Development co-operation: Italy

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Italy is responsible for development co-operation. Further information can be found at the Ministry of Foreign Affair website.

The Directorate General for development co-operation plans, formulates and implements co-operation policy guidelines and sector policies on health, environment and local entrepreneurial development. Furthermore, it executes programmes and initiatives in developing countries, conducts emergency operations and provides food aid. Finally, it manages financial co-operation and support to private sector development and to the balance of payments of developing countries. At this moment, there are plans to reorganise the entire sector of public sector aid to development.

More information on this Directorate General can be found through the web-site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website

Finally, the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides information on the contents of development co-operation (only available in Italian)

The amount and distribution of official development assistance of Italy in the period 1998-99 can be found at the DAC web-site.

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