“Sub-Saharan Africa is a priority for Italy’s foreign policy, and this is why I have decided that my first mission in 2018 should include West Africa and Sahel and to visit Niger, Senegal and Guinea. We have a broad partnership with Africa that encompasses a wide range of fields from development cooperation to security, including […]
Read more“My visit to Niamey is the culmination of an intense year of meetings at the highest levels between Italy and Niger, which have contributed to further strengthening the ties between the two countries. Niger has become a strategic ally in Italy’s foreign policy in Africa. Italy has opened its embassy in Niamey, which I […]
Read more“Sub- Saharan Africa represents a priority for Italy’s foreign policy, and this is why I have deciced to go on my first 2018 mission to West Africa and the Sahel, to visit Niger, Senegal and Guinea. We have designed a broad and equal partnership with Africa, ranging from development cooperation to security, including investments and […]
Read moreCOOPERATION: PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES FOR 165 MILLION EUROS APPROVED The Joint Committee for Development Cooperation held a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation today. “We approved a package of programmes and initiatives for a total amount of about 165 million euros for countries from all major geographic regions including Africa, the […]
Read moreUnder the leadership of the Italian Presidency of the G7, for the first time, the Food Security Working Group of the G7 has produced the G7 Financial Report on Food Security and Nutrition. Building on the work on food security and nutrition of the German (2015) and Japanese (2016) Presidencies of the G7, the Report […]
Read moreFor the first time a sustainable development aid theme was added this year to the traditional “Med Dialogues” conference on the Mediterranean which opens this afternoon. It concerns the use and management of water due to its value as a strategic economic asset, and the fact it is scarce and environmentally vulnerable in the region. […]
Read more“I would like to congratulate you on your recent prestigious appointment as President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, a strategic partner for the Italian Cooperation Service. We are confident that the relationship between our Development Cooperation and the IFRC will take on a broader scope as a result […]
Read more“In response to the request for help from the Authorities of the Autonomous Kurdistan Region in Iraq, in addition to the intervention provided for last 13 November, we have organised a second humanitarian flight by the Italian Cooperation service to help the victims of the devastating earthquake that hit Iraq and Iran,” announced the Minister […]
Read moreAn international conference entitled “Cities of Africa” opened today at the Farnesina. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, and the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Vera Songwe, made the opening remarks. African ministers and mayors, researchers, architects and entrepreneurs will meet for an in-depth discussion […]
Read more“The commitment of charity foundations standing by institutional actors is essential in order to promote peace, greater social cohesion and sustainable development. Italy shares the vision of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in many sectors, such as health, a field to which we are firmly committed as a participant in the Global Fund and […]
Read moreAlfano: “Humanitarian flight carrying 12 tons of relief supplies is about to take off for Suleymania”“We have organized, through the Italian Development Cooperation service, an emergency aid shipment to assist the victims of the powerful earthquake that struck Iraq and Iran last night,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Communication, Angelino Alfano. “A […]
Read moreAlfano: Italy donates 3 million Euros for the humanitarian crisis in the Central African Republic “The humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic is one of the most dramatic in Africa; over half of the population, 2.7 million people, depend on international assistance in order to survive,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International […]
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