Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

Press Releases

4 April 2021

Libya: delivery of humanitarian relief by the Italian Cooperation system

A humanitarian cargo of over 10 tonnes of medical supplies from the Italian Cooperation system has arrived today at the port of Tripoli from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Brindisi. The relief goods consist of 1 million face masks, emergency health kits, medical-surgical equipment and drugs for treating non-infectious diseases and will […]

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Press Releases

31 March 2021

Minister Di Maio speaks at the COP26 Climate and Development Ministerial 2021

Today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, spoke at the opening of the COP26 Climate and Development Ministerial, organised by the United Kingdom, in virtual mode, in the run up to the COP26. In his speech, Minister Di Maio pledged Italy’s full commitment, as G20 President and COP26 co-partner, to […]

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Press Releases

15 March 2021

Minister Di Maio speaks at the first annual meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation

The first annual meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation has been held today, chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, in the presence of Vice Minister Marina Sereni. The Joint Committee has approved a package of initiatives worth a total of over 106 million Euros. Among these, […]

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Press Releases

15 March 2021

South Sudan. Humanitarian flight by Italian Cooperation to supply humanitarian goods

A humanitarian flight of the Italian Cooperation landed this afternoon at the airport of Juba, in South Sudan, from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Brindisi, with a cargo of 12 tonnes of humanitarian goods, relief materials and food aid, provided by the Italian Cooperation and civil society organisations respectively. The shipment, made […]

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Interviews

23 February 2021

Belloni: «Goodbye, colleague and friend. We are proud of you» (Corriere della Sera)

The Italian Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Luca Attanasio, and Carabiniere Vittorio Iacovacci have fallen victim to a level of violence that we can neither understand nor accept. A diplomat and a Carabiniere died together, in a distant country where they were working at the service of Italy. Yesterday, I did not express […]

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Press Releases

6 February 2021

6 February. International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

On the occasion of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, Italy wishes to reaffirm its unconditional commitment to the elimination of this heinous form of violence to which girls are subjected, which has serious and irreversible consequences on their physical and psychological development and constitutes an enormous obstacle in the process […]

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Press Releases

1 February 2021

Tigray – Vice Minister Del Re asks Ethiopia for full and unreserved humanitarian access

The Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, had a telephone conversation with Redwan Hussien, Ethiopia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, who briefed her on developments in the security and humanitarian situation in Tigray. Vice Minister Del Re expressed deep concern about the situation on the ground and pledged to […]

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Press Releases

26 January 2021

Del Re: the diasporas need to be more engaged in the decision-making process

“The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, spoke at the opening of the online conference on “Diaspora, Knowledge and Community” organised by LUISS-Guido Carli University and Le Reseau Association, dedicated to “engaging the circular migration of students and promoting the dissemination of knowledge and skills in the perspective of economic […]

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Press Releases

25 January 2021

Ethiopia. Italian Cooperation’s Contribution in response to the Country’s humanitarian crisis

At Vice-Minister Emanuela Del Re’s urging, Italian Cooperation passed an emergency contribution amounting to Euro 500,000 in favour of the “Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund”. This is a multi-donor fund managed by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), dedicated to financing humanitarian projects set up by the United Nations Agencies and the […]

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Press Releases

30 December 2020

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Italy is closely following the situation unfolding in Bosnia-Herzegovina in the wake of the closure of the Lipa migrant camp. The humanitarian condition of migrants and asylum seekers currently left without accommodation and access to essential services is of great concern. To this end, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has allocated up […]

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Press Releases

23 December 2020

Del Re to the UN. Italian Cooperation is committed to reducing disaster risk

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, held a virtual meeting with Mami Mizutori, Head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). The meeting was an opportunity to reaffirm the commitment of Italian Cooperation in the field of disaster risk reduction and to explore possible areas of collaboration. […]

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Press Releases

14 December 2020

Vice Minister Del Re chairs the 5th Meeting of the Joint Development Cooperation Committee

The 5th annual meeting of the Joint Development Cooperation Committee, chaired by Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re, has been held today in virtual format. At today’s meeting, the Joint Committee has approved a package of initiatives in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, as well as the call for contributions in relation to initiatives promoted […]

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