Iniziativa Di LRRD Volta Al Rafforzamento Dei Servizi Essenziali Alla Popolazione Più Vulnerabile E Delle Capacità Di Rispondere Alle Cause Strutturali Della Mancata Realizzazione Dei Diritti Umani AID 011957/01/3/ LRRD Initiative Aimed at Strengthening Essential Services for the Most Vulnerable Population and the Ability to Respond to the Structural Causes of the Failure to Fulfill Human Rights AID 011957/01/3

AICS - the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation - is one of key innovations established by the Italian law on international cooperation (Law No. 125/2014). The Agency began operating in January 2016, with the aim of aligning Italy with its principal European and global partners in the endeavor of development. Its basic model reflects that used in the main European countries, and it must comply with the demand for more professional and innovative forms of cooperation, involving the methodological flexibility necessary in a continuously evolving scenario.

The Agency headquarters are in Rome. AICS runs another base in Florence and 20 field offices worldwide for assessing local needs, implementing development initiatives, monitoring results and building partnerships on the ground. According to the law, the Agency’s mission is to "perform technical and operational activities associated with the examination, development, financing, management and control of the cooperation initiatives".