Cooperazione, Emergenza e Sviluppo
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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Since 7 October 2023, the Gaza Strip has been the scene of a humanitarian catastrophe of unimaginable proportions. The numbers speak for themselves: the number of victims has exceeded 168,000, with over 51,000 dead and nearly 117,000 injured (OCHA). Between 18 March and 22 April alone, 1,691 Palestinians were killed, a third of them children […]
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A work of ‘street art’ dresses an entire 72-metre urban tunnel to celebrate the strength of women in situations of oppression, deprivation and emergency to represent their path to rebirth. The initiative, entitled ‘Almas: Voices of Courage’, is promoted by the CESVI Foundation, in collaboration with Atelier Spazio Xpò, and with the patronage of Milan’s […]
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On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of its founding, the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, received a delegation from CESVI at the Quirinale. The delegation included Gloria Zavatta, President of the Foundation; Maurizio Carrara, Honorary President; Stefano Piziali, General Manager; and Nando Pagnoncelli, representing the Founders. During the meeting, the book “40. I […]
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