FES in the MENA region

About FES in the MENA Region

"Development policy is the peace policy of the 21st century"

Willy Brandt’s affirmation has become the philosophy behind our daily work. The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) feels a particular responsibility for contributing to development and democracy worldwide. Looking towards the future, we regard it as our task to help: 

  • safeguard democratic structures by involving as many social groups as possible,
  • promote economic reform and a policy of social justice,
  • formulate common basic values to guide socio-political development.

The region of the Middle East and North Africa. This region is characterized by a limited integration and an extreme heterogeneity in terms of language, culture, and religion on the one hand. On the other hand the countries of the region are, historically speaking, tightly interlinked. Through its work, the FES pursues the goal of promoting pluralism and democracy, supporting healthy, sustained economic and social development and contributing to a more sustainable approach towards the environment and natural resources in the region. Equality for women and the promotion of human rights in general are of particular significance in this process. Apart from country-based or bilateral projects, the FES engages with the region as a whole. In 2003, for example, it was the first NGO to enter into a cooperation agreement with the League of Arab States on a more in-depth dialogue about regional issues. Moreover, the FES promotes deeper Euro-Mediterranean dialogue, including civil society networking across the Mediterranean region.

Learn more about FES in the MENA Region and visit the German website

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Youth Study - Coping with Uncertainty

In 2015, five years after the Arab Spring, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung assigned TNS Infratest, in collaboration with a scientific advisory board and the University of Leipzig, with the implementation of a large-scale quantitative study about youth in the MENA region.

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Offices in the MENA Region

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) is represented in the region through its ten country offices: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestinian Territories, Sudan, South Sudan, Tunisia and Yemen. At the same time the FES has been working with select partners in Mauretania, Syria, Iraq and Iran without thus far having a standing representation in these countries.

Location of Offices in the MENA Region

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Lebanon Office

Downtown  Beirut 

(+961) 1 998 559/60
(+961) 1 998 557

info.lebanon@fes.de
website: lebanon.fes.de
 

Contact

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Department for the Middle East and North Africa Division for International Development Cooperation

Dr. Ralf Hexel
Hiroshimastraße 28
10785 Berlin

+49 030 26935-7421
+49 030 26935-9233

info.nahost(at)fes.de
German website

MENA Region Offices

Jordan Office :
www.fes-jordan.org

Lebanon Office :
www.fes-lebanon.org

Morocco Office :
www.fes-maroc.org

Egypt Office:
egypt.fes.de

Palestinian Territories Office :
www.fespal.org

Sudan / South Sudan Office :
www.fes-sudan.org

Syria Office :
syria.fes.de

Tunisia Office :
www.fes-tunisia.org

Yemen Office :
yemen.fes.de