News

30 May 2019

Updates from the Gender Technical Working Group Palestine chaired by AICS Jerusalem

May 30th 2019 – Updates from the #GenderTechnicalWorkingGroupPalestine chaired by AICS Jerusalem During the GTWG Palestine meeting, which is part of the European Union Joint Programming framework, the experts discussed several topics such as indicators and gender matrix reporting aimed at delivering the Results Oriented Framework, a new advocacy effort delivered by international community and […]

22 May 2019

Meeting with the new Palestinian Minister of Justice Mohammad Shalaldeh

Respect of human rights and enhancement of the Palestinian penitentiary system: these are the themes discussed during the meeting occurred between the Consul General of Italy in Jerusalem Fabio Sokolowicz, the Director of AICS Jerusalem Cristina Natoli and the new Palestinian Minister of Justice Mohammad Shalaldeh. The Italo-Palestinian partnership in the justice sector aimed at […]

16 May 2019

New hope in Palestine for gender equality and human rights

Ramallah, May 16th 2019 – A new project funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation is starting in Palestine and goes to enrich the on-going “Human rights and gender equality” Programme at AICS Jerusalem, which includes 9 initiatives for a total amount of around 17 million EURO. The first Advisory Committee has been held today in […]

03 May 2019

Italy contributes EUR 1.9 MLN to UNRWA Health programme in Gaza

The latest contribution from the Government of Italy of EUR 1.9 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) will support the provision of primary health care at six health centres in Gaza for a period of six months in 2019. This contribution will help provide […]

24 Apr 2019

A new center to support people with disabilities in the Gaza strip

Gaza City, April 24 2019 – A touching ceremony has been held this morning at the new Center for persons with disabilities, established in the framework of the project I-CAN that the italian civil society organization Educaid is implementing in Palestine thank to AICS support and a large network of partners (RIDS – Rete Italiana Disabilità e […]

19 Apr 2019

Partnership for knowledge, applications open until May 20th for PHDs

Thanks to the dissemination in the Palestinian universities delivered by AICS Jerusalem local Office, several applications has been sent and 7 scholarships have been assigned to palestinian students in Health & WASH sectors, in the framework of the project PARTNERSHIP FOR KNOWLEDGE. Applications are still open until May 20th for PHDs. Don’t miss this opportunity if […]

15 Apr 2019

Relevant progresses for the Al-Nada neighborhood reconstruction project in Gaza

Gaza, April 15th 2019 – A new phase in the Al-Nada neighborhood reconstruction process started in the last weeks, as specific objective of the Italian project launched in 2015 according with the damages occurred in 2014 and the Italian pledge at Cairo conference in 2014. Thanks to a 15 million euro credit line and a 1,5 […]

26 Mar 2019

Positive deviants in development cooperation

A 2-days workshop organized by AICS Jerusalem on positive deviants and adaptive leadership in Ramallah Dorthe, Lars and Lavinia know very well the Palestinian context and the development cooperation activities in West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza. They already implemented workshops here and they successfully disseminated the peculiar approach and methodology they are going to […]

15 Mar 2019

Official visit to Palestine for the Italian Guarantor of the rights of the detainees and Antigone Association

Ramallah, March 14th 2019 – An Italian delegation of the Guarantor of the rights of detainees and people without personal freedom and the Antigone Association paid a visit to Palestine in order to deliver an intensive three days of training, organized with the participation of Ministry of Justice’s officials and its partners, to present Italian […]

12 Mar 2019

Italian commitment for workers’ safety on construction sites in Palestine

Established in Ramallah a vocational trainings center thanks to the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation and Gubbio Municipality Ramallah, March 12th 2019 – A new result has been achieved for Gubbio Municipality and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation in Palestine, sealing the ending of the first year of activities for the project “Integrated poles […]