Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

In detail

5 November 2018

Funds allocated for UNICEF

At the initiative of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, the Italian Cooperation Service arranged for 500,000 euros in emergency financing to be given to UNICEF to meet the needs of the people in the Herat Province in Afghanistan, who are suffering from a drought. The initiative involves sending […]

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In detail

25 October 2018

Alla Farnesina la seconda “Conferenza Ministeriale Italia – Africa”

  54 Paesi Africani, la grande maggioranza  rappresentati a livello ministeriale, e 13 Organizzazioni Internazionali, tra cui l’Unione Africana, per un totale di 350 Delegati, hanno partecipano alla Conferenza Italia-Africa che si è svolta il 25 ottobre alla Farnesina. Un grande evento che, nelle parole del Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione internazionale Enzo […]

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Diplomatic Network

23 October 2018

Sardinia and Uganda united against desertification

The experience acquired by Sardinia in desertification will be made available to a region of West Uganda for the implementation of projects to assure water supplies, manage forest resources and provide training for reforestation activities. The two regions signed an Agreement in Adjumani to promote the exchange of best practices in these sectors.    The signing […]

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Press Releases

22 October 2018

The Farnesina holds the 4th annual meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation

The fourth annual meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation was held at the Farnesina. The meeting was chaired by the Deputy Foreign Ministers with delegate powers for cooperation, Emanuela Del Re. In her opening remarks, the Deputy Minister underscored the “absolute centrality, strategic value and propositional capacity of international development cooperation in Italy’s […]

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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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