Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

In detail

15 December 2015

South Africa – Embassy of Italy awards competition prizes

The Embassy of Italy in South Africa awarded the prizes to the four winners – Itumeleng Moleko (first prize winner), Nhleketo Nkanyane, Duduzile Mahlangu and Ntokozo Maluleka – of a photography contest involving 28 students of the Rivoningo elementary school in Soshanguvu, Pretoria. The participants were asked to photograph their daily activities with digital cameras […]

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15 December 2015

Pakistan – Italian experts on the ground for Multan

Italy has always stood by Pakistan in the defence of its cultural treasures. Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo was present for the signing of a project that will place Italian experts with the “Sustainable, Social, Economic and Environmental Revitalization in the Historic Core of Multan City” project, developed by the Milan Polytechnic Foundation with the support of […]

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Press Releases

9 December 2015

“Development Cooperation: a reform for the future”, says Gentiloni

Renewing and strengthening the strategic role of Development Cooperation is one of the key points of the stability law, which envisages an increase in our international cooperation resources of 125 million euro in 2016, 240 million in 2017 and 369 million for 2018. The law also envisages the completion of reforms to make development cooperation […]

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Press Releases

4 December 2015

Gentiloni: incontro con il Primo Ministro e Ministro degli Esteri di Samoa

Il Ministro degli Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale Paolo Gentiloni ha ricevuto oggi alla Farnesina il Primo Ministro e Ministro degli Esteri di Samoa Tuila’epa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi. “L’Italia è attenta alle problematiche degli Stati Insulari in via di Sviluppo anche in considerazione della cruciale rilevanza per questi paesi del tema dei cambiamenti climatici” ha detto il […]

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Accreditation Notices

4 December 2015

NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO – Forum MED – Mediterranean Dialogues (Roma, Grand Hotel Parco dei Principi 10-12 dicembre)

NOTA DI ACCREDITAMENTO STAMPA   Dal 10 al 12 dicembre si svolgerà a Roma, presso il Grand Hotel Parco dei Principi, il Forum MED – Mediterranean Dialogues, promosso dal Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale e dall’Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale (ISPI). Si allega il programma preliminare.    L’obiettivo del Forum è quello di fornire […]

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Press Releases

3 December 2015

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

For the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation renews its pledge to promote the right of persons with disabilities to inclusion and non-discrimination in the workplace. The MFAIC has formulated new guidelines for all its personnel containing indications for ensuring that the content published on the Farnesina […]

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Press Releases

2 December 2015

Italy and Israel meeting the challenge of innovation: science and industry cooperation, calls for proposals

From medicine to space, applied technologies to cultural change and demographics, the Israel-Italy Joint Innovation Program for Industrial, Scientific and Technological Cooperation in R&D announced a call for proposals for projects to be co-funded over the coming two-year period. Applications, which can be submitted by Italian firms, universities and research centres jointly with Israeli partners, […]

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In detail

1 December 2015

Ecuador – Two FIE-funded projects completed

A delegation from the Embassy of Italy in Ecuador, the Italo-Ecuadorian Fund (FIE) and the Chancery of that Latin American country visited the Province of Carchi, an area at the border of Colombia where the FIE has funded a seriesof initiatives. The area has been afflicted for years by chronic instability as a result of […]

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Press Releases

30 November 2015

Farnesina and Guardia di Finanza: collaboration with foreign diplomatic network

The synergy between the Farnesina and the Guardia di Finanza (Customs Police) abroad was the focus of a plenary meeting of the experts in service abroad that opened today at the headquarters of the General Command of the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affiars Michele Valensise on the invitation of GdF General Commander […]

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Press Releases

30 November 2015

COOPERATION: Syrian Crisis, Contribution to Unicef for educational projects in Jordan

The Italian Development Cooperation has approved a 760,000-EUR voluntary emergency contribution to Unicef for educational projects in Jordan within the framework of the No Lost Generation Initiative created on behalf of children affected by the Syrian crisis and, in particular, in support of the Unicef project. The contribution is earmarked for the project entitled All […]

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Press Releases

27 November 2015

Italy re-elected to IMO Council

Italy was re-elected today to the Category-A Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), which consists of “10 States with the largest interest in providing international shipping services”. Our country was elected along with Japan, China, South Korea, Greece, the UK, the United States, Panama, the Russian Federation and Norway during the General Assembly currently […]

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Press Releases

23 November 2015

Laura Frigenti appointed Director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation

Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has appointed Laura Frigenti as Director of the new Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, at Minister Gentiloni’s proposal. Ms Frigenti was chosen through a public selection process, at the end of which the selection committee submitted a shortlist of 5 names to Minister Gentiloni, all of them highly qualified in development […]

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