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No Crisis Is Far Away: The Commitment of Italian Cooperation at the “Meeting of Rimini”
Once again this year, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) will participate in the “Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples” in Rimini (22–27 August 2025), collaborating in the pavilion organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), titled “No Crisis Is Far Away.”
New MAECI–AICS Agreement Signed for the 2025–2027 Three-Year Period
On 8 August, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, and the Director of AICS, Marco Riccardo Rusconi, signed the Agreement setting out the framework for cooperation between the Ministry and the Agency for the 2025–2027 period
Joint statement on behalf of 27 partners on aid to Gaza and restrictions facing NGOs
We call on the government of Israel to provide authorisation for all international NGO aid shipments and to unblock essential humanitarian actors from operating. Immediate, permanent and concrete steps must be taken to facilitate safe, large-scale access for the UN, international NGOs and humanitarian partners.
Joint Foreign Ministers’ statement on Gaza and the decision of the Israeli Security Cabinet
Joint Statement from Foreign Ministers of Italy, Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom and the High Representative of the European Union
Cuba, participatory urbanism at the iconic corner of Avenida Italia and the Malecón in Havana
Through the Avenida Italia initiative, the Italian Cooperation and AICS, together with the Provincial Government of Havana, the local government of Centro Habana, and Union Camere Piemonte, are promoting an innovative process to revitalize the urban, economic, and social fabric of this emblematic area of the city.
Senegal: excellent results for the professional integration project FIT! PAIJEF Action
As part of the FIT! Action PAIJEF initiative, led by the Ministry of Vocational and Technical Training (MFPT) and co-financed by the EU and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), a programme of activities was undertaken to support the professional integration of trained young people—men, women, and people with disabilities—across the 14 regions of the country
Disability: the I-Lead project at the “Giffoni Film Festival”
The animated short film “Melkam – Beyond the Boundaries of Disability” was presented at the Giffoni Film Festival. It tells the story of a young Ethiopian woman, blind from birth, who—despite living in a situation of severe socio-economic vulnerability—managed to overcome barriers and prejudice.
Impact Enterprises Measure: a preliminary market consultation has been launched
At the end of the process, the call for tenders will be published, with its structure defined based on the outcomes of the preliminary market consultation and the analysis of public demand. The financial resources allocated for the implementation of this “Impact Enterprises Measure” (Profit 4.0 Call) amount to 49.5 million euros.
Humanitarian Nexus, Development, and Peace: the Operational Manual and FAQs have been published
These documents, developed in implementation of the Guidelines on the Humanitarian, Development, and Peace Nexus, were created in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Their aim is to strengthen coordination among the three pillars of intervention – humanitarian, development, and peace – and to promote greater coherence and understanding of the terminology and methodologies related to the "nexus" approach.
Joint Statement on Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
We call on all parties to protect civilians and uphold the obligations of international humanitarian law. Proposals to remove the Palestinian population into a “humanitarian city” are completely unacceptable. Permanent forced displacement is a violation of international humanitarian law.
AEYA Initiative: launch of the Italian Component
Today in Rome, at the headquarters of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), the launch of the Italian component of the Africa-Europe Youth Academy (AEYA) initiative took place. This initiative is implemented under a delegated cooperation funded by the European Commission and carried out in partnership with the French agency Expertise France, the lead of the consortium.
ET-OSC Alert: Extra 85 Million Fund Released — 42 More Projects Get the Green Light
With Director’s Determination AICS no. 2590 dated July 11, 2025, the additional financial allocation (approximately 85 million euros) approved by the Joint Committee on April 2, 2025, has been assigned to the “2023 Call for the granting of contributions to Initiatives promoted by Territorial Entities (ET) and Civil Society Organizations (OSC),” managed by AICS. By […]