NEAR MENA Regional Convening Wrap Up and Insights
NEAR MENA Regional Convening Wrap Up and Insights · Istanbul, Türkiye · 29 September 2026 Istanbul, Türkiye: The final day of NEAR’s MENA Regional Convening brought together local and…
Tag: Middle East & North Africa
Rhythms of Solidarity: NEAR’s First Townhall of 2026
NEAR members signing on to our first Townhall of 2026 were welcomed with the powerful reggae beats of Bob Marley’s Zimbabwe, that set the rhythms of solidarity amongst…
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Raising a collective voice in Turkey
This year’s UNGA theme ‘The future we want, the United Nations we need: reaffirming our collective commitment to multilateralism – confronting COVID-19 through effective multilateral action’ is a timely reminder…