31/05/2023
The first operational tool collecting member countries’ experiences and issues on direct funding to local civil society is online
In relation to the work that the OECD DAC has been carrying out since 2017 on strengthening local civil society, and following up on the drafting of the Development Assistance Committee's Recommendation on Enabling Civil Society in Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Assistance of 2021, (https://legalinstruments.oecd.org/en/instruments/OECD-LEGAL-5021), the first toolkit collecting experiences and issues of member countries on direct funding to local civil society has been finalised.
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20/04/2023
AICS supports the prevention and improvement of intervention capacity in case of civil emergencies and natural disasters in Albania
The Director of the AICS Office in Tirana, Stefania Vizzaccaro, the Head of the Department of Civil Protection of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Fabrizio Curcio, and the Civil Protection Service of the Metropolitan City of Florence, signed the Operational Agreement for the initiative "Realisation of a National Civil Emergency Operations Centre of the Albanian National Civil Protection Agency".
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03/04/2023 / news ENG
Italian-Albanian Debt for Development Swap Agreement (IADSA II)
On March 31st, at the Tirana International Hotel, took place the launching conference of the second Call for Proposals of the Italian-Albanian Debt for Development Swap Agreement (IADSA II), in the presence of the Ambassador of Italy to Albania, Fabrizio Bucci, AICS Tirana Representative, Stefania Vizzaccaro, the Albanian Minister of Economy and Finance Delina Ibrahimaj, the Director of the Albanian State Agency for Strategic Programming and Assistance Coordination (SASPAC), Ilir Beqaj, and the two co-directors of the IADSA Technical Support Unit, Basilio Toth and Ismail Ademi.
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28/03/2023 / news ENG
Aics supports the improvement of the energy distribution network in Albania
On March 27, at the Palace of Congresses in Tirana, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, and the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, Belinda Balluku signed the Intergovernmental Agreement for the initiative "Improvement of the electricity distribution network in Northern Albania following the earthquake of 2019", in the presence of the Ambassador of Italy, Fabrizio Bucci and the AICS Representative in Tirana, Stefania Vizzaccaro.
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16/02/2023 / news ENG
The European project Culture and Creativity for the Western Balkans, presented in Tirana, raised interest in the call for tenders addressed to operators in the culture, creativity and media sectors.
UNESCO, the British Council and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) have joined forces in managing the project “Culture...
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06/12/2022 / news ENG
THE SLINGSHOT OF KINDNESS by Ernesto Spinelli
THE SLINGSHOT OF KINDNESS
by Ernesto Spinelli
On 25 November 1960, Patria, Minerva and Maria Teresa Mirabal, three activists for human rights, were clubbed to death and dumped at the bottom of a cliff by the secret police of Rafael Trujillo, dictator of the Dominican Republic.
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12/10/2022 / news ENG
IMMERSIVE IMAGES, 3D, A NOTEBOOK, A PEN. Hundreds of visitors this summer in Vlore for Vision, the Multimedia Gallery of the Italy-Albania cooperation.
This summer Vision, the Multimedia Centre of the Cooperation Albania Italy unveiled at the end of 2021 and opened to the public on the waterfront in Vlore, welcomed hundreds of tourists and citizens.
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04/10/2022 / news ENG
NOBODY IS PERFECT. Aics Tirana produces the first TV spot promoting LGBTQI+ human rights in Albania.
For the Queer Film Festival organized in the framework of Tirana European Youth Capital 2022, Aics Tirana produced the first TV spot promoting LGBTQI+ human rights in Albania. The campaign was planned on RTSH, the national public TV network in Albania.
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21/09/2022 / news ENG
ARS AEVI MUSEUM OF SARAJEVO. Italy and Bosnia & Herzegovina design the contemporary.
With a prestigious launch event, in partnership with the Bosnian and Herzegovinian authorities, the Italian Embassy in Sarajevo and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation in the Western Balkans opened the first phase of the works for the construction of the Ars Aevi Museum, that will be designed on the base of the original project by Renzo Piano.
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06/09/2022 / news ENG
I’LL BE WITH YOU. The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation in the Western Balkans launches a campaign to fight gender-based violence and empower women.
Tirana, 5 September 2022. On the occasion of Mother Teresa's Day in Albania, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation in the Western Balkans launches the campaign I'll be with you, to promote the Italian cooperation commitment against gender-based violence and women's empowerment.
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