Yemen, Syria, Libya, Afghanistan: the Unsolved Crises

02 Dec 2022
18:30 - 19:30  CET

Global shocks significantly foster poverty, hunger, and political and security instability. Today, the repercussions of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the global economy will affect fragile and conflict-affected countries. In the MENA region, endless critical situations like those in Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, and Libya continue to threaten the area, though the international attention is progressively declining. What are the impacts of outgoing global instabilities in Ukraine on fragile and conflict-affected realities in the MENA region? 

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Dlawer Ala’aldeen

Founding President | Middle East Research Institute (MERI)

Dlawer Ala’Aldeen is the Founding President of the Middle East Research Institute (MERI), based in Erbil, Iraq, and a former Minister of Higher Education and…

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Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak

Minister Foreign and Expatriates Affairs | Yemen

Ambassador Dr. Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak, holds a PhD in Business Administration from the University of Baghdad, He worked as an Assistant Professor in several…

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Anas El Gomati

Director | Sadeq Institute

Mr. Anas El Gomati is the founder and current Director General of the Tripoli-based Sadeq Institute, the first public policy think tank in Libya’s history…

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Najla El Mangoush

Minister of Foreign Affairs | Libya

Najla El Mangoush is the Libya’s first female Minister of Foreign Affairs. She trained as a lawyer at Benghazi university and was later an assistant…

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Claudia Gazzini

Senior Analyst for Libya | International Crisis Group

Claudia Gazzini is the International Crisis Group’s Senior Analyst for Libya. She has covered this role since 2012. Between October 2017 and March 2018 she…

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Lina Khatib

Director | SOAS Middle East Institute

Professor Lina Khatib is the Director of the SOAS Middle East Institute at SOAS University of London, where she is MBI Al Jaber Chair in…

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Geir O. Pedersen

Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria | United Nations

Geir O. Pedersen has been appointed as Special Envoy for Syria in October 2018. He brings to this position decades of political and diplomatic experience,…

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