Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

In detail

18 May 2015

Maputo – 10 years of biotechnology cooperation with Italy

The “Eduardo Mondlane” University in Maputo celebrated its 10th anniversary. Created within the context of Italy-Mozambique university cooperation involving the Universities of Rome, Pisa and Sassari, and the contributions of the Italian government and other national and international partners, the institution is now one of southern Africa’s centres of excellence for interdisciplinary research applied to […]

Read more

Press Releases

16 May 2015

Italian Cooperation flight carries aid for refugees and displaced in Northern Cameroon fleeing Boko Haram

A flight carrying a shipment of humanitarian aid from the Italian Cooperation left the UNHRD logistical base in Brindisi earmarked for the thousands of internally displaced persons of Cameroon and Nigerian refugees — UN estimates cite 74,000 — who have fled to northern Cameroon to escape the violence of the fundamentalist terror group Boko Haram. […]

Read more

Press Releases

13 May 2015

Nepal: Italian Cooperation pursues humanitarian efforts

A flight carrying a load of 16 tonnes of emergency supplies (valued at 160,000 EUR) from the Italian Cooperation arrived in Kathmandu today. The dispatch, arranged in collaboration with the UN logistical base in Brindisi (UNHRD) and INTERSOS on behalf of a consortium of Italian NGOs known as AGIRE, is part of a broader Italian […]

Read more

In detail

13 May 2015

Ecuador – Presentation of projects financed by the Italo-Ecuadoran Fund

In celebration of a decade of activity in Ecuador, the Italo-Ecuadoran Fund (FIE) presented the results of an independent assessment of 115 projects in 23 Ecuadoran provinces financed by the bilateral debt conversion programme. Attendees at the presentation included Italian ambassador to Ecuador Gianni Piccato, La Paz UTL Director Felice Longobardi and FIE co-directors Carlo […]

Read more

Accreditation Notices

4 May 2015

Accreditation Notice: – A (Bio)-Diverse World (Milan, 6 May 2015)

On Wednesday 6 May 2015 the first of the EXPO Milan 2015 events promoted by the Directorate General for Development Cooperation at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will take place. The venue is the Cascina Triulza Auditorium. “A (Bio)-Diverse World: agri-biodiversity in a changing world” is the title of the initiative, organised […]

Read more

Press Releases

4 May 2015

Gentiloni: Meeting with president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni met today at the Farnesina with Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the UN’s only international financial institution. In keeping with the EXPO 2015 theme, Italy considers sustainable agriculture and food security to be among its own Development Cooperation’s top […]

Read more

Press Releases

27 April 2015

The Farnesina Crisis Unit’s unceasing search for Italian nationals involved in Nepal earthquake

The Crisis Unit of the Italian Foreign Ministry continues its active search for all Italian nationals in Nepal, which began immediately following the news of the earthquake, and is in contact with their families. Based on statements by their companions, four Italians have died in the Langtang area, which remains difficult to reach. An advance […]

Read more

Press Releases

27 April 2015

Italian Cooperation sends humanitarian aid to Nepal earthquake victims

The Italian Cooperation has arranged for a load of humanitarian aid consisting of emergency equipment earmarked for the people of Nepal to be flown out of the UN base at Dubai. The flight, organised in collaboration with the UN base in Brindisi, and in partnership with various UN agencies (WFP, UNICEF and WHO ) and […]

Read more

In detail

22 April 2015

Italian Cooperation in EXPO 2015 and the European Year for Development

EXPO Milan 2015, with its focus on “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”, will be an opportunity for participating countries, international organisations, civil society and the private sector to discuss ideas and solutions to promote food and nutritional security. It will also be a forum to examine how to reduce food loss and waste by […]

Read more

Press Releases

21 April 2015

“Africa and the Mediterranean are a foreign policy priority for Italy”, says Gentiloni

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, attended the first working lunch organised by the African diplomatic corps in Rome. The aim of the lunch, which took place today, 21 April 2015, was to review and analyse the outlook for, and Italy’s strategies with respect to, the continent. “Africa and the Mediterranean […]

Read more

Interviews

16 April 2015

Gentiloni: «Italian Cooperation, a development challenge» (La Stampa – Inserto)

It is not easy, given today’s geopolitical context and the various international crises under way, to outline confident objectives for Italian foreign policy. Instability on multiple regional fronts, humanitarian crises such as Syria and the Ebola epidemic and the deepening difficulties associated with global development (climate change, increased inequality, vulnerability to economic crunch, etc.) are […]

Read more

In detail

9 April 2015

Ruanda – Turin commemorates the genocide and celebrates Consul Pierantonio Rocca

The Museum of the Resistance in Turin will commemorate the genocide in Ruanda by celebrating the Italian Consul in Kigali, Pierantonio Rocca, who saved the lives of about 2000 people, including 375 children. After screening the film “La lista del Console”, the Museum will host a discussion with Luciano Scalettari, co-author of the book on […]

Read more