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Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

Press Releases
26 March 2014
Central African Republic: Under-Secretary Giro meets with “three saints of Bangui”

The three religious leaders of the Central African Republic — Protestant Reverend Nicolas Guerekoyame-Gbangou, Monsignor s, Archbishop of Bangui, and the Imam Omar Kobine Layama — were received by Under-Secretary Giro on the express instruction of Minister Mogherini to show Italy’s solidarity and support for the efforts they are making toward reconciliation in their country. […]

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26 March 2014
Lebanon – Italian water-works project presented

A new Italian intervention in support of Lebanon was presented at Jbeil. The project is being financed with an Italian loan of 30 million euro for the creation of a drinkable water system, sewer network and water purification plant for a provincial village. Read more, in Italian

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21 March 2014
Cooperation – Assistance to Iraqi people

The Directorate General for Development Cooperation will earmark a 150,000-euro multilateral emergency contribution to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to cover a humanitarian action plan drafted in the wake of the violence that erupted in January in the western Iraqi province of Al Anbar. At least 400,000 refugees The […]

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10 March 2014
Cooperation – Italian educational project for Palestinian concludes

A 3-year project, promoted by AVSI and financed by the Italian Cooperation, aimed at contributing to the improvement of Palestinian social conditions and encouraging forms of education oriented at dialogue and peace in the cities of Bethlehem, Jericho and East Jerusalem came to an end. The project involved approximately 6,700 students, over 1500 teachers and […]

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5 March 2014
Cyprus – Italian gala event to raise funds for Cypriot Red Cross

In collaboration with the Cyprus-Italy Business Association, the Italian Embassy organised a charity event in Nicosia to raise funds for the Cypriot Red Cross. The event attracted over 320 guests from Cyprus’s diplomatic, political and business communities and from the local Italian community. Fotini Papadopoulos, the President of the Cypriot Red Cross, thanked Italy for […]

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Press Releases
4 March 2014
Della Vedova a Panel Onu su flussi immigrazione

The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, has attended a high-level Panel on the protection of migrants’ human rights organised during the Human Rights Council in Geneva. The event was organised at the initiative of the African group at the United Nations. The great majority of migratory flows by sea is directed […]

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28 February 2014
Clashes in Ukraine: Italian Development Cooperation to send 100,000 for Red Cross

To provide medical assistance for the many people injured in the recent clashes in Ukraine and help replenish medical supplies, Italian Development Cooperation is to provide the Ukrainian Red Cross with funding of 100,000 euros. The Italian aid is one of the concrete responses by the European Commission and EU member states to the violence […]

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26 February 2014
Mogherini in Senate – Government and Parliament can work on int’l mission framework law. Case of Marines to go international

“The path we are following in the case of the Marines is one that calls for maximum responsibility at this delicate stage”, asserted Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini in her first Senate briefing on international missions. Afghanistan: Mogherini calls for framework law on international missions “I believe that over the coming months the government […]

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19 February 2014
Syria – Cooperation emergency supplies from Brindisi

A humanitarian mission left with a load of emergency supplies, blankets and medical kits valued at approx. €104,000 from the UNHRD’s Brindisi logistical base on Monday for the Turkish-Syrian border, intended for the Syrian population affected by the conflict. Signal to Syrians that Italy cares The over-land mission, which should reach its destination within approximately […]

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18 February 2014
Cooperation: USD100,000 to WFP for Bolivian flood victims

The Italian Cooperation has earmarked USD100,000 for the World Food Program (WFP) for the purchase of emergency supplies to be distributed to Bolivian victims of the 12 February floods. The supplies (mainly tents) will be collected from the UN humanitarian depot in Panama (UNHRD) and delivered by the Bolivian Air Force.

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14 February 2014
Angola – 1000 young people helped by Italian Development Cooperation

“Children in safe cities: urban safety and children’s rights”, a 4-year project funded by Italian Development Cooperation and CIES, a non-governmental organisation, is coming to a close. CIES, which this week celebrates its 30th birthday, has been working with Angolan partners on the project. The initiatives have helped over 1000 children and young people through […]

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