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Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

Press Releases
28 June 2016
Undersecretary Della Vedova meets Bill Gates at the Farnesina

During a meeting today at the Farnesina with Bill Gates, the President of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Senator Benedetto Della Vedova, confirmed Italy’s commitment to international development cooperation. Undersecretary Della Vedova highlighted the need to implement the Sustainable Development Goals and recalled Italy’s commitment, […]

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27 June 2016
Humanitarian Cooperation – Italy side by side with Libya

A C130J aircraft of the Italian Air Force from Misurata carrying 11 wounded soldiers of the Libyan divisions fighting to liberate Sirte from Daesh (ISIL), landed at Ciampino military airport in the afternoon of June 26. The wounded were taken to the “Celio” Military Hospital and other hospitals in Rome. This new action, set up recently, is […]

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24 June 2016
Business Networks

Cooperation for growth is the topic of debate at the Farnesina today. The meeting aims to inform Rome’s diplomatic community and sectorial experts on the “business network” system and how to use it to advantage. “Cooperation for growth: the business network model and its impact on economic development” is the title of the event organised […]

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23 June 2016
Bolivia – A Centre for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage is born

Experts from the Italian Cooperation Agency gathered in La Paz to present the draft plan for the establishment of a Centre for the Conservation of Cultural Assets and Heritage. More than 50 foremost experts involved in the conservation and restoration of Bolivia’s Cultural Heritage attended the event. Thorough technical and scientific analyses, carried out for over […]

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22 June 2016
Eurobarometer Survey on Development Cooperation: Italians are more favourable

The opinion Italians have on Italy’s development cooperation appears to be improving. This is what emerges from the last Eurobarometer survey. In 2015, 90 per cent of interviewees deemed it is important to help developing countries, with a 10 point increase over 2014, the largest in Europe. There are also more and more people who […]

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20 June 2016
20 June – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs celebrates World Refugee Day 2016

The humanity we will show in receiving desperate refugees, the intelligence through which we will approach migration phenomena, the resolve with which we will fight against human traffickers will allow us to show the world the quality of democratic life.(Sergio Mattarella) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation celebrates World Refugee Day and the UN […]

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20 June 2016
The Project – Roma Tre University and FAO, an alliance to combat hunger in the world

Roma Tre University and FAO have strengthened their cooperation on the issue of food security, nutrition and sustainable development. The agreement provides for the creation of new training modules, the exchange of teaching material and internships for students. “This agreement is a first but important step on the road of further structured forms of cooperation […]

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Press Releases
18 June 2016
Libya, Undersecretary Amendola: the Rome agreement is important for the Country’s stability

Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, welcomed with great satisfaction the signing of the agreement between the Community of Sant’Egidio and the representatives of the region of Fezzan, in southern Libya. “The agreement signed in Rome is yet another step towards the stabilisation of Libya,” said Undersecretary Vincenzo Amendola, who yesterday at the […]

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17 June 2016
Human Rights: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and civil society support humanitarian mine clearing projects

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today hosted the annual meeting of the National Mine Action Committee (NMAC), attended by Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs Della Vedova and representatives of major NGOs who carry out humanitarian mine clearing internationally. Italy is firmly committed to the universalisation of the Ottawa and Oslo Conventions and is spearheading […]

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15 June 2016
Sarajevo – Italian cooperation aid to Bosnia’s flooded areas

Zvornik is a city and municipality in the north-east of Bosnia Herzegovina. The area has been repeatedly struck by floods and Italy’s Cooperation Directorate has intervened with prevention and reconstruction projects. Zvornik, together with Srebrenica, Maglaj, Derventa, Orasje and Sanski Most, is one of the six Municipalities in which Italy is implementing a one million euro […]

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13 June 2016
Italy’s Umbria Region offers surgical support to Albania

Cooperation between Italy and Albania has been enhanced in the field of health. Albania’s Prime Minister, Edi Rama, has opened a building which is home to the new surgical services for Tirana’s University Hospital “Mother Theresa”, as part of an agreement signed by the Region of Umbria and the Republic of Albania. The project involves […]

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Press Releases
10 June 2016
Italy’s Development Cooperation gives one million euros to support efforts by ICRC and UNHCR in responding to Falluja’s humanitarian crisis

Italy’s Development Cooperation is supporting international efforts to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Fallujah and its surrounding area by granting two multilateral contributions for a total value of one million euros, of which 650,000 euros for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the remaining 350,000 euros for the United Nations High […]

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