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Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

Press Releases
20 November 2013
Philippines: new Italian Development Cooperation flight

A new Italian Development Cooperation flight – the third since the onset of the emergency in the Philippines caused by Typhoon Haiyan – left the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Brindisi today, headed for Cebu. The plane is carrying 42.5 tons of supplies such as tents, emergency shelters, water containers and purification equipment, […]

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19 November 2013
La Ministro Bonino incontra il Direttore Generale dell’Organizzazione Internazionale del Lavoro (OIL), Guy Ryder, e deposita lo strumento di ratifica della Convenzione del 2006 sul lavoro marittimo

Foreign Minister Emma Bonino met the Director General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Guy Ryder, at the Farnesina today, 19 November 2013. The meeting concluded with the ceremony delivering Italy’s ratification instrument for Convention no. 186 of 2006, the Maritime Labour Convention, which will enter into force in our country on 19 November 2014. […]

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19 November 2013
La Ministro Bonino incontra il Direttore Generale dell’Organizzazione Internazionale del Lavoro (OIL), Guy Ryder, e deposita lo strumento di ratifica della Convenzione del 2006 sul lavoro marittimo

La Ministro degli Affari Esteri Emma Bonino ha avuto oggi alla Farnesina un incontro con il Direttore Generale dell’OIL, Guy Ryder, al termine del quale si è svolta le cerimonia di consegna dello strumento di ratifica da parte dell’Italia della Convenzione n. 186 del 2006 sul lavoro marittimo. La Convenzione, che entrerà in vigore per […]

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19 November 2013
Fund-raising efforts going well, says Pistelli

“The United Nations have praised Italy, because it earmarked over 1 million euros for the Philippines even before they asked us to. But in 15 days time the Filipinos will still be needing us: let’s hope we don’t get distracted by Christmas shopping”. That was the appeal sent out by Deputy Minister Lapo Pistelli, urging […]

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19 November 2013
Development Cooperation – Italian companies help small farmers in Ethiopia

Italy is increasing its efforts to help small-farmers in Ethiopia, through the “Filiere agricole in Oromia” programme and partnerships with the Pedon S.p.A. group, European leaders in the processing, packaging and distribution of pulses and cereals. The project is funded by Italian Development Cooperation and by the Istituto Agronomico d’Oltremare. Read more, in Italian

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18 November 2013
Cooperation – Lebanon – Chud programme presented at Paestum

Safeguarding and enhancing the cultural patrimony of Lebanon is the goal of the approximately €10.8 million Chud programme set up by the Italian Development Cooperation in the Land of Cedars. The programme includes the enhancement of the archaeological sites of Baalbek, Tiro and Sidone, and organisation of the museum of the Citadel of Tripoli. Read […]

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18 November 2013
Italy-Peru – “The 5 senses of cooperation” in Lima

The second edition of the cycle of theatrical events “The 5 senses of cooperation” was organised by the Cooperation Office of the Italian embassy and the Italo-Peruvian Fund, with the coordination of the Italian NGOs operating in Peru. Read more, in Italian.

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16 November 2013
Philippines: first load of aid made available by Italian foreign ministry arrives – INTERSOS-AGIRE ready to distribute

Bonino: “€1.1 million euro in private donations” Through “private initiatives” Italy has raised 1.1 million euro in aid for the Philippines, a sum that will be added to the funds the government has already made available for distribution by AGIRE and INTERSOS. This was the statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino, who spoke […]

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14 November 2013
Expo 2015 – UN signs on – indispensable, says Bonino

The United Nations will be a participant in the 2015 Milan EXPO, thanks to the contract signed today at FAO by EXPO Commissioner Giuseppe Slala and Deputy Director of FAO Eduardo Rojas Briales. “Truly a major step”, Minister for Foreign Affair Emma Bonino called it. The UN system’s participation in the EXPO was “an absolutely […]

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14 November 2013
Bonino, inviata missione Unita’ di crisi Farnesina (in translation)

Per contrastare i devastanti effetti del tifone Haiyan “l’Italia c’è, si è mossa in tempo” e ha già stanziato circa un milione di euro in aiuti. E’ quanto ha assicurato il Vice Ministro Lapo Pistelli al termine di una riunione sull’emergenza Filippine svoltasi questa mattina presso la Direzione Generale per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo della […]

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14 November 2013
Philippines – Italy sends typhoon aid to Red Cross

With the intention of providing humanitarian assistance to 100,000 families (500,000 persons) for 18 months, Italy made a new multilateral contribution of €350,000 to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies following the Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, which falls within its broader plan of one million euro in overall aid. Read […]

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11 November 2013
Philippines typhoon – a million euro in aid from Italy

Italy has pledged one million euro in aid to the Philippines for the typhoon Haiyan emergency, which has left at least 10,000 dead. The announcement came from Deputy Minister with the remit for international cooperation Lapo Pistelli, who explained that “in the coming hours one million euro in emergency supplies for transport, food, medicines and […]

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