Italy gives Sri Lanka 200,000 Euros in humanitarian aid
The Italian Cooperation service has made available a 200,000 Euro multilateral emergency contribution to support the activities carried out by UNICEF in Sri Lanka in responding to the extremely serious emergency situation created by the passing of Cyclone Roanu. Italy’s financing will assure the delivery of relief supplies, the temporary shelter for displaced people and […]
Read moreJoint press release- Minister Gentiloni – Commissioner Chergui
JOINT PRESS RELEASE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION OF ITALY, MR PAOLO GENTILONI PEACE AND SECURITY COMMISSIONER OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION, MR SMAIL CHERGUI • On the occasion of the first Italy-Africa Ministerial Conference, which aims at providing new impetus to the multifaceted relationship between Italy and the African Countries and Organizations, […]
Read moreLibya: meeting between Gentiloni and Siyala
Today at the Farnesina the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received the Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mohammed Taher Siyala. During the meeting, the two ministers explored crucial aspects of Italian-Libyan relations in the light of the ministerial meeting on Libya that was held in Vienna yesterday. Minister […]
Read moreLybia: Ministerial Meeting in Vienna. Unity and stabilisation of the country a priority target for Italy
The ministerial meeting on Libya in Vienna follows up on the Rome meeting of 13 December 2015, whose success was decisive for the signing of the Libyan political agreement, the approval of the UN Security Council’s Resolution N. 2259 and, subsequently, the arrival of Prime Minister Fayez al Sarraj and the Presidential Council in Tripoli […]
Read moreForeign Ministry arranges for the urgent hospitalisation in Italy of 13 Libyan nationals injured in the May 5 attack near Misrata
At the request of the Libyan Presidential Council, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni has organised operations to provide urgent hospitalisation in Italy of 13 Libyan citizens who were wounded in the attack near Misrata on 5 May. Working in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Defence Staff the […]
Read moreItalian Marines: The Hague Court of Arbitration’s rules on Girone’s return to Italy
With reference to what has been reported by the news agency ANSA, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation announces that the Court of Arbitration based in The Hague anticipated its decision on Monday that the Italian Navy marine, Salvatore Girone, will return to Italy until the arbitration process, that began in June […]
Read moreMinister Gentiloni is following progress in the negotiation process with great interest. Concern about humanitarian conditions. Full support for Special Envoy de Mistura
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, is closely following the negotiations in Geneva between the Syrian Government and the High Negotiations Committee (HNC), aimed at achieving an inclusive and credible political solution to the Syrian conflict. He welcomed the Mediator’s Summary presented by UN Envoy Staffan de Mistura at the end of […]
Read moreCooperation: 2016 Plan passed. Gentiloni: “Concrete action to relaunch Development Cooperation’s strategic role”
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation chaired the meeting of the Joint Development Cooperation Committee held at the Farnesina. The Committee defined the 2016 plan with a total of 448 million Euros, of which roughly 213 million for the multilateral channel, approximately 120 million for the bilateral channel and over 113 million for […]
Read moreToronto: Banda dell’Arma dei Carabinieri in Concert
After 40 years, the Banda dell’Arma dei Carabinieri is returning to Toronto. The Concert, organized by the Consulate General of Italy in Toronto in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, the Department of Italian Studies at the University of Toronto, and Publimedia, will take place on Thursday, April 21st, at 8pm in the Convocation Hall […]
Read moreItalian emergency aid to Libya
During the past month of March, Italian Cooperation contributed 1 million euro to the World Food Programme (WFP) with the aim of providing food assistance for 1 month to 70,000 beneficiaries (14,000 households), selected among the most vulnerable categories (15 percent were infants under 5 years of age, and 36 percent minors between 5 and […]
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