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Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

Press Releases
15 November 2018
Italian Cooperation supports the SWALIM programme

The Joint Committee for Development Cooperation, chaired by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, met today and approved, among other matters, a 3-million-Euro grant to support FAO’s SWALIM programme (Somali Water and Land Information Management), Phase VI in Somalia. The general objective of the SWALIM programme, which was first […]

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Press Releases
15 November 2018
​Press Note By The Foreign Ministry – Yemen

In the light of the pledge made by Italy at the last Yemen High-Level Pledging Event of 3 April 2018 and of the deterioration of the Country’s humanitarian crisis, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, has arranged for a package of emergency interventions for the Yemeni population worth 5 […]

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Press Releases
15 November 2018
Press Note by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, met at the Farnesina the Executive Director of UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund), Henrietta Fore, who is in Italy for the UNICEF International Council held in Florence last 12-13 November at the UNICEF ‘Innocenti’ Research Centre. The Deputy Foreign Minister underscored […]

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Diplomatic Network
13 November 2018
New Embassy opened in Conakry in Guinea

The new Italian Embassy was opened in Conakry in Guinea with a short ribbon-cutting ceremony. Ambassador, Livio Spadavecchia took the opportunity to highlight the business activities and cooperation provided by Italians, even during the 20 years the Embassy was closed in Conakry. He also announced a packed programme of cultural activities for the upcoming year. The […]

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Press Releases
6 November 2018
Emergency contribution to the UNHCR just approved

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,  Emanuela Del Re, approved an emergency contribution of 1.5 million euros to the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), to be destined for humanitarian activities to support Syrian refugees in the Jordanian camps of Zaatari and Azraq, with a special focus on their health conditions.

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Diplomatic Network
6 November 2018
Sudan: Italy in action against malnutrition

Italy confirms to be the champion of the struggle against malnutrition in Sudan. A meeting with the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation organised by the Italian Embassy in Khartoum aimed to close ranks between the donors to the “SUN- Scaling Up Nutrition” project to tackle the primary causes of malnutrition through the joint action of […]

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In detail
5 November 2018
Funds allocated for UNICEF

At the initiative of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, the Italian Cooperation Service arranged for 500,000 euros in emergency financing to be given to UNICEF to meet the needs of the people in the Herat Province in Afghanistan, who are suffering from a drought. The initiative involves sending […]

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Diplomatic Network
23 October 2018
Sardinia and Uganda united against desertification

The experience acquired by Sardinia in desertification will be made available to a region of West Uganda for the implementation of projects to assure water supplies, manage forest resources and provide training for reforestation activities. The two regions signed an Agreement in Adjumani to promote the exchange of best practices in these sectors.    The signing […]

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Press Releases
22 October 2018
The Farnesina holds the 4th annual meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation

The fourth annual meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation was held at the Farnesina. The meeting was chaired by the Deputy Foreign Ministers with delegate powers for cooperation, Emanuela Del Re. In her opening remarks, the Deputy Minister underscored the “absolute centrality, strategic value and propositional capacity of international development cooperation in Italy’s […]

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Press Releases
22 October 2018
The ​Italian cooperation service gives aid to the Indonesian population

Upon the initiative of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, the Italian Cooperation service arranged for an aid package to be delivered to the Indonesian population that was struck by the earthquake and tsunami of last 28 September. A financing of 200,000 euros was allocated immediately after the disaster […]

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Press Releases
17 October 2018
Aid from the Italian Cooperation Agency to the Population of Zimbabwe

Upon request of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ms. Emanuela Del Re, the Italian Cooperation Agency has approved an aid package for the population of Zimbabwe, which has been hit by a recent cholera epidemic that broke out in the capital Harare. A total amount of 400,000 euros was appropriated for […]

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