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14 February 2014
Cairo – A project to conserve Egyptian art

“Conserving Egyptian art. Training initiatives for the restoration of the Egyptian Museum of Cairo’s collections”. This is the title of the publication illustrating the training initiatives conducted by the Restoration and Conservation Institute from 2008 to 2010 thanks to Italian Development Cooperation funding. About 120 curators, restorers and librarians benefited from the programme, which also […]

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14 February 2014
Bangui – Italy sending 400,000 euros in response to the crisis

In response to the grave humanitarian crisis in the Central African Republic, Italian Development Cooperation has allocated 400,000 euros to UNICEF to support initiatives to help children. First tranche of a total of 1 million euros This is the first tranche of a total contribution of 1 million euros announced at the donors conference in […]

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12 February 2014
Italy-Afghanistan – Valensise signs agreement for Herat airport modernisation

The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Michele Valensise, today ended a visit to Afghanistan that took him to Kabul and Herat City, in the west. In Herat, he signed an aid credit agreement for the modernisation of the city’s airport. Italy’s civil and military commitment praised In Kabul, Ambassador Valensise met the National Security Adviser, […]

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12 February 2014
El Salvador – Italia collabora a monitoraggio Chaparrastique (in translation)

Conclusa con successo una missione in El Salvador di un team di ricercatori e tecnici dell’Istituto nazionale italiano di geofisica e vulcanologia (Ingv). Obiettivo era installare attrezzature tecnologiche di alta precisione in grado di migliorare i sistemi di monitoraggio e sorveglianza del vulcano Chaparrastique, intorno al quale vivono oltre 50 mila persone. Il team era […]

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Press Releases
7 February 2014
Repubblica centrafricana: in partenza volo umanitario della Cooperazione

In response to the dramatic humanitarian crisis under way in the Central African Republic, the Italian Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dispatched a cargo plane loaded with emergency aid items. The intervention aims to reduce the risk of the spread among the refugees of malaria and diseases associated poor hygienic condition. The […]

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7 February 2014
Latin America – Business opportunity, Rome meeting

Italian firms interested in joint ventures in Latin America will have an opportunity to meet at Rome’s Italo-Latin American Institute (IILA) with the Directorate General for Development Cooperation of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Read more, in Italian.

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4 February 2014
Bonino in Djibouti – FGM not solely an African problem

Middle East instability, the Syrian crisis and the resulting refugee emergency and the battle for human rights were the topics of discussion in Minister Emma Bonino’s meetings in Lebanon and Djibouti. In Africa the minister also addressed a battle that has placed her in the forefront since her days as a young human rights activist. […]

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Press Releases
3 February 2014
Italy-Egypt: Bonino-Fahmy meeting, regional crises and transition

Regional crises and the status of the Egyptian transition with all its challenges were the main topics Minister Emma Bonino discussed in a meeting in Rome today with her Egyptian counterpart Nabil Fahmy. In an exchange of views on regional questions, the two ministers confronted the Syrian crisis, the Middle East peace process and the […]

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31 January 2014
Munich Conference: Focus on global security

The Syrian crisis, the Middle East Peace Process, the nuclear dossier and security in the digital age. As happens every year, the Munich Security Conference, now in its 50th year, will focus on the “hottest” issues on the international agenda. The Conference, which began today, 31 January 2014, will see the participation of around 90 […]

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Press Releases
28 January 2014
Farnesina: Pistelli in Etiopia, Italia protagonista in Africa

The African Union (AU), Somalia and cooperation with Ethiopia were the focus of Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli’s two-day visit to Addis Ababa. This was his 3rd visit since last year, as testimony to the Italian Government’s renewed interest in the African continent. Pistelli represented Italy at the 24th ordinary session of the African Union’s […]

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