On October 15, 2019, the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Assembly and Association, Clement Voule, presented a thematic report to the UN General Assembly. The report considers “the impacts of violations to the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association on sustainable development.” It emphasizes how civil society is better able to…
The Maghreb Economic Forum (MEF) is an independent Think-and-Do Tank founded in 2011 on the premise of supporting economic and social development in the Maghreb region. Our mission is to convene and mobilize diverse actors to catalyze sustainable economic and social development in the Maghreb. MEF believes that an informed, active citizenry is the key…
Originally published on Facebook. Today we are celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the World Movement for Democracy (WMD), My involvement with the World Movement for Democracy began in June 2015 when I was invited to the Hurford Youth Fellowship program as a Hurford Youth Fellow. My fellowship at the National Endowment for Democracy/ World Movement…
For decades, Lebanon has been producing more waste than it can manage. To tackle this issue, the Lebanese Parliament passed the highly-anticipated “Integrated Solid Waste Management Law” (ISWML) on September 24, 2018. However, analysis by the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies argues that the policies included in the legislation are a “far cry” from what…