Socially Just Reconstruction

Several countries in the MENA region, notably Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Libya, have experienced and are unfortunately still experiencing armed conflicts and war. These countries have suffered enormous destructions to infrastructure, housing and social capital. After the end of major armed confrontations, efforts to reconstruction will soon begin to take shape. Historical experience in post-war reconstruction in countries such as Lebanon has shown, that reconstruction often follows the economic interests of a narrow post-war elite.

However, to build lasting and sustainable peace in the region and to prevent further conflict, reconstruction will have to take social justice into consideration. Within this project, FES will try to mobilize and connect international and regional expertise to envision a more socially just reconstruction. Local civil society and pressure groups in donor countries will need to cooperate and exchange to push national and international decision makers to not overlook social justice during reconstruction

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12.10.2023 | Economic Policies for Social Justice | Events

CSPF session:

 

Friday 13,October 2023

9:00 am – 10:30 am

SC03 Saghro & Online


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10.10.2023 | Economic Policies for Social Justice | Events

This event falls on the first day of the IMF-WBG Civil Society Policy Forum (CSPF) and gathers the community of CSO representatives working on social…


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09.10.2023 | Economic Policies for Social Justice | Events

Thursday , 12 October - 9 to 10:30 AM Morocco Time


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The reforms of Jordan's economy demanded by the IMF have seen the selling off of government assets and spending on social protections for the poor and…


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| Economic Policies for Social Justice | Press

Fiscal reforms implemented 10 years ago were the main cause of the downturn in Jordan’s economy, and similar policies are still being implemented,…


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| Economic Policies for Social Justice | Press

Economic policies should strive for social justice and to engage the younger generation in the development process, experts and policy makers said on…


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