Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

Press Releases

20 April 2018

Alfano chairs the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, chaired yesterday’s meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation. On opening the meeting, Minister Alfano commented the preliminary data on Public Development Aid 2017 released by the OECD: “Italy is among the Countries recording the highest rise in Public Development Aid with the noteworthy […]

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In detail

19 April 2018

Cooperation. Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Farnesina and IDLO

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed at the Farnesina today between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and the Rome-based International Development Law Organization (IDLO). The MoU was signed by the Director General of Development Cooperation, Giorgio Marrapodi, and the Director General of IDLO, Irene Khan, and will regulate the personnel selection […]

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Events

18 April 2018

Fourth edition of the WeWorld Index

Giro: “The social and economic inclusion of women, young girls and boys and adolescents in Developing Countries is the focus of Italian Cooperation” Presentation fourth edition of the WeWorld Index “The social and economic inclusion of women, young girls and boys and adolescents in Developing Countries is the focus of Italian Cooperation, starting with health, […]

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In detail

12 April 2018

Italian Development Cooperation

“The Italian Official Development Assistance has grown for a fifth consecutive year, bucking the international trend. Italy stands by its commitments on cooperation,” said the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, regarding the data released on the OECD website pertaining to the 2017 Official Development Assistance (ODA) of the Member States […]

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Events

12 April 2018

Seeds&Chips 2018 ​

“The agri-food industry is one of Italy’s sectors of excellence that generates innovation. It is a most important issue on our country’s foreign policy agenda, at the heart of an inclusive and sustainable development. This is why Italy persists with its commitment to promoting food security and fighting malnutrition. Expo Milan 2015 contributed to drawing […]

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Diplomatic Network

9 April 2018

Afghanistan, Italy stands by Army women

The women in the ranks of the Afghan Army will be able to count on a healthcare facility expressly customised to their needs, in order to protect their right to health and assure them a balanced advancement in their professional career and family life. This was made possible thanks to an 8.5-million-dollar contribution that Italy […]

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Press Releases

27 March 2018

Emergency assistance operations for Venezuelans displaced in Brazil and Colombia

“We have arranged for a 500,000 Euro multilateral emergency financing – through the Italian cooperation service – to tackle the humanitarian crisis provoked by the massive flow of displaced Venezuelans in Brazil and Colombia.” The statement was made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, who specified that the intervention will […]

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Diplomatic Network

26 March 2018

The Italian Ambassador visits the Lampi Island Marine National Park

The Italian Ambassador, Pier Giorgio Aliberti, visited Kawthaung and the Lampi Island Marine National Park, in the south of Myanmar, where the Italian NGO Istituto Oikos implemented the project titled “COAST – Building Local Capacity for Conservation and Tourism Development in Myeik Archipelago”, financed by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Istituto […]

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Diplomatic Network

19 March 2018

two new Italian cooperation projects inaugurated in schools and in a medical centre

On 18 March, during an intense morning which saw the participation of the local authorities and communities of Wasatyyeh and Yarmouk, in northern Jordan, 5 km from the Syrian border, the Italian Ambassador to Jordan, Giovanni Brauzzi, inaugurated three photovoltaic plants in as many schools and a medical centre, which were realised under Italy’s cooperation […]

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Press Releases

13 March 2018

Italy and the European Union launch a new project to support Libyan municipalities

At the initiative of Italy and of the European Commission, the so-called Valletta Trust Fund – the European Union Emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africa – approved a € 50 million programme to provide socio-economic support to the population in 24 Libyan municipalities. Said […]

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Diplomatic Network

12 March 2018

Jordan inaugurates the Al Lajjoun dam

The Al Lajjoun Dam, in the governorate of Kerak, south Jordan, was inaugurated at the presence of Jordan’s Minister of Water and Irrigation Ali Al- Ghezawi and of the Italian Ambassador to Jordan, Giovanni Brauzzi. The dam aims to exploit the available water resources for agricultural and breeding activities in the area of Kerak. The […]

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Events

9 March 2018

LEAP Rome Conference “Italian Success Stories”

In view of the LEAP Summit 2018 to be held in Zagreb from 15 to 17 March, I4Pro/IdeasForProjects organised LEAP in Rome today at the Farnesina. The LEAP Summit is an international conference that every year convenes thousands of students, young professionals and entrepreneurs, the leaders of NGOs and changemakers with the aim of exchanging innovative […]

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