Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

Press Releases

8 June 2021

Cooperation: Sereni emphasises the important role of local authorities

“I strongly believe in decentralised cooperation and in the role that local authorities can play in cooperation thanks to their ability to involve the communities, which is fundamental”. This statement was made by the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, speaking at the International Conference on energy transition and local policies […]

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7 June 2021

FAO: Vice Minister Sereni held talks with FAO Director General Qu Dongyu

Vice Minister Sereni held talks, by videoconference, with the FAO Director General, Qu Dongyu. The talks focused on the G20 joint Foreign Affairs and Development Ministerial Meeting scheduled  in Matera, on 29 June, and on the organisation of the pre-Summit meeting for the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit, which will be held in Rome, from 26 to 28 July. The Vice Minister […]

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Press Releases

3 June 2021

Cooperation; Deputy Minister Sereni chairs the Joint Committee

Deputy Minister Marina Sereni chaired the third annual meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation, which was attended by the Director General for Development Cooperation, Giorgio Marrapodi, and the Director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, Luca Maestripieri. Luigi Maria Vignali, Director General for Italians Abroad and Migration Policies, presented an information note […]

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Press Releases

3 June 2021

Deputy Minister Della Vedova on a mission to Madrid

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, is on an institutional mission today and tomorrow, to Madrid. He will have a series of discussions with his Spanish counterparts, as well as meeting representatives of the Italian community on the Iberian peninsula. The questions Deputy Minister Della Vedova will be discussing with the Spanish […]

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Press Releases

25 May 2021

Sereni and Urpilainen hold talks on food safety and sustainable development

Today, Vice Minister Sereni held cordial talks, by videoconference, with the European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen. They examined the key issues on the agenda of the forthcoming Foreign and Development Joint Ministerial Session as part of the G20, which Italy will be hosting on 29 June, in Matera, as Chair of the G20.These […]

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In detail

20 May 2021

Minister Luigi Di Maio holds a meeting with the President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Sahiba Gafarova

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, held a meeting on 19 May, at the Foreign Ministry, with the President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Sahiba Gafarova. The talks focused on an exchange of views on bilateral relations between Italy and Azerbaijan and on Italy’s desire to […]

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Press Releases

29 April 2021

Food; Sereni: a new sustainable model to transmit to the world

“During the UN Pre-Summit on Food Systems that Italy will host, we want to emphasise the strategic role of food systems to create a sustainable world, develop a food culture, and fight against waste in line with 2030 Agenda”. This what the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Marina Sereni stated at the videoconference, “Food culture […]

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Press Releases

28 April 2021

SDG16 Conference. Participation of Vice Minister Sereni

The SDG16 Virtual Conference “Transforming Governance for a More Peaceful, Equitable and Inclusive Future” opened today with the participation of Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Marina Sereni and, as co-organisers, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Liu and IDLO Director-General Beagle. For the occasion, a message from UN Secretary-General António Guterres was also transmitted. […]

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Press Releases

28 April 2021

Sereni chairs the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation

The second meeting in 2021 of the Joint Development Cooperation Committee, the decision-making body that decides on development cooperation matters, was held today. The meeting was chaired, for the first time since taking on responsibility for development cooperation, by the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Marina Sereni. The Committee was attended, as voting members, by […]

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Press Releases

16 April 2021

Ethiopia. Humanitarian flight of the Italian Cooperation for the supply of humanitarian goods in Tigrè

A humanitarian flight of the Italian Cooperation has landed today at 1 p.m. Italian time at Makallé airport, in Ethiopia. It left the United Nations Humanitarian Readiness Base (UNHRD) in Brindisi with a cargo of 8 tons of medical supplies, of which 6 tons of medicines and medical kits of the Italian Cooperation and 2 […]

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Press Releases

13 April 2021

COVID-19; Sereni meets Richard Hatchett, CEO of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations

Meeting today via videoconference between Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Marina Sereni and Richard Hatchett, CEO of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), launched in 2017 at the World Economic Forum in Davos in the wake of the Ebola crisis and currently active in the COVID-19 fight. “The Coalition has played an important role […]

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Press Releases

10 April 2021

In a video speech at the East Africa Social Business Forum on Youth Entrepreneurship underway in Harare, Vice Minister Marina Sereni said: “Microfinance an integral part of every development strategy, especially towards new generations.”

“Muhammad Yunus has pioneered a new approach to fighting poverty by improving financial inclusion and access to credit for small entrepreneurs. Microfinance, in fact, has proven to be an essential tool in helping sustainable development in fragile contexts. It supports small and micro- enterprises, fosters equitable growth, and harnesses women’s potential, which is fundamental to […]

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