Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

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7 March 2016

Women, the focus of development: a priority for Italian Cooperation

In celebrating International Women’s Day, Italian Cooperation confirms its commitment in favour of gender equality also in the areas of the world most at risk. Many women in Italian Cooperation’s partner countries face a life full of violence and discrimination. In most of these countries, women represent 70% of the labour force in agriculture, are […]

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4 March 2016

Italian Fashion in Minsk – UNICEF children hit the catwalk

“Italy Minsk Fashion” is back this year with the sixth edition of the international fashion show. Children and teenagers involved in UNICEF Belarus cooperation projects will be taking to the catwalk. It is a unique opportunity for them to interact with the world of fashion, which also raises public awareness on issues such as childcare […]

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2 March 2016

Djibouti – Cooperation, vanguard and innovation for the new Balbalà Hospital

Over the last two decades, Italian cooperation efforts have concentrated on improving the living conditions of the inhabitants of Djibouti, with a special focus on the health sector. In this perspective, the latest project realised in the former French colony shows that these efforts are unrelenting thanks to the paediatrics, gynaecology and infectious diseases departments […]

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1 March 2016

Foreign Minister Gentiloni in New York

Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni has a busy agenda for his two-day visit to New York. Regional crises, combating violent extremism, economic development with a special focus on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, and Italy’s high-profile role vis-à-vis migration and the situation in Libya will be the key topics to be addressed in his meetings with […]

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26 February 2016

Hargeisa – Sant’Anna-Maeci: Italy spearheads peace efforts in Somalia‎‎

“The course confirms its topicality but also the need to support, through targeted training courses, the African personnel in professionally managing the crisis and the post-war reconstruction efforts,” said Andrea de Guttry, full professor of international law, the Rector’s delegate for high-level training activities and Director of the Istituto Dirpolis (Diritto, Politica, Sviluppo) of the […]

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Press Releases

24 February 2016

Italy contributes 400,000 Euros to the WFP for the distribution of food in the areas of Syria besieged by Daesh

Within the framework of the Humanitarian Task Force – set up by the International Syria Support Group to guarantee access to humanitarian aid to all the Syrian people under siege – Italy has decided to make an emergency contribution of 400,000 Euros to the World Food Programme (WFP) for the distribution of food rations to […]

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23 February 2016

Italy makes a contribution to the populations of the Fiji Islands

Following the passing of tropical cyclone “Winston” – which swept over the Fiji Archipelago last weekend – Italian Cooperation, in coordination with the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, will allocate to the Fiji Red Cross Society – through the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) – a contribution of 100,000 Euros […]

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23 February 2016

Khartoum – Cooperation and migration, Italy in the forefront in Sudan

Italy is in the forefront in managing the migration phenomenon in a strategic Country like Sudan. This was confirmed by a delegation of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and of the Ministry of the Interior during a recent joint mission to Khartoum. The mission was made up by Foreign Ministry representatives […]

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Press Releases

18 February 2016

Italy allocates 3.5 million euros in humanitarian aid to UNHCR to tackle current emergencies in Yemen, the Central African Republic and Cameroon

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has approved the allocation of 3.5 million euros to support UNHCR’s emergency interventions in Yemen, the Central African Republic and Cameroon. The three interventions are being shared with the newly-established Italian Agency for Development Cooperation. Thanks to the contribution of 1.5 million euros for Yemen, UNHCR will […]

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Press Releases

16 February 2016

Gentiloni-Bassil: Lebanon is a Country of utmost importance for the stability of the region

Foreign Minister Gentiloni received the visit of Gebran Bassil, the Foreign Minister of Lebanon, this morning in Rome on the sidelines of the Foreign Affairs Council meeting that was held in Brussels.Discussions focused on the weight that the Syrian crisis has on the development of Lebanon – which hosts over 1.5 million Syrian refugees, representing […]

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Press Releases

12 February 2016

Syria: Italy pledges 3 million euros for humanitarian aid

In view of the humanitarian truce agreed in Munich on Thursday, Italy has allocated three million euros for humanitarian aid in Syria. ”These are emergency actions to alleviate the suffering of the tens of thousands of civilians, mostly women and children, fleeing the bomb attacks and the ongoing violence in the north of the country, […]

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3 February 2016

Food safety and security: Gentiloni’s first visit to the World Food Programme

Food security and a “zero-hunger world” are the themes still resonating following upon the efforts of the Italian government to give these issues prominence at the Expo Milan 2015 exhibition. These were also topics on the agenda for the first official visit of Paolo Gentiloni, the Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, to […]

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