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BMENA CIVIL SOCIETY REACH AGREEMENT ON FINAL DOCUMENT
Since 2004, the outset of the G8 BMENA Initiative, civil society participants from the region have held a "parallel" meeting concurrent with the meetings of the Forum. The 2012 Civil Society Preparatory Meeting, which included for the first time the participation of the private sector, was called to order at 9:00 am on Tuesday, December 11, under the leadership of the League of Women Voters and its Tunisian partners, ARFORGHE and the Tunisian American Chamber of Commerce.
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9th Forum for the Future Begins in Tunis
| Zaida ArguedasWith the cancellation of the scheduled labor strike at the 11th hour, and without the attendance of U.S. Secretary Hillary Clinton due to illness, the 9th Forum for the Future was called to order by Dr.
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Under heightened Security the 9th the Forum for the Future starts Tuesday, December 11
| Zaida ArguedasSurrounded by heightened security, 300 civil society and government official have arrived in Tunis, Tunisia to attend the 9th Forum for the Future. Under spectacular winter skies, the League of Women Voters is ready to open the plenary session of the civil society and private sector preparatory meeting. Participants from 25 countries are ready and eager to discuss and find solutions to the current challenges faced by the Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) countries.
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The BMENA Forum for the Future Meeting in Tunisia is Around the Corner
| Zaida ArguedasAfter nine months of work in preparation for the G8 BMENA Initiative's 9th Forum for the Future, the League team is finalizing documents, participant registrations, travel arrangements, and thousands of other last-minute details.
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Hurricane Sandy Fails to Deter BMENA Sub-Ministerial Meeting
| Zaida ArguedasUnder the threat of the imminent arrival of Hurricane Sandy, preparations continued for the arrival of seventy civil society and government representatives from twenty-two countries in the Broader Middle East and North Africa (“BMENA”) region to participate in the Sub-Ministerial Meeting of the 9th Forum for the Future on November 1-2, 2012, in Washington DC.
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League Welcomes Civil Society and Government Representatives from the BMENA Area to Washington DC
The League of Women Voters and its Tunisian partners—Association des Responsables de Formation et de Gestion Humaine dans les Entreprises (ARFORGHE) and the Tunisian American Chamber of Commerce—welcome civil society representatives from the broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) to Washington, DC, to draft a declaration on issues that are currently impacting civil society, particularly in the areas of women’s empowerment, freedom of expression, and economic governance and entreprenurship.
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Is the 9th Forum for the Future in Jeopardy?
| Zaida ArguedasThere has been great uncertainty about the future of the 9th Forum for the Future after the recent unrest in Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia, and, in particular, the attack on the U.S.
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Second Preparatory Meeting of the 9th Forum for the Future
The Second Preparatory Meeting of the 9th Forum for the Future will take place in Amman, Jordan, October 1-2, 2012. This second meeting which focuses on Economic Governance presents an opportunity to bring together governments and private sector/civil society representatives to discuss critical economic governance and growth issues and identify concrete steps to improve the business and investment climate, create jobs, and encourage entrepreneurs. Among the themes that have been identified as possible agenda topics are: entrepreneurship (with a sub-focus on women), transparency, includin
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Lessons from the First Preparatory Meeting of the 9th Forum for the Future
| Zaida ArguedasThe League team has just returned from El Jadida, Morocco, site of the first preparatory meeting of the 9th Forum for the Future. The two-day session focused on empowering women, however, not all 76 attendees were women. In fact, a good percentage of the participants were men who work on economic, legal, and social issues that impact women’s lives. Twenty countries were represented by members of civil society organizations, including one representative from the West Bank/Gaza area.
