

Nepal. Italian Cooperation’s humanitarian flight to combat Covid-19 in the country

At the instigation of the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, an Italian Cooperation humanitarian flight departed yesterday from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Brindisi to Kathmandu airport with a cargo of six tonnes of medical supplies for the fight against COVID-19. The humanitarian cargo, made available by […]

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23 June 2021

Poor Country Debt: Vice Minister Sereni, reducing it is a challenge Italy cannot avoid

“Reducing the debt of the poorest Countries is a challenge Italy cannot avoid, especially now that, with the Covid-19 crisis, it is becoming more and more difficult to pursue the sustainable development goals set by the UN, especially in Africa”. This was said by Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, speaking […]

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22 June 2021

Notice of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – India. Humanitarian flight of the Italian Cooperation for the fight against Covid-19 in the country

Upon the initiative of the Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, a humanitarian flight of the Italian Cooperation departed this morning from the United Nations Humanitarian Readiness Base (UNHRD) in Brindisi to New Delhi airport with a cargo of 8 tons of medical equipment to fight Covid-19. The humanitarian cargo, donated […]

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18 June 2021

Speech by Minister Luigi Di Maio at the Dialogue on Sustainable Food Systems promoted by B20, FAO and G20

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, participated in the Dialogue on Sustainable Food Systems promoted by B20, FAO and the Italian G20 Presidency. During the meeting, Italy’s position on promoting the Mediterranean diet as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage was highlighted. Food security will in fact be at the heart […]

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17 June 2021

Sereni chairs the National Council for Development Cooperation

Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Marina Sereni chaired the National Council for Development Cooperation (CNCS). Today’s meeting of this body, envisaged by law 125/2014, was attended via videoconference by over 50 of the leading public and private, profit and non-profit actors operating in the world of cooperation. The event was an opportunity […]

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17 June 2021

Notice of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Cooperation; Sereni, Africa should not be excluded from digitalisation

“Italy, together with the governments of the continent sharing such objective, is fully committed to support peace and stability in Africa and to address common challenges such as the fight against terrorism, illegal immigration and transnational organised crime.”  That was stated at the event promoted by the OECD, “Africa’s development dynamics 2021: Digital transformation for […]

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16 June 2021

UN; Sereni, businesses play a key role in sustainable development

“The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development requires us to lead the world towards a better future and it is therefore no coincidence that the Italian G20 Presidency has adopted its principles – People, Planet and Prosperity – as the pillars of its action”. These were the words spoken, in a speech by video conference at […]

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16 June 2021

Minister Di Maio welcomes the President of the Republic of Tunisia, Kais Said

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, welcomed today the President of the Republic of Tunisia, Kais Said, for his first visit to Italy. Minister Di Maio also signed with the Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Othman Jerandi, a Memorandum of Understanding on Development Cooperation, reaffirming that Tunisia is a strategic […]

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15 June 2021

Cooperation; Sereni, support for Global Fund activities

Talks in video conference format between the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, and Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund, whose activities are very important in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in developing countries. “Italy,” Ms. Sereni said, “is proud to have contributed, in 2001, to the […]

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14 June 2021

Cooperation; Vice Minister Sereni, financing sustainable development is fundamental

The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation, Marina Sereni, has participated today in the meeting of the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council chaired by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell. The topics on the agenda have been cooperation with middle-income countries and human development. The discussion on the […]

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9 June 2021

Italy Pledges €25m towards the Global Partnership for Education’s “Raise Your Hand” financing campaign

Italy renews its longstanding commitment to the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) with a €25 million pledge towards GPE’s “Raise Your Hand” financing campaign. The campaign seeks to raise at least US $5 billion to help transform education systems in up to 90 low-income countries and territories, which are home to more than 1 billion […]

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9 June 2021

Food; Sereni, global strategies to reduce waste

“Global food systems have a crucial role to play in providing safe food to guarantee the right to food, while also promoting health care and decent incomes for those working in the food supply chain”. This what was stated by the Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, speaking at the Independent […]

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