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Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

Accreditation Notices
30 January 2017
ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Minister Alfano’s Press Conference on the occasion of the signing of the “Fund for Africa” Decree (Farnesina, 1 February 2017)

ALFANO: “200 MILLION EUROS FOR COOPERATION TO FIGHT AGAINST IRREGULAR IMMIGRATION. Objective: Stop departures and suppress trafficking of human beings.” URGENT FUNDING FOR THE REINFORCEMENT OF THE OUTER BORDERS AND THE FIGHT AGAINST IRREGULAR IMMIGRATION. CONFERENCE OF MINISTER ALFANO ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF THE “FUND FOR AFRICA” DECREE. On Wednesday 1 February, at 10:30 […]

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25 January 2017
Bolivia – Photo-book of the “Amazonía sin Fuego” programme presented in La Paz

The initiatives implemented under “Amazonía sin Fuego”, the programme launched by the Italian Cooperation service to reduce forest fires in the Bolivian Amazon, have been collected in a book: a photo-book containing marvellous shots by RAI journalist Liza Boschin. The volume, which draws its name from the project, was recently presented in La Paz at […]

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Press Releases
21 January 2017
Alfano: “Security Council unites around Italian proposal”

“Italy is known across the world for its sensitivity to culture and art. Obtaining unanimity at the Security Council is no easy task but Italy has succeeded to do so after spearheading the Security Council’s adoption of a joint declaration condemning the destruction of monuments in Palmyra by ISIS,” said Angelino Alfano, the Minister of […]

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Press Releases
29 December 2016
Minister Alfano appoints new Ambassador to Niger. Italy’s committment in Sahel is enhanced

The Council of Ministers has approved, today, the appointment of a new Italian Ambassador to Niger, following the recent decision to set up a diplomatic mission in Niamey. The customary diplomatic procedures for the accreditation of the new Head of the Mission are in progress, subject to acceptance from Nigerien authorities. “Italy is actively committed in supporting […]

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22 December 2016
Bolivia – Health and community treatment: Italian Cooperation sets an example in Bolivia

An international workshop was held in La Paz, Bolivia, on taking charge of vulnerable populations with problems of pathological dependencies through harm reduction approaches. The event was organised by the Bolivian Ministry of Justice and by the Munasim Kullakita NGO, in partnership with Italian Cooperation, the Italian Episcopal Conference, Vuela Libre, ECPAT, Educo, and the […]

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Press Releases
20 December 2016
Minister Alfano: “To Ukraine, from Italy, 1 million euros in humanitarian aid”

Alfano: “Italy has approved an emergency contribution of 1 million euros, divided into two funding packages: an initial 700,000 euros for the World Food Programme (WFP) to distribute food rations and cash aid to the most vulnerable civilian population, in order to lessen the human impact of the conflict taking place in eastern Ukraine.An additional […]

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20 December 2016
“BRICS between the Mediterranean and Africa: identity, development and immigration”

A Marshall Plan for the Mediterranean promoted by the European Union and the BRICS countries, an association between Brazil, China, India, Russia and South Africa, is the main proposal that emerged from a round table organised yesterday in Rome by Eurispes and the Prospettive Mediterranee (“Mediterranean Perspectives”) Association in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign […]

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Press Releases
17 December 2016
Alfano: “Syria, 25 million euros to support humanitarian activities”

“Also in 2017 we will not fail giving our support to the victims of the conflict in Syria. The Italian Government has allocated 25 million euros to finance humanitarian activities in the Country and in the region,” said Angelino Alfano, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. He continued: “It is our wish and […]

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16 December 2016
Afghanistan – Breast Cancer Diagnostic Centre opens in Kabul

Italy continues to stands by Afghan women with the opening of a Breast Cancer Diagnostic Centre at the Istiqlal Hospital in Kabul. The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Afghan Minister of Health, Firozuddin Firoz, Italy’s Ambassador, Roberto Cantone, the Director of the Italian Cooperation Office, Rosario Centola, and health experts Arif Oryakhail and Marino Martin. Some […]

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12 December 2016
Conference on Inclusion of People with Disabilities within Italian Cooperation

Chamber of Deputies: 13 December the Conference on “Inclusion of People with Disabilities within Italian Cooperation” On 13 December the Conference on “Inclusion of Disabilities in Italian Cooperation” will be organised by the Chamber of Deputies by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Maeci), the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (Aics) and the […]

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12 December 2016
Cooperation -“Evaluation of cooperation projects 2012-2015”

The publication “Evaluation of cooperation projects 2012-2015” provides a summary of independent technical evaluations of the initiatives financed by Italian cooperation from 2012 to date, in different formats and in different geographical areas. The publication was commissioned by the 9th Office of the Directorate General for Development Cooperation (DGCS) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]

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9 December 2016
Humanitarian crisis in Mosul

The military operations to free Mosul from Daesh terrorists have produced a flow of almost 80,000 dislocated persons up to now and, in this phase, it is essential to multiply humanitarian relief activities in order to meet the greater needs on the ground, especially in view of the upcoming winter season.   Granting the request […]

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