Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

Press Releases

22 October 2018

The ​Italian cooperation service gives aid to the Indonesian population

Upon the initiative of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, the Italian Cooperation service arranged for an aid package to be delivered to the Indonesian population that was struck by the earthquake and tsunami of last 28 September. A financing of 200,000 euros was allocated immediately after the disaster […]

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Press Releases

17 October 2018

Aid from the Italian Cooperation Agency to the Population of Zimbabwe

Upon request of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ms. Emanuela Del Re, the Italian Cooperation Agency has approved an aid package for the population of Zimbabwe, which has been hit by a recent cholera epidemic that broke out in the capital Harare. A total amount of 400,000 euros was appropriated for […]

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Events

9 October 2018

the Farnesina hosts the presentation of the new edition of CinemArena

Today the Farnesina is hosting the presentation of the new edition of CinemArena, an itinerant cinema project financed from the Fund for Africa with the aim of promoting and disseminating correct information on the risk of illegal migration, with a special focus on the principal Countries of origin of the migrants coming to Europe. During […]

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Press Releases

4 October 2018

Deputy Foreign Minister Del Re meets with the Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade and International Development

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, met with the Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade and International Development, Anne-Mari Virolainen, at the Farnesina. At the meeting, they reaffirmed the excellent bilateral relations between the two Countries and discussed the external dimension of European migration policies and the EU’s priorities in […]

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Press Releases

2 October 2018

Humanitarian financial contribution for Indonesia

Upon the initiative of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, in response to an appeal launched by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the Italian Cooperation Agency has arranged for an emergency financing of 200,000 euros in support of the Red Cross’s action in Indonesia […]

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Press Releases

26 September 2018

Italy makes a contribution to support Palestinian refugees in Syria

The Italian Development Cooperation Agency has earmarked an emergency multilateral contribution of 1 million Euros for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in support of Palestinian refugees in Syria. The UNRWA estimates that in 2018, 438,000 Palestinian refugees were still present in Syria, almost 95% of whom […]

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Diplomatic Network

25 September 2018

Niger: Italy provides healthcare kits and water treatment equipment

Health care kits and water treatment equipment were delivered by Italy to the Ministry of Health of Niger as part of Italian cooperation initiatives to support public healthcare in the West African country affected by a cholera epidemic which has already caused 57 deaths. The regions most affected are Maradi, Zinder Tahoua and Dosso. In […]

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Press Releases

19 September 2018

A humanitarian flight for Niger

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Italian Cooperation Service have organised a humanitarian flight headed to Niamey (Niger), the fifth since the health crisis started in the Country. The flight, operated by the Italian Air force, took off this morning carrying 5 tonnes of medicine and medical aids, donated by the […]

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Diplomatic Network

18 September 2018

Guinea: Italy’s commitment to healthcare

Italy continues with its commitment to cooperate with Africa. A financial agreement has just been signed to help towards restoring and developing Guinea’s healthcare system. The aim is to concentrate efforts in rural areas of the country, especially in the regions of Middle Guinea (prefectures of Kindia, Labe, Mamou and Dalaba), Upper Guinea (prefectures of […]

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Press Releases

14 September 2018

Libya: the Italian Development Cooperation Agency and the EU Commussion sign a 50 mln Agreement

Today in Brussels, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and the European Commission signed an agreement to allocate 50 million euros to 24 Libyan municipalities to meet the basic needs of the civilian population such as healthcare, education, water and energy supplies and small-scale infrastructure. The announcement was made by the Deputy Minister of […]

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Press Releases

12 September 2018

Meeting between Deputy Minister Del Re and Ambassadors of African countries

Emanuela Del Re, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation met the Ambassadors of African countries today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Rome. The Deputy Minister set out her vision for relations between our country and the African continent during the course of a very useful meeting, stating that […]

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Press Releases

6 September 2018

Third annual meeting of the Joint Development Cooperation Committee: address by Deputy Minister Del Re

In her address at the third annual meeting of the Joint Development Cooperation Committee, Deputy Foreign Minister Emanuela Del Re underscored that our Country is a “giant” of development cooperation on the international scene. She said: “The challenges that development cooperation will have to meet are many: combat poverty, inequalities, the empowerment of women, rights, […]

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