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From Healthcare to Agriculture: Cooperation Mission in the Republic of the Congo
The Italian Cooperation mission in the Republic of the Congo strengthened the bilateral partnership within the framework of the Mattei Plan in key sectors such as health, agriculture, water, energy, and finance—thanks also to the identification of blended financial instruments and the development of public-private partnership models.
Eni and AICS insieme per promuovere lo sviluppo sostenibile in Costa D’Avorio
L’accordo riflette l’impegno congiunto di Eni e della Cooperazione Italiana allo sviluppo sostenibile e alla crescita inclusiva in Costa d’Avorio. Collaborando, le parti intendono rafforzare la propria cooperazione contribuendo al benessere a lungo termine delle comunità locali e all’attuazione dell’Agenda 2030 delle Nazioni Unite per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile, che guida l’azione della Cooperazione Italiana.
Delivered apartments to 40 families in the historic center of San Salvador
The project aims to improve the availability of decent and safe social housing by constructing new buildings on public land, using the housing cooperative model.
“Acqua Campus Cuba”: from Rimini to Havana for New Sustainable Irrigation Systems
On the occasion of the 2022 and 2023 editions of MACFRUT, the most important international trade fair in the fruit and vegetable sector held in Rimini, the Italian Cooperation launched a strategic partnership with the Consortium for the Emilia-Romagna Canal (CER).
Agroforestry and Marine Resource Development: Two Calls for Proposals in Mozambique and Malawi
Two new calls for proposals have been published by the AICS Office in Maputo, Mozambique, both aimed at selecting an implementing entity in accordance with applicable regulations.
Civil society, development cooperation, and humanitarian assistance: experts in dialogue
The “OECD-DAC Civil Society Days” event took place in Paris, at the OECD headquarters, on June 18–19, 2025. The event was dedicated to civil society, as part of the ongoing work carried out by the OECD-DAC Community of Practice on Civil Society (DAC CoP-CS), of which AICS is a member through a team composed of officials from Office VII, in collaboration with the Emergency and Fragile States Unit.
AICS-GIZ Talks in Rome: Discussions on Ongoing Projects and New Partnerships
A two-day consultation took place at the AICS Rome Headquarters between the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS). Led by AICS Director Marco Riccardo Rusconi and GIZ CEO Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel, the delegations explored topics of mutual interest and identified potential areas for further collaboration, starting with EU delegated cooperation.
Semplificazione: nuovi strumenti per le “Call for Proposals” di aiuto umanitario
Le novità principali riguardano l’approvazione di una revisione parziale della documentazione allegata alle Procedure per l’affidamento di progetti di aiuto umanitario ai soggetti non profit e l’introduzione degli Orientamenti applicativi per la gestione delle “Call for Proposals”, pensati per rispondere in modo chiaro ai dubbi più frequenti.
Competition for the recruitment of 5 AICS managers, preliminary tests on July 16th
The preliminary test for the public competition, based on qualifications and examinations, for the recruitment of a total of 5 (five) full-time, permanent executive-level staff (non-general level) to be assigned to the management of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), and to be deployed in both national offices and foreign branches, will take place […]
On the Side of Women with the “Bianca Pomeranzi Award”: here Are the Winners of the Second Edition
The award ceremony for the second edition of the Bianca Pomeranzi Prize has just concluded at the headquarters of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS). Out of the twenty-eight theses submitted this year from universities across Italy, two were selected as winners.
Cultural Heritage Conservation and Restoration: AICS–ICR Agreement Signed
The signing ceremony of the Agreement between the Central Institute for Restoration (ICR) and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), was attended today at Collegio Romano alongside Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli
Italian Cooperation in Colombia: “Sustainable, Resilient, and Inclusive Cities”
Coordinated by Italian Cooperation, with the institutional support of the Colombian Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development and local partners Coralina and SINCHI, the initiative—backed by an investment of nearly 3 million euros—will be implemented on the Caribbean island of San Andrés and in the Amazonian city of Leticia, two urban areas of high strategic and ecological value.