FRONTESPIZIO - Cooperazione Italiana allo Sviluppo

2. The ethio-italian cooperation programme with special focus on the health sector 19and their citizens aware of the nature of the HIV threat. Italy has contributedabout 250, 000 USD towards this project.Italy – UNAIDS Cooperation: in June 2004 the Italian DevelopmentCooperation and UNAIDS signed an agreement in order to mobilize andsupport broad-based and multi-sectoral responses against the HIV epidemicin four African countries - Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Mozambique, andUganda. The agreement is being implemented in Ethiopia with a commonand coordinated effort in Monitoring and Evaluation and Partnership development.Italy – ILO Collaboration: A collaboration between Italy and InternationalLabor Organization (ILO) to fight HIV/AIDS is active in Ethiopia, Uganda,and Zambia. In this framework, a project focuses on prevention of HIV andmitigation of the epidemics impact in the world of work, specifically in ruralcooperatives and transport workers. The project is being implemented byILO and the Ethiopian Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs.Mainstreaming of the fight against HIV in different sectors: within itsProgrammes on Education and on Rural Development (ESDP and ABRDP),the Italian Cooperation is undertaking different initiatives of analysis, information,education, social mobilization about HIV issues and health educationin specific contexts.Experts and Consultants: The Italian Development Cooperation Office inEthiopia relies on Health and HIV experts to follow up and advice on relatedpolicy issues in the country. The availability of these human resourcesguarantees the active participation of Italy in different fora and committees,constituted by donors and government institutions, even with relevant responsibilities.The Italian Development Cooperation, with its HealthExperts, is currently serving as a co-chair, together with the British DFID, ofthe “Health, Population and Nutrition Donors’ Group” and as a co-chair togetherwith UNICEF, of the “HIV/AIDS Donors’ Forum”.Moreover, technical contributions are given to the definition of country plansof international organizations and global public-private partnerships.