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05 Sep 2024

Gender Technical Working Group Focuses on Gender Equality and Humanitarian Issues Amid Ongoing Conflict

Jerusalem, September 5, 2024 — The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS Jerusalem) hosted a crucial Gender Technical Working Group meeting today, bringing together gender focal points from diverse international donors including EUPOL COPS, Switzerland, Belgium, the EU, Canada, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland. The meeting took place at the AICS office in Jerusalem.   Gabriella Ceretti, Gender Focal Point at […]

Progetti 12 Aug 2024

Empowering Palestinian Women Through Traditional Embroidery

As part of our ongoing commitment to fostering sustainable development and empowerment, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) is delighted to highlight the successful unveiling of a vibrant exhibition of handcrafted embroidery created by beneficiaries of the Ayadi project.

17 Jul 2024

Celebrating the Talents of Bethlehem’s Psychiatric Hospital Patients

A remarkable event unfolded at the Wonder Cabinet, hosted by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation in partnership with the Psychiatric Hospital of Bethlehem and in the presence of the Consul General of Italy in Jerusalem. This event served as a platform to showcase the extraordinary talents of the hospital’s patients, bringing their exceptional creations […]

12 Jul 2024

With AICS Jerusalem’s support, a Palestinian delegation from Jericho participated in Macfrut 2024 in Rimini

With AICS Jerusalem’s support, a Palestinian delegation from Jericho participated in Macfrut 2024 in Rimini, Italy. This significant event provided a platform for showcasing Palestine’s date sector, particularly through ‘Jericho Vale!’ project. The palestinian delegation, engaged with global buyers, notably European chains, expressing interest in sourcing Palestinian dates. They also explored technological solutions for agriculture […]

27 Sep 2023

Launching Event of the Bridging to Family Health Care funded by Aics

Launching Event of the Bridging to Family Health Care Delivery of the Transitional Training Programme (TTP) inPrimary Health Care (PHC) Centers in Palestine funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation and implemented by Juzoor for Health and Social Development and in Partnership with Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) and Foundation for Family Medicine in […]

24 Jul 2023

Gaza, The opening ceremony of the Italian Tower

Gaza, 19 luglio 2023 – The opening ceremony of the Italian Tower in Gaza, with the support of AICS, fulfilled the residents’ dream of returning to their homes after long suffering and loss of hope in rebuilding the tower, which was destroyed by the war in 2014. The complex consists of 17 floors with an […]

24 Jun 2023

Supporting sustainable tourism through the safeguarding, rehabilitation and promotion of the Agro-Cultural Landscape in Battir, Palestine

East Jerusalem, 21 June 2023 Today, Consul General of Italy in Jerusalem, H.E. Mr. Giuseppe Fedele, Head of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), Mr. Guglielmo Giordano, and Head of Office at UNESCO Ramallah, Mrs. Noha Bawazir, signed an agreement to promote agro-cultural tourism and sustainable agriculture in Battir, which has been inscribed as a […]

22 Jun 2023

The tenth annual conference of the Public Prosecution (the Joint Palestinian – Italian Conference)

Ramallah, the 10th annual conference of the Public Prosecution was launched, under the title: “Access to Justice Efficent and Effective Services” with the participation of 15 countries, and more than 50 experts and international jurists and funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation. In its sessions, the conference will discuss access to justice within […]

30 May 2023

Safe transition: equipping Palestinian adolescents to be safe, healthy, and equal on the road to adulthood.

East Jerusalem, 29 May 2023 Consul General of Italy in Jerusalem H.E. Mr. Giuseppe Fedele, Mr. Guglielmo Giordano Head of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and Mr. Dominic Allen Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) signed today an agreement to launch the new project “safe transition: equipping Palestinian adolescents to be safe, […]

16 Feb 2023

International Symposium on the conservation and management of Tell es-Sultan

National and international experts and partners gathered in Jericho for a two-day symposium on the conservation and management of Tell es-Sultan / Ancient Jericho, as part of the Tell-es Sultan Conservation Project. Participants, including national and international experts and specialists gathered in Jericho this week for a two-day international symposium on the conservation and management […]