GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF "ANNA LINDH ITALIA FEDERATION"

Napoli | 08 November 2016
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Federazione Anna Lindh Italia - Onlus (EN)

The first General Assembly of the "Anna Lindh Italia Onlus Federation" was held, consisting of representatives of over 600 Italian organizations and institutions engaged in dialogue, peace and international cooperation.
The "Federation" is part of the Italian Network of the "Anna Lindh Foundation" - based in Alexandria - to which it contributes members' contribution in cultural and operational terms.
At the General Assembly were 53 members representing 460 bodies and institutions.
On this occasion, the conclusions of the MED FORUM Alf of Malta (23-25 October 2015) were analyzed, on the basis of which the most significant projects being implemented by the members were presented and the project "The Intercultural City" with a presentation of "The City of Dialogue" by prof. Massimo Pica Ciamarra.
At the conclusion of the work was decided to:

• To propose the project "Intercultural City" to the General Assembly of the Italian Network ALF with the involvement of all the members concerned.
• Include in the "Intercultural City" project the competences and capabilities of the various members of the "Federation" arising from the Assembly.
• Request to the Assembly of Founding Members of the Federation, which will take place in Florence on 14 and 15 November, to put in place all the initiatives to enhance the work of the Network and present it to the main institutions of reference.

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MARRAKECH CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE (EN)

Marrakech | 07 November 2016
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Federazione Anna Lindh Italia - Onlus (EN)

The "Fondazione Mediterraneo" and the "Anna Lindh Italia Federation" participated with their respective delegations at the World Conference on Climate Change organized by the UN, the WHO and other institutions.
"The Paris Accord adopted December 12, 2015 - said President Capasso - marks the beginning of a new era on global response to climate change. The world has defined initial contributions by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and has proposed a mechanism to monitor these reductions: national governments now have the ratification process. "
The Agreement has a focus on public and environmental health, given that countries are engaging in serious implications for human health and well-being. In particular, the Paris Accord explicitly recognizes the importance of a health-based approach in the context of climate action. This approach to health produces a number of consequences such as access to safe and potable water supplies, adequate hygiene, adequate nutrition, healthy working environment, and adequate housing. A law-based approach will be crucial to ensuring that climate action promotes and protects human health, dignity and well-being in agreement with fundamental human rights obligations.
The Marrakech Conference is a key milestone in this process.
Among the Italian participants, the DG for International Cooperation Ambassador Pietro Sebastiani and the President of the Puglia Emiliano Region.

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MEETING OF THE "COMITÉ DE PILOTAGE" OF THE ITALIAN NETWORK ALF

Napoli | 31 October 2016
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Federazione Anna Lindh Italia - Onlus (EN)

The Comité de Pilotage of the Italian Network ALF met in Naples with the task of preparing the work of the General Assembly and capacity development activities, scheduled in Naples from 9 to 11 November 2016.
All 9 members were selected, selected with a special call.
Below is the report and all the acts of the meeting, including the application form.

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13th MEETING OF MINISTERS OF WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (5 + 5)

Marsiglia | 28 October 2016
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Federazione Anna Lindh Italia - Onlus (EN)

This meeting was set up in Rome in 1990 after a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Western Mediterranean countries with the aim of establishing a regional cooperation process in the Western Mediterranean.
After many years of interruption this initiative has been relaunched in 2001.
Regional crises and the fight against terrorism and radicalization - as well as actions for youth employment, mobility and migrants - are at the center of the 13th meeting in Marseilles.
On this occasion, a delegation of MED FORUM participants from Malta presented a recommendation on young people and intercultural cities.
For Italy, the leader of the Italian network ALF Michele Capasso and Enrica Miceli took part.
President Michele Capasso had a cordial interview with French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayraultcon, who - when he was the mayor of Nantes - has been carrying out initiatives for the Mediterranean and the youth together with the Fondazione Mediterraneo.
Minister Ayrault shared the recommendation of President Capasso on the need to facilitate cultural mobility for young people in the Mediterranean and reiterated his personal commitment to the Press Conference.

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