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3 June 2016
Barcelona – “4projects For Development” photo exhibition to open in Barcelona

The “4projects for development” exhibition, organised by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in partnership with photojournalism agency Agenzia Contrasto, will open in Barcelona on Tuesday, June 7. The event showcases Italy’s concrete commitment in the implementation of development programmes, which are an essential component of Italian foreign policy. The exhibition includes 40 images of […]

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25 May 2016
Accra – Italian Technology and know‐how at the service of entrepreneurship

Business, companies and jobs are bringing Italy and Ghana ever-closer. The export volumes of Italian companies to the West African State amount to approximately 205 million euros (according to 2015 figures). The trade volumes were highlighted by the Italian Embassy in Ghana which recalled that “the figures provided by the Foreign Ministry indicate that about […]

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Press Releases
24 May 2016
Italy gives Sri Lanka​ 200,000 Euros in humanitarian aid

The Italian Cooperation service has made available a 200,000 Euro multilateral emergency contribution to support the activities carried out by UNICEF in Sri Lanka in responding to the extremely serious emergency situation created by the passing of Cyclone Roanu.    Italy’s financing will assure the delivery of relief supplies, the temporary shelter for displaced people […]

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20 May 2016
Beirut – Sport and cooperation, a five-a-side football match at Roumieh prison

As part of the “Improving Detention Conditions in Roumieh Prison, Lebanon” project, a five-a-side football match will be held at Lebanon’s Roumieh prison on 23 May. The match will be between young detainees and the team of the Beirut-based Italian Development Cooperation Agency. The referee of the match will be Renzo Ulivieri, the president of […]

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18 May 2016
The Project – #Iwant2Bfree, kicks off campaign against homophobia in Uganda

Starting today, the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, the humanitarian organisation Soleterre-Strategie di Pace has started promoting the #Iwant2Bfree information and awareness raising campaign in Uganda to support LGTBI (acronym of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex) and the advocates of their human rights, whether they be organisations or individual citizens struggling against […]

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Interviews
18 May 2016
Gentiloni: “Here’s why we should pin our hopes on Africa” (La Stampa)​

Africa is at a crossroads. Concerns and hopes dovetail in what is no longer the «lost continent». In this new century Africa has made significant progress. Education and health care have improved, the role of women has grown in several societies and many Countries have become stabler and have recorded considerable economic growth. However, during […]

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17 May 2016
Johannesburg – Italy-Africa, a “peacekeeping” course for conflict management

Italy and the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna of Pisa are assuming a growing role in international peacekeeping training activities in Africa. A new course, promoted in partnership with St. Augustine College, has just started in Johannesburg. It is tailored for 50 civil servants from numerous African countries who intend to sign up for United Nations or […]

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11 May 2016
Khartoum – Cooperation, the Embassy holds a workshop on women and journalism

The Italian Embassy in Khartoum has recently held the “Empowering Women in Sudanese Media” workshop in partnership with the local representation of UNESCO, the National Union of Sudanese Journalists and the Italian Development Cooperation Agency. The aim of the workshop, which was attended by approximately 200 participants, was to relaunch the role of women in […]

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