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Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

Press Releases
8 November 2016
Budget Bill: Secretary General Belloni: the Government’s 2017 budget bill increases the funds for international solidarity​

With reference to the ongoing debate on the budget bill and the expected cuts to public development aid, the Secretary General of the Foreign Minister, Ambassador Elisabetta Belloni, pointed out that the budget bill presented by the Government provides to increase the funds for international solidarity by 320 million in 2017: an additional 120 million […]

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8 November 2016
Conference: “Freedom of Religion or Belief: promoting peaceful coexistence through human rights”

The Farnesina hosts the Conference “Freedom of Religion or Belief: promoting peaceful coexistence through human rights”, organized by IDLO (International Development Law Organization) in conjunction with the Directorate General for Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI). At the core of the conference is the presentation of the IDLO Report […]

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3 November 2016
Bosnia Herzegovina – The Month of Italian Culture kicks off in Bosnia

The Month of Italian Culture kicks off in Bosnia-Herzegovina with the MIK 2016 festival, now at its 4th edition. It has a rich programme of events featuring art, cinema, cuisine, literature, musical performances and the presence of prestigious Italian guests. The month-long kermesse, organized by the Italian Embassy in Bosnia-Herzegovina, started with a photography exhibition […]

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Press Releases
27 October 2016
Palestine: Italy gives a 3 million euro emergency contribution

Italy has approved the granting of a three million euro emergency contribution to Palestine to support and strengthen basic services in favour of the most vulnerable sections of the population. The intervention follows in the footsteps of Italian Cooperation’s emergency aid. The initiative will focus on AREA C, Eastern Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. In […]

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Press Releases
25 October 2016
Lake Chad: Italy allocates 6.3 million euros for emergency actions in favour of Boko Haram victims

Italy has allocated 6.3 million euros for emergency actions in the four countries of the Lake Chad Basin, namely Nigeria, Cameroun, Chad and Niger, which are facing the consequences of Boko Haram’s radical and extremist violence. The actions will be carried out by Italian civil society organisations and other non-profit stakeholders working in the four Countries.  Actions […]

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Press Releases
21 October 2016
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni receives the President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré

The meeting, which took place at a time when a democratic transition process is in motion in the African country, highlighted the political will to strengthen the political ties with Italy and the attention Italy pays to the whole of the Sahel region.The talks focused, among other issues, on relaunching the bilateral political and economic […]

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19 October 2016
Microfinance for the Development of Peoples

The Farnesina hosts the conference “Microfinance for the Development of Peoples”, organised by Banca Popolare Etica in partnership with the Directorate General for Development Cooperation (DGCS) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The Conference is organised into two thematic sessions respectively dedicated to the role of microfinance and of accessing loans for […]

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Press Releases
16 October 2016
Gentiloni: “The Budget Bill will give us more strength in the world”

“More funds for cooperation, Migration Compact and to promote culture”. ​ The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, highlighted the main measures in the Budget Bill that strengthen the instruments of Italy’s foreign policy. Development cooperation funds are increased by another 120 million euros. An equal increase was decided in 2016 and […]

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Press Releases
14 October 2016
Italy allocates 3.9 million Euros for South Sudanese refugees and for hosting communities in South Sudan and in the Neighbouring Countries

Italy has allocated 3.9 million euros for emergency interventions to support the provision of essential services to South Sudanese refugees and to the most vulnerable segments of the hosting populations in South Sudan and in the neighbouring Countries (Uganda and Ethiopia). Lack of food and assistance, compounded to precarious hygiene and sanitary conditions, determine a […]

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10 October 2016
Myanmar – Italy develops project to assure sustainable tourism in Myanmar

Italy stands by Myanmar in protecting the country’s cultural heritage. This effort is confirmed by the cooperation project “Sustainable destination plan for the ancient cities of upper Myanmar”, developed by the University of Florence and the Mandalay University in conjunction with the Italian Cooperation Development Agency and the Ministries of Tourism, Planning and Finance and […]

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7 October 2016
​The Farnesina at the International Conference on Sustainable Development in the Mediterranean

Capri played host to the International Conference on “Sustainable Development in the Mediterranean Area: Energy and ICT Networks of the Future”(5-7 October) “Mediterranean Countries must multiply their efforts to relaunch  dialogue and economic and social development,” said Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, in his address to conference participants. “We believe that cooperation in energy […]

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