FES MENA Blog

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.

The views expressed in this blog series are not necessarily those of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.


Blog News

06.11.2026 | Blog

What Libya Must Do Now: Five Steps From Climate Plans to Real Change

One official document at the UN. A climate law. A fuel-subsidy bill of around $17 billion a year. And a fair deal for oil workers and the forgotten...


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02.11.2026 | Blog

Derna Was Warned: The Hour-by-Hour Story of a Preventable Disaster

Cracks were reported in the 1980s. Repairs were urged in 2003. The weather centre warned three days ahead. On 11 September 2023, both dams above Derna...


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29.10.2026 | Blog

Libya's Climate Plan, Decoded: What It Promises, What It Costs, and Who Pays

For the first time, Libya has counted its emissions and put a price on cutting them. The numbers reveal a surprisingly cheap first step — and a very...


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26.10.2026 | Blog

Present but Silent: Libya's Thirty Years at the World's Climate Table

Every year since 1995, the world has met to tackle climate change. Libya was in the room — and almost never spoke. Here is how that changed, and the...


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23.10.2026 | Blog

When Rain Became a Threat: Fifty Years That Changed Libya's Climate

Libya is heating up twice as fast as the rest of the world. Its water is running out, its mountain forests are disappearing — and rain, once a...


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08.06.2026 | Blog

Blog: The UN Mission in Libya Between the Logic of Liberal Institutionalism and the Challenges of Conflict Management

Since the outbreak of the 2011 revolution, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has accompanied the country’s transition process....


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22.12.2025 | Blog

Winning the BAM: CSO Advocacy Power, what is Next?

Negotiations on the Just Transition Work Program (JTWP) intensified from the second day of COP30. Daily contact groups worked through the informal...


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03.12.2025 | Blog

Gender-responsive budgeting as a pathway to equity and inclusion in Algeria

In conflict-affected and unstable regions, governments often prioritise military spending under the aegis of ensuring national security, particularly...


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01.12.2025 | Blog

Breaking Care Work Stereotypes for Gender-equal Employment Opportunities

There is a correlation between domestic care work and labor legislation stereotypes. As women equally bear childcare and work responsibilities, most...


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26.11.2025 | Blog

Transport workers fighting for decent work in the platform economy

The MENA region is seeing a boom in platform-based transportation work, but workers still have few rights and inconsistent pay. In this interview,...


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