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UNDP, Italy sign €1.5m new partnership to create employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for Iraqi refugees and vulnerable Jordanians
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 […]
Signing grant agreement between Italy and ILO supporting a more inclusive economy in Jordan
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 […]
Renovation of the Sumerian Gallery at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad
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 […]
19 May – Online the proceedings of the 1st Regional Conference on Mental Health
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 […]
Preserving cultural heritage in Jordan: AICS leads the creation of a Regional Centre for Conservation and Restoration in Jerash
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 […]
STORIES FROM THE FIELD – livelihoods | AVSI
Hanan’s first job Jerash, Jordan – “My name is Hanan, I live in the Gaza refugee camp in Jerash, Jordan, and I am a mother of five children. My story begins with my participation in the training for women organized by AVSI “. Hanan is one of the 629 beneficiaries of the “Aamal” project, implemented by […]
14th International Conference on History and Archeology of Jordan (ICHAJ 14), “Culture in Crisis: Flows of People, Artifacts and Ideas” – Florence, 21-25 January 2019
AICS Amman Director Michele Morana presents AICS projects on promotion and protection of cultural heritage in Petra and Jerash.
