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Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

Press Releases
23 November 2016
Gentiloni: the Budget Committee has taken a major step forward for development cooperation

“This is a major step forward showing the Government’s commitment to international development aid. The amendment, which was approved yesterday, acknowledges the urgency of investing in international cooperation.” This was the comment made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, on the approval by  the Chamber of Deputees’ Budget Committee of the amendment to the budget bill, which includes the […]

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23 November 2016
Italy supports humanitarian mine clearance operations

The Italian Cooperation Directorate has approved 7 humanitarian demining projects envisaging mine clearance operations and providing assistance to victims in Countries with serious conflicts or struggling with delicate peace-making processes. The projects, comprehensively worth almost 2 million euros, concern the following Countries: Afghanistan, Somalia, Colombia (2 projects), Palestine, Sudan and Bosnia Herzegovina. They will be […]

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21 November 2016
​Syria – Italy gives UNHCR two million euros to assist refugees in Lebanon and Jordan

Italy has allocated a voluntary emergency contribution of 2 million euros  to UNHCR to support the carrying out of sanitation and health interventions in Lebanon and Jordan. Italy will fund two 1-million euro interventions in Lebanon and Jordan, respectively. More specifically, Italy’s financing will help improve sanitation services in Lebanon. Thanks to the contribution, approximately […]

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17 November 2016
Italy on a new humanitarian mission to Libya

An Italian air force C-130 aircraft landed today at Meetiga airport near Tripoli carrying pharmaceutical products and healthcare equipment for the capital’s hospital.  The material, which included almost three tonnes of medicines and medical support devices, will ensure primary health care to approximately 10,000 people for 3 months, and specific care for war injuries. This […]

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16 November 2016
Former Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Donato di Santo is appointed Secretary General of Italian Latin American Institute

The Council of Delegates of the Italian-Latin American Institute (IILA), an organisation founded in 1966 embracing all Latin American countries and Italy, has proclaimed with a unanimous vote the appointment of former Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Donato di Santo as incoming Secretary General of the Institute. The appointment of the Italian candidate, proposed by Minister Gentiloni, […]

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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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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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