Welcome to the Arab Middle East Office of the Heinrich Boell Stiftung
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Introduction
Welcome to the new website of the Arab Middle East Office in Ramallah. With the new design and setup, we hope to enhance our service to provide you with interesting and necessary information around our work in the occupied Palestinian territory, Jordan and Egypt.
The Heinrich Böll Foundation is part of the Green political movement that has developed worldwide as a response to the traditional politics of socialism, liberalism, and conservatism. Our main tenets are: democracy, ecology and international politics.
The AMEO is responsible for projects and programs in Palestine, Egypt, and Jordan. Other offices in the region include the Israel office in Tel Aviv, and the Middle East Office in Beirut, which opened in November 2004. Locally, the Foundation works on the implementation of these principles, focusing on three main program areas:
- Democracy and Reform
- Sustainable Development & Climate Change
- Dialogue and Crises
Ecology
The Impact of Climate Change on the Middle East – Conference
According to the estimates of the International Panel on Climate Change, the IPCC, the Mashreq region and North Africa will be the region most severely affected by climate change in the coming decades. Against this background, the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), Heinrich Böll Foundation Arab Middle East Office Ramallah and The Royal Marine Conservation Society of Jordan (JREDS) as the local organizer will jointly host an international conference on "The Impact of Climate Change on the Middle East – Challenges and Opportunities for Development and Security". The conference will take place in Amman, Jordan, November 25-28, 2010. Please find more information on the following page. more»
Article
September 1, 2010 - Please find on our hbs website an article on "Nuclear energy vs. renewable energy and energy efficiency in the MENA region – A brief exchange of arguments" by Nikolaus Supersberger and Dennis Kumetat.
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Regional Summer School –

In order to contribute to cope with the growing global responsibilities incumbent on the Middle East and Turkey, the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, represented by its offices in Istanbul, Ramallah and Beirut, hosted a regional “Summer School”. The Summer School addressed challenges and opportunities in achieving intelligent energy policies and in contributing to sustainable and ecological development. Please find more information about the Summer School on the following page.

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International Politics
Human Rights defenders from Arab world discuss HR in Washington
July 14, 2010 - The Arab Middle East and the North America offices of the Heinrich Böll Foundation invited together with the Cairo Institute for Human Rights nine human rights activists from the Arab world for a three day delegation trip to Washington. more»
taghreed
New article: Taghreed al-Khodary "Heinrich Böll Fellow" at the Middle-East-Institute des Carnegy Endowment for international peace details what’s happening on the ground in Gaza and how the incident will shape politics in the area. more»
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Voices from insight: Dr. George Giacaman, Co-Founder and General Director of The Palestinian Institute for the Study of Democracy (Muwatin) in Ramallah, writes about the political implications of the event with the aid flotilla for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, its political aftermath and the consequences for the international community. This article is also available on the hbs main website www.boell.de (in German).

 

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john ging
Open the crossing points to Gaza! – In an exclusive interview John Ging, head of the United Nation's Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in the Gaza Strip and speaker at Heinrich-Boell-Foundation's international conference "The Transformation of Palestine" in March 2010, points out the humanitarian crisis due to the ongoing siege of the Gaza Strip by Israel, which is in violation of international law, and laments the ignorance of the international community. more»
International Conference on Palestine in Berlin – "This international symposium in the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung took a close look at the Palestinian history and it significance for today’s politics and life conditions of its people. A distinguished group of Palestinian political representatives, international officials, Palestinian and international researchers, contributed to an analytical debate of the complexity of historic and current Palestinian existence (...)." For the full conference dossier please click here
Democracy
AB09: Second Arab Blogger Meeting 2009
September 2, 2010 - AB09: The Second Arab Bloggers Meeting took place in Beirut,Dec 8-12 2009 and was organized by Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung (Middle East and Arab Middle East offices) & Global Voices Online. The meeting gathered over 50 bloggers from 18 Arab countries. more»
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New publication: Gender Politics Makes a Difference Politics can only succeed when it is inclusive of all genders. Gender justice is an ambitious goal, one that the Heinrich Böll Foundation is pursuing together with many different allies worldwide. This publication gives an overview of their work. more»
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Media Outreach Projects in Egypt – Announcement: Rising Voices, the outreach arm of Global Voices Online, in collaboration with the Heinrich Böll Foundation, selected three new media outreach projects in EGYPT. The project aims to bring new voices from new communities around Egypt to the conversational web, by providing resources and funding to local groups or individuals reaching out to underrepresented communities. more»
Female Arab Techies Meeting – Between the 11th -14th of May 2010, 35 women from 10 countries gathered in Beirut for the first meeting of female Arab ITs  strengthen their role and of female techies in male-dominated communities. more»
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Stronger Together: The Network SALMA against Violence against Women in the Arab World – The project "SALMA" is in its second year and can look back on a number of activties, that enhanced the social and legal situation of women in the Arab world.  more»
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News and Events

Apply now: Conference on the Impact of Climate Change on the Middle East – Converging and Diverging Perceptions on Development and Human Security, Amman, Jordan, November 25-28, 2010. On the following page you will find more information, the call for application and the application form.

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"AB09: Arab Blogger meeeting 2009": The final meeting report is available on our website.

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Human Rights defenders from Arab world visit Washington to discuss Human Rights issues with U.S. representatives and at a public event. On the following page you find additional background info on the visit.

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HBS regional summer school in Istanbul: The final report and a new article have been published. On the following page you find more information.

 

 

Palestinian Partners
Egyptian Partners
Jordanian Partners
HBS offices