Ramallah, November 19th 2019 – The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation is participating at the third edition of the Italian Cuisine Week in Palestine and, according with its commitment for the local economic development and in favor of Palestinian refugees, launched an Italian-Palestinian recipe book, including a storytelling about the workshop organized last year. In November […]

Ramallah, November 14th 2019 – The Italia Agency for Development Cooperation in Jerusalem keeps supporting Palestinian institutions combating gender-based violence. In the framework of the projects WELOD III and SI-GEWE, a new survey on violence in Palestine has been produced, 8 years after the second and last edition. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) delivered […]

Jerusalem, November 2019 – Important results arise from the mission that experts from the Gaza Strip have recently conducted in Italy, within the project funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation and implemented by Overseas “Reuse of treated wastewater for agricultural purposes in Al-Mawasi District, Rafah Governorate, Gaza“. Through the initiative, a filtration and treatment […]

Ramallah, November 4th 2019 – The Consul General of Italy in Jerusalem Fabio Sokolowicz and the AICS local Office Director Cristina Natoli met last afternoon the new-Minister of Women’s affairs Amal Hamad for un update related to the different development projects on-going and the most relevant issues about gender equality in Palestine. In particular, while thanking […]

Ramallah October 22nd, 2019 – Two new initiatives have been approved with a signature ceremony between الموقع الرسمي لوزارة العمل الفلسطينية – رام الله the Ministry of Labor and Palestinian Banking Corporation/المؤسسة المصرفية الفلسطينية, within the framework of the Program #STARTUP funded by Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo. The first credit line (900,000 USD) will deliver […]

In the framework of the project PEACE STEPS, implemented by Vento di Terra ONG, a “gelateria sociale” has been inaugurated this morning, with the aim of offering traditional italian gelato made with local ingredients and encourage social activities in favor of marginalized segments of population. A specific vocational training has been delivered in the last […]

30 September 2019 – Thanks to a partnership between the Italian Higher Health Institute and the Palestinian Ministry of Health, and with the support of specific technical partners, in the next 3 years a network of hemophilia treatment centers will be established in Palestine to heal congenital hemorrhagic diseases, thalassemia and other hemoglobinopathies. This is a […]

Ramallah, September 12th, 2019 – Israa Ghrayeb’s death is still at the center of the Palestinian news and is keeping a light on the problem of the gender-based violence. While the thesis of feminicide becomes stronger, Palestinians demonstrate in the streets asking President Mahmoud Abbas to approve the Family Protection Bill, a law proposal for women and […]

Ramallah, September 10th 2019 – AICS Jerusalem, for the first time as co-chair, officiated the #LACS Health Sector Working Group, along with the Minister of Health Dr. Mai AlKaila and the World Health Organization (WHO) as technical advisor, in order to coordinate the international community effort in favour of the Palestinian health system. The working […]

Al-Quds University, August 27th 2019 – Two youth friendly centers for young Palestinians have been established and are currently working at Al-Azhar University in Gaza and at Al-Quds University in Abu Dis, thanks to the project “Strengthening Reproductive Health and Rights for Palestinian Youth” funded by the Italian Cooperation and implemented by UNFPA. Since the end of 2018, […]