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April 19, 2024 | Italy, Agriculture, Gender Equality, Global Health, Nutritious Food Systems | Share this update
On April 17-19, 2024, the G7's Ministers of Foreign Affairs met in Capri, Italy, and released a communiqué summarizing the intents and goals of Italy's G7 presidency.
A new meeting is planned in Fiuggi in June 2024. The G7 Minister of Development's meeting in Pescara is scheduled for the end of October. The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs is committed to continually working on some of the most urgent international crises.
The G7 Ministers expressed concern about rising food insecurity and malnutrition stemming from the combined impact of climate change, loss, and degradation of ecosystems, the growing number of conflicts, inflationary pressures, and the reduced fiscal space in many developing economies.
The ministers also emphasized the importance of strengthening PPR and global health, as well as supporting LGBTQI+ rights and SRHR. The communiqué also reaffirmed the need for strengthened international financial institutions and underscore the role of MDBs in achieving the SDGs, including in crisis-affected contexts.
April 14, 2024 | Italy, UK, France, Canada, Japan, US, Germany, EUI, Agriculture, Nutritious Food Systems | Share this update
On April 14, 2024, the C7 published a statement ahead of the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Capri from April 17-19, 2024, where the group called on the foreign ministers to take concrete action to promote human rights as well as the common interests of humanity and the planet.
The C7 advocated that the G7 ministers reaffirm their commitment to developing long-term peace-building strategies that address persistent structural challenges at the basis of conflicts, ensure food security even in fragile settings, and address a profound transformation of food systems.
The group also called upon their governmental counterparts to ensure safe and regular migration channels and commit to protecting migrant rights.
April 12, 2024 | Italy | Share this update
On April 12, 2024, preliminary data from the OECD revealed that Italy's ODA, which stood at US$7 billion in 2022, decreased by 15.5% to US$6 billion in 2023, primarily due to a lower disbursement of bilateral ODA.
Oxfam Italy representative and Francesco Petrelli and spokeperson from the 070 CampaignIvana Borsotto criticized the lack of coherence of the Italian government that has simultaneously seemingly committed to putting Africa at the center of the Italian international agenda while decreasing ODA.
March 12, 2024 | Italy, Nutritious Food Systems, WASH & Sanitation | Share this update
On March 12, 2024, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani announced that Italy would launch the initiative Food for Gaza, a humanitarian initiative in partnership with FAO, the WFP, and the IFRC, to facilitate the delivery of food assistance and ensure food security in the Gaza Strip.
The initiative is slated to focus on streamlining access to food and WASH assistance by collaborating with relevant organizations. Italy also announced that, as the current G7 president, it would bring the initiative to the EU and G7 to lay the groundwork for Gaza's reconstruction.
This initiative has built upon Italy's ongoing assistance to Gaza beginning in October 2023, which includes EUR20 million (US$22 million) in assistance.
February 26, 2024 | Italy, Climate | Share this update
On February 26, 2024, AICS and the Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security entered a Collaboration Agreement, totaling EUR982 million (US$1 billion), to finance pathways of transformative promotion and awareness-raising for sustainable development and global citizenship through 2027.
The funding is intended to support the experimentation of collaborative modalities among different institutional, research, and non-state actors.
The partnership was described as pivotal to fully implementing Italy's National Strategy for Sustainable Development and the Strategy for Education for Global Citizenship.
February 12, 2024 | Italy | Share this update
On February 12, 2024, AICS, in partnership with MAECI, launched a US$196 million (EUR180 million) call for proposals for projects led by CSOs and local Italian authorities.
US$130 million (EUR120 million) is slated for projects led by CSOs. US$66 million (EUR60 million) is slated for initiatives from Italy's regional and local authorities.
The new grant is the highest-value call for development cooperation in this sector in recent years, and the first operational follow-up to Italy's Mattei Plan for Africa.
85% of the resources will be allocated to Africa. 15% is slated for other countries, including Ukraine.
January 29, 2024 | Italy, Education, Agriculture, Agricultural R&D, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, WASH & Sanitation, Global Health, Climate, Nutritious Food Systems | Share this update
On January 28 and 29, 2024, Italy hosted the Africa-Italy Summit, chaired by the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, during which 25 African leaders and diplomats joined Italian and EU leaders to launch the pilot programs of Italy's flagship foreign policy initiative, also known as the Mattei Plan for Africa.
Meloni announced EUR5.5 billion (US$6 billion) in credits, grants, and guarantees under the plan. EUR3 billion (US$3.3 billion) will come from the Italian Climate Fund, as announced at COP28, and EUR2.5 billion (US$2.7 billion) will come from the newly created multilateral fund at the African Development Bank.
Rome identified a set of countries in the SSA and North African regions to begin implementing the plan, and noted aims to expand the list. Among the first projects announced were:
Other projects are planned in Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, and the DRC.
Priority areas of intervention were announced as:
January 19, 2024 | Italy | Share this update
On January 19, 2024, Italian President Sergio Mattarella met with Co-Chair of the BMGF Bill Gates and committed to ensuring that the Italian ODA budget will not be cut, despite current economic and fiscal turmoil in Italy.
Gates and Mattarella also discussed the impact of AI on international cooperation, as well as Italy's upcoming G7 presidency.
January 18, 2024 | Italy | Share this update
On January 18, 2024, the G7's civil society engagement platform launched the website for Italy's 2024 G7 presidency.
Italian NGO GCAP Italy will host the C7.
The C7 set up seven working groups for 2024, which included:
December 20, 2023 | Italy | Share this update
On December 20, 2023, Stefano Gatti, a former Italian special envoy on food security, was appointed Director General of Cooperation at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
Gatti has a long career in Italian diplomacy and recently served as the Italian Ambassador to Australia.
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