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Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

In detail
9 August 2017
Jordan – Memorandum of Understanding to treat the most vulnerable children

“Hope for the most vulnerable Jordan and Syrian children”. It is with great pride that the Italian Embassy in Amman has hosted the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Representative in Jordan of the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) and the ‘Bambino Gesù’ Pediatric Hospital. The agreement has been actively supported […]

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9 August 2017
Alfano: “Two million euros for refugees in Ethiopia from the Fund for Africa”

Italy has made a 2-million-euro contribution for cooperation interventions in favour of refugees in Ethiopia through the Fund for Africa. It is an emergency humanitarian action aimed at providing tangible support to the numerous refugees, mostly Eritrean, who are distributed in the four refugee camps in the Tigray region. Moreover, other funds will be earmarked […]

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8 August 2017
“Ethiopia. Italy approves two emergency humanitarian initiatives”

Alfano: “Political, social and environmental problems in the Horn of Africa cause large migration flows. In Ethiopia, living conditions are made extremely difficult by the El Niño climate phenomenon, obliging the Country to tackle one of the most serious climate shocks in its history. According to the WHO, it is the most serious humanitarian crisis […]

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Press Releases
4 August 2017
Aid to the Iraqi population

“In order to tackle some of the most severe aspects of the humanitarian crisis which have hit Iraq, and Mosul in particular, we have decided to allocate a 1.5 million euro aid package through the Italian Cooperation service to help the displaced Iraqi population and Syrian refugees living in Iraq,” said the Minister of Foreign […]

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21 July 2017
Cooperazione Italiana, Unità di Crisi and Protezione Civile work together to strengthen Italy’s response to natural disaster emergencies and to protect Italian citizens abroad

Collaboration between Cooperazione Italiana, [Italian Cooperation],  the Unita di Crisi [Crisis Unit] of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Dipartmento della Protezione Civile [Civil Protection Department] has been strengthened by two agreements signed today, Friday 21 July, by Secretary General Elisabetta Belloni at the Farnesina. “The two agreements establish a basis […]

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21 July 2017
Alfano: “Italy makes emergency contributions in Afghanistan, Somalia, South Sudan and Palestine”

“In order to tackle the most serious humanitarian crises, we have arranged for a 9-million-euro humanitarian aid package through the Italian Cooperation service to alleviate the suffering of the civilian population Afghanistan, Somalia, South Sudan and Palestine,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, specifying that the aid interventions are to […]

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17 July 2017
Joint Committee for Development Cooperation approves a package of interventions for a total of nearly 53 million euros

“We have approved a package of projects, programmes and tenders for about 53 million euros, which further proves the Government’s constant commitment in the field of development cooperation – a pillar of our foreign policy that represents a strategic investment of growing importance, ” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, […]

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13 July 2017
Il ministro Alfano incontra il presidente IFAD

  “L’Italia ha una relazione privilegiata con l’IFAD: la specialità deriva non soltanto dal fatto che l’organizzazione ha sede a Roma, ma soprattutto dalla condivisione tra il nostro Paese e il Fondo di valori, di priorità e di strategie per la lotta alla povertà e alla fame tramite uno sviluppo rurale e agricolo sostenibile”. Lo […]

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13 July 2017
Minister Alfano meets with the president of IFAD

“Italy has a privileged relationship with the IFAD: the uniqueness derives not only from the fact that the Organisation is headquartered in Rome, but especially because our Country and the Fund share values, priorities and strategies in fighting poverty and hunger through sustainable rural and agricultural development,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International […]

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In detail
5 July 2017
Presentation of the book “Lo Sviluppo come integrazione” (Development as Integration) dedicated to Giorgio Ceriani Sebregondi, spiritual founder of the Italian Development Cooperation

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in conjunction with the Censis Foundation,  hosted today the presentation of a book by Prof.Giovanni Farese, entitled “Lo Sviluppo come integrazione” (Development as Integration). The book, which is dedicated to Giorgio Ceriani Sebregondi, the spiritual founder of the Italian Development Cooperation, describes his contribution on the basis of a vast unpublished set […]

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4 July 2017
Africa. Alfano: “Absolute priority in Italy’s foreign policy”

“Africa has acquired a position of absolute relevance in Italy’s foreign policy. I met all the African ambassadors on 25 May when I joined them in celebrating their Africa Day and I am very happy to find them broadly represented here today, together with the top executives of the Italian Geographical Society (SGI),” said the […]

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