Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

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16 December 2016

Afghanistan – Breast Cancer Diagnostic Centre opens in Kabul

Italy continues to stands by Afghan women with the opening of a Breast Cancer Diagnostic Centre at the Istiqlal Hospital in Kabul. The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Afghan Minister of Health, Firozuddin Firoz, Italy’s Ambassador, Roberto Cantone, the Director of the Italian Cooperation Office, Rosario Centola, and health experts Arif Oryakhail and Marino Martin. Some […]

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12 December 2016

Conference on Inclusion of People with Disabilities within Italian Cooperation

Chamber of Deputies: 13 December the Conference on “Inclusion of People with Disabilities within Italian Cooperation” On 13 December the Conference on “Inclusion of Disabilities in Italian Cooperation” will be organised by the Chamber of Deputies by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Maeci), the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (Aics) and the […]

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12 December 2016

Cooperation -“Evaluation of cooperation projects 2012-2015”

The publication “Evaluation of cooperation projects 2012-2015” provides a summary of independent technical evaluations of the initiatives financed by Italian cooperation from 2012 to date, in different formats and in different geographical areas. The publication was commissioned by the 9th Office of the Directorate General for Development Cooperation (DGCS) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]

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9 December 2016

Humanitarian crisis in Mosul

The military operations to free Mosul from Daesh terrorists have produced a flow of almost 80,000 dislocated persons up to now and, in this phase, it is essential to multiply humanitarian relief activities in order to meet the greater needs on the ground, especially in view of the upcoming winter season.   Granting the request […]

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7 December 2016

Afghanistan – Cooperation, a radio and TV network to disseminate culture in rural areas

The new offices of ERTV, Educational Radio TV, were opened in Kabul last week after they were refurbished with funding from Italy, through UNESCO, from 2003. The radio and TV broadcasting station is equipped with cutting-edge broadcasting technology to deliver educational programmes both to teachers and to the general public. Thanks to Italy’s contribution, since […]

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2 December 2016

Jordan: Red Sea-Dead Sea Project, Italy will contribuite to Phase 1

Italy will contribute to the implementation of Phase 1 of the Red Sea-Dead Sea Project by allocating 50 million euro in tied aid (a “grant equivalent” of about 25 million euros) and by donating 2 million euros. The Italian contribution will be confirmed following the positive outcome of the Project’s ongoing environmental impact assessment and […]

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1 December 2016

Libya. Humanitarian and diplomatic mission to Tripoli and Misrata

Ambassador-Designate to Libya, Giuseppe Perrone, and the Special Envoy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Libya, Giorgio Starace, travelled to Tripoli and Misrata today while a delivery of 3 tonnes of medicines and medical aids carried by an Italian Air Force C-130 was being made to the two Libyan cities. The material is destined […]

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29 November 2016

IDLO Partnership Forum – Access to Justice and The Rule of Law as Drivers of Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Challenges

In occasione dell’annuale Assemblea delle Parti dell’IDLO (International Development Law Organization), il Ministero degli Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale ospita l’IDLO Partnership Forum: Access to Justice and The Rule of Law as Drivers of Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Challenges. Ispirato dall’Agenda 2030 per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile delle Nazioni Unite, con particolare riferimento ad accesso alla […]

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29 November 2016

IDLO Partnership Forum – Access to Justice and The Rule of Law as Drivers of Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Challenges

On the occasion of the yearly Assembly of the Parties of the IDLO (International Development Law Organization), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is hosting the IDLO Partnership Forum: Access to Justice and The Rule of Law as Drivers of Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Challenges. Inspired by the United Nations Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, with […]

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28 November 2016

Iraq – Iraqi Kurdistan: Italian archaeologists discover a 20,000 year old lake

The remains of a dried-up lake dating back almost 20,000 years (late Pleistocene-early Holocene) have been discovered by the archaeologists of the University of Udine in the Dohuk region, in Iraqi Kurdistan. The finding occurred during the annual research campaign under the “Land of Nineveh Regional Archaeological Project” (PARTeN) and within the framework of the […]

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25 November 2016

Somalia – Ceremony to kick off the enlargement of the Xooga Military Hospital

The ceremony to kick off the enlargement of the Xooga Military Hospital was held in Mogadishu in the presence of the Italian Ambassador, Carlo Campanile, Somalian Defence Minister, Abdulkadir Sheik Ali Dini, and a large number of representatives of Somalian high-ranking military officers and of the local press. The enlargement work consists in building a […]

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24 November 2016

Climate – 195 Countries with a single goal: join forces to jointly tackle the challenge of climate change

This year’s COP22, the UN-promoted summit that was recently closed in Marrakesh, was even more relevant than in the past because it falls under the historic Paris Agreement on climate change which has just come into force. What were the conclusions of the COP22, what are the commitments made by FAO on climate and what […]

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