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Bandi 03 May 2024

Bando 2023: the deadline for proposals has been postponed to 10 June at 1pm

Bando 2023 for the granting of contributions to Initiatives promoted by Territorial Bodies and Civil Society Organizations and other non-profit entities registered in the List has been published in the Official Journal of the Italian Republic.

ADM and AICS together to bring Serbia closer to EU customs standards

The activity carried out in Serbia, in coordination with ADM, is part of the AICS strategy aimed at strengthening and supporting the commitment of Italian administrations and public entities equipped with excellent expertise and know-how and is part of the framework of bilateral collaborations between Rome and Belgrade, confirming the institutions' attention towards a country central to the stability of the Western Balkans.

CERF 23 Apr 2024

$2 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund for an urgent response to the cholera outbreak in Somalia

In response to the recent cholera epidemic in Somalia, the United Nations announced the allocation of 2 million dollars from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), the United Nations' central emergency response fund – also supported by Italy .

Eventi 22 Apr 2024

Our Ocean Conference 2024: the Italian commitment to the ratification of the Treaty on the High Seas

AICS has long been active on the issues of sustainable fishing, the protection and conservation of marine resources as a vehicle for development, sustainable tourism and the role of women and young people in better management of marine resources

Progetti 22 Apr 2024

Inauguration of the HOSAGUA Digital Training Center in Guatemala

The activity is part of the MELyT program, the second phase of which is carried out by ONU Mujeres and financed by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS)

AICS at the 50th GENE roundtable

The 50th GENE Round Table was held in Madrid on 18 and 19 April, which also saw among the participants the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), a co-financing member of the Network since 2023.

Direttore AICS 19 Apr 2024

Bergamo Next Level: the speech by director Rusconi

The round table "The role of Italy in a new geopolitics of relations with Africa" ​​saw the presence of Marco Riccardo Rusconi, Director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation

Direttore AICS 18 Apr 2024

Ready2Act: AICS and CIMA Foundation sign an agreement

The initiative is aimed at strengthening the warning system in Mozambique, through a process of technological transfer, training and institutional strengthening built with the INGD (Insituto Nacional de Gestão de Desastres, i.e. the Civil Protection system of Mozambique)

Progetti 17 Apr 2024

Designing the Future, a Green and Inclusive Fashion Ecosystem

The International Trade Centre’s (ITC) Ethical Fashion Initiative (EFI) together with the Embassy of Italy and the Nairobi Regional Office of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), launched a new 3-year project funded by the Italian Government to foster sustainable fashion production and job creation in Kenya

Progetti 17 Apr 2024

Inauguration ceremony of Tay Ninh Wastewater Treatment plant

The event marked the completion of one of the two components of the initiative "Tay Ninh Wastewater Collection and Treatment System Project," funded by the Italian Government through a € 9.7 million-euro soft loan signed in 2016

Formazione 16 Apr 2024

Development +: new training activities

AICS' preliminary investigation phase verify and evaluate the objective requirements relating to the sustainable development generated by the initiative, which concludes with an opinion of suitability for financing from the Deputy Technical Director

12 Apr 2024

Haiti: CERF allocates 12 million to support the humanitarian response

The sum will be allocated to a multi-sectoral response (food security, WASH, protection and health) to displaced people and the communities that are hosting them, treatment for acute malnutrition among children and support for hospitals.