Amman, Jordan. The Ambassador of Italy, Fabio Cassese, and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Representative, Alberto Correia Mendes, signed today a EUR 1,5 million agreement to support the National School Feeding Programme in Jordan during a ceremony attended by the Head of Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) Amman, Dr. Michele Morana. WFP’s school […]

Amman, Jordan. The Government of Italy, through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), and UN Women signed a EUR 1 million agreement to promote the resilience and empowerment of vulnerable women in Jordan during the COVID-19 response and recovery. The two-year contribution will support the expansion of the ‘Oasis’ model, which provides a holistic package […]

Amman, 9 July 2020 – The Ambassador of Italy to Jordan, H.E. Mr. Fabio Cassese and the Director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Jordan, Mr. Mohammed Adar, signed on 9 July 2020 an EUR 1.5 million contribution to support to UNRWA health programme in […]

Amman, 06 July 2020 – The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) has confirmed the contribution of 800,000 EUR granted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to the Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) in support of the “System Strengthening Partnership with Jordan’s Ministry of Education” (SSP) programme, implemented by UNESCO, under the leadership of the Ministry of […]

The 1.5m-euro agreement signed between Italy and UNDP is on the news. The project “Enhancing Self Reliance and Inclusion Prospects for Displaced-Affected Communities [Iraqi and Host Communities] in Amman”, funded by the Government of Italy, aims to stimulate local economic revitalisation and job creation in the neighbourhoods of downtown Amman, embracing the community’s wealth of […]

Amman, 1 July, 2020 – The Italian Government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)  have today signed a project Agreement aimed to support the economic sector and boost livelihoods opportunities for vulnerable communities in Jordan. The project “Enhancing Self Reliance and Inclusion Prospects for Displaced-Affected Communities (Iraqi and Host Communities) in Amman” funded by the […]

The 1m euro agreement signed between Italy and ILO is on the news. The project “Towards a more inclusive economy through immediate-job generation and enterprise development for vulnerable refugee and host communities in Jordan” aims to to enhance economic opportunities for some of Jordan’s most vulnerable workers through immediate short-term job creation and home-based business […]

BAGHDAD, 26 June 2020 – The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and UNOPS launched a new project to support the Government of Iraq in the protection of cultural heritage and archeological research through the renovation of the Sumerian Gallery at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, in collaboration with Ministry of Culture (MoC), and the State […]

This publication presents the proceedings of the first Regional Conference on Mental Health that took place at the Dead Sea in Jordan on the 2nd and 3rd of October 2019, under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Muna Al Hussein. The conference was opened by the head of the AICS Office in Amman Mr. Michele Morana […]

Jerash, 26 March 2019 – The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) officially launched today the “Creation of a Regional Centre for Conservation and Restoration (RCCR)” project, aimed at promoting sustainability around cultural heritage and carried out in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (MoTA) and the United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS). In the presence […]