Ceasefire in Libya: a gift for UN Day?
Taken Al-Sonni, Libya’s permanent representative to the UN commenting on the signing of the ceasefire agreement said that the success of any political solution to... Read More
Turkish-Russian shadows darken the sky over Libya
The creation of highly decentralized governmental structures in Libya will not be easy. Nevertheless, such decentralized administration is key to the future, and a challenge... Read More
Libya – the blitzkreig breaks down, negotiations needed
The Association of World Citizens, as an immediate step, calls for a humanitarian ceasefire and the resumption of U.N. -led negotiations in good faith among... Read More
Libya – will the UN appeal for a halt to the march on Tripoli be heard?
With the administrative-political situation in Libya badly stalemated and a meeting for negotiations to be held 14-16 April unlikely to make progress, on Thursday 4... Read More
Warsaw Process toward a Conference on Security and Cooperation in the Middle East
From a city that suffered from violence and destruction during the Second World War, there goes out a banner of peace held by Citizens of... Read More
Youth entrepreneurship by facilitating people’s development
Even though time brings us understanding, today, it is not our friend. There is urgency to this call, to completing the Moroccan model, and to... Read More
Participatory development – a humanitarian alternative to migration
In order for potential migrants to be able remain in their communities, the agricultural value chain from nursery to market and the supporting infrastructure need... Read More
A moment of reckoning for decentralisation in Morocco
Morocco is an early champion of decentralisation and its thoughtful and progressive road map that it established for itself at the outset, ten years ago,... Read More
Can the Moroccan approach inspire a development revolution?
Ultimately, human development is not occurring at levels suited to address the detrimental consequences of immense poverty and marginalization in Morocco. Therefore, investment in human... Read More
A model to implement Moroccan development
In terms of human development potential, Morocco is a nation of immense promise. Sadly, however, for the majority of people, the application of the country’s combined... Read More
Morocco provides safe spaces for youth
The celebration and promulgation of Safe Spaces for youth in Morocco and beyond is crucial in supporting what the world needs to ensure flourishing future... Read More
The EU response to the Libyan crisis – shallow impact with a short-term vision
By securitizing migration, EU leaders have appeared to address the needs of European audiences more than those of Libyan stakeholders.
Libya – elections to what structures?
The post 2011 Libyan society faces large and complex issues. Resolving the institutional, economic and political issues is urgent and cannot be settled by elections... Read More
Sisi’s socioeconomic agenda and human rights
There is a common Egyptian proverb, al-Sabru Taieb, which translates to “patience is sweet.” Yes, the Egyptian people are very patient, and they will endure... Read More
The Tunisian revolution seven years on
Seven years after the Tunisian revolution one can dissect four main conflict issues in Tunisia today.
Morocco – a beacon of hope for Christianity in the Middle East
In a region of the world where Christians continue to be targets of terrorist attacks, and governmental policies that oppress Christians are becoming more common,... Read More
To snap every yoke – world law to end slavery in Libya
Slavery is a consequence of disorder. Without a minimum of legal structure, there will always be those who arise to make short-term gains including by... Read More
Losing the last vestiges of our moral fabric
The unspeakable atrocities that are happening in South Sudan are unfathomable, not only because of the scope of savagery in the war between the Dinka... Read More
Is peace possible in South Sudan?
South Sudan may be the world’s youngest country, but the region has a long and turbulent history of conflict – and of peace. In the... Read More
Sudan needs to address racial tension to build sustainable peace
Discrimination against non-Arabs in Sudan is a major problem – and the conflict won’t end until the persecution stops.
Moroccan cultural preservation and the Jewish experience
Morocco’s challenge is confronted by all nations that are guided by practical ideals: to conscientiously embody act-by-act the progressive values that are intended to plot... Read More
What does a mapping exercise in South Sudan reveal about local peacebuilding efforts?
Local conflicts have a long history in Unity State, South Sudan, but so do local means of resolving them. Following five years of work supporting... Read More
How to hold up a sky that is falling in South Sudan
The government must end military campaigns and invest in dialogues with affected communities.
The victims of tyranny and the need for transitional justice in Tunisia
It is important that a law be enacted to criminalize the whitening of dictatorships so that those longing for the past stop their hopeless ventures... Read More
Continuing genocidal dangers of the Darfur conflicts
The creation of a separate South Sudan state, continuing tensions between North and South Sudan, and ethnic conflicts within South Sudan have captured most international... Read More
