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15.06.2022 | Climate and Energy | Events

Sustainable Transformation of Energy Systems in MENA Countries: Comparative Report

This study assesses Jordan's current status on the road to full utilization of renewable energy, and discusses how to overcome challenges to advance... More

10.06.2022 | Youth Study | Events

FES MENA Youth Study 2021: Maghreb Youth

"Maghreb Youth in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia", a symposium organized by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and the Merian Centre for Advanced Studies in... More

| Political Feminism | Events

Gender-based violence in the MENA region: post-covid feminist strategies

The Regional Gender and Feminism Office at Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) is launching a series of webinars on “a post-covid feminist agenda” which... More

23.05.2022 | Events

Training for FES Communication Focal Points from the MENA Region in Tunis

After two years of online communication due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we were finally able to get together our FES colleagues from the Middle East and... More

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

Department for Middle East and North Africa
FES Berlin
Hiroshimastraße 28
10785 Berlin

info.nahost(at)fes.de

Themes

Economy and Social Justice

While socio-economic factors were an important driver for the protest movements... More

Gender Justice

Social justice — a fundamental value of social democracy and a central field of action of the FES... More

Climate and Energy

In the coming decades, the MENA region is expected to be disproportionately affected... More

Workers’ Rights

Social injustice remains one of the most serious problems in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. More

Youth Participation

Throughout the MENA, young people make up a large part of the population... More

Peace and Security

The recent disintegration of state order and the increase in crises and conflicts have had a decisive impact... More

Regional Projects

Economic Policies for Social Justice

The issue of Social Justice is at the core of politics in the Arab world today.

Regional Climate and Energy Project

Climate Justice, social consequences of Climate Change, Renewable Energy, and Energy Efficiency ...

Regional Trade Union Programme

Trade unions have played an important political role during the political unrest.

Promoting Migration Governance

Cooperation between trade unions & stakeholders in North Africa, West Africa & Europe.

Political Feminism

There is no social justice without gender justice and there is no gender justice without socio-political and economic reforms.

Young Leaders Program

The Young Leaders’ Regional Thematic Network (RTN) is a programme designed for young adults.

Regional Peace and Security Project

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is currently home to many of the world’s deadliest conflicts, many unsolved ...

FES MENA Youth Study

In 2015, five years after the Arab Spring, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung assigned TNS Infratest, in collaboration with a scientific ...

From Beirut to Khartoum and from Rabat to Teheran, our FES colleagues, partners as well as guest contributors share their insights from the ground and offer food for thought on current developments in the MENA region. More

FES MENA Events

Conferences, training programmes, scientific workshops, study presentations, press conferences, or participation in national or international events: The FES initiates, organizes and supports events related to the regional and national projects and thematic fields. More

FES MENA Publications

Publications from all national offices and regional projects covering the FES thematic fields in Arabic, English and Arabic are available for free download. For printed copies please contact the FES office in your country. More

FES MENA in the Media

How do FES publications and conferences shape public discourse and how are the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and its activities perceived in the media? Have a look at local and international press reactions. More

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) is a non-profit German foundation funded by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, and headquartered in Bonn and Berlin. It was founded in 1925 and is named after Germany's first democratically elected President, Friedrich Ebert. FES is committed to the advancement of both socio-political and economic development in the spirit of social democracy, through civic education, research, and international cooperation. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung is the oldest political foundation in Germany.