Cooperazione, Emergenza e Sviluppo
CESVI expresses its deepest condolences for the premature death in the Gaza Strip of Hatem Abu Hamed, a friend and former colleague. Hatem had worked with CESVI for several years, starting in 2020, on projects aimed at strengthening solid waste management systems in Gaza as a Liaison Officer, contributing his professionalism and expertise to improving […]
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CESVI took part in the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2025), hosted this year by Italy, bringing its field experience and long-standing commitment to Ukraine into the spotlight during a panel focused on finding sustainable, long-term solutions for people most severely affected by the war. Representing CESVI was Marzia Lazzari, Area Manager for Ukraine, who highlighted the […]
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Introduction letter to the CESVI 2024 Annual Report By Gloria Zavatta and Stefano Piziali What you are about to read is not just an account of numbers, projects and results. It is the sincere and necessary account of a year lived alongside 2 million people, among the most vulnerable on the planet. It is a […]
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CESVI has received with great sorrow the news of the sudden passing of its colleague Levias Shimbani, CESVI’s Field Officer in Zimbabwe. Levias, a native of the area, had worked with CESVI since 2023 as a supervisor and trainer in environmental and agricultural development projects in the South of the country. All of CESVI joins […]
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After Gloria Zavatta, another woman will lead CESVI. The aim of the new mandate is to strengthen the organisation’s impact, authority and capacity for innovation in responding to major global humanitarian challenges.
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Since the escalation of hostilities in Gaza in October 2023, and with renewed violence since March 2025, the humanitarian situation in the Strip has become catastrophic. More than 664,000 people have been newly displaced in just three months, many forced to flee their tents and shelters with nowhere to go. Families are sleeping on the […]
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In Lebanon, the emergency shows no sign of abating. Since September 2024, a new and violent escalation of conflict in the South and East of the country has triggered a humanitarian crisis that further worsens an already deeply compromised socioeconomic situation. Today, more than 3.7 million people – almost two-thirds of the entire population – […]
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In Gaza, food is now almost impossible to find, and when it is available, it is often unsafe to eat. The cost of the few remaining food items has become prohibitive for most of the population, and cooking gas – now only available on the black market – can cost up to 100 dollars per […]
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Pakistan is among the countries most severely affected by the impacts of climate change. According to the Climate Risk Index 2025, it was ranked as the most vulnerable country in 2022 due to extreme events such as the devastating floods that submerged one-third of the national territory, causing over 1,700 deaths and an estimated $40 […]
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