22 March 2022 | Africa, Middle East | Technology & Innovation

MENA: Challenges & Capabilities in Cyberspace

With increasing global cyber threats, stronger cyber capacity is needed to protect economical, social and economy domains

25 February 2022 at 10:49 | Middle East | Security & Conflict

Maritime and Energy Security in the Gulf

NATO-ICI Regional Center and the NSD-S Hub held a joint Study Day to discuss Maritime and Energy Security in the Gulf.

Africa, Middle East

Women's Roles in Terrorist Groups in MENA

13 September 2021

Women's participation in terrorist activity has grown over time and the roles that women play in terrorist groups have now evolved from supportive roles to operational ones.

Africa

Exploring strategies to address Conflict Related Sexual Violence.

11 February 2022

Conflict Related Sexual Violence is often used against women as a weapon for achieving political & military goals. FemWise-Africa & the NSD-S Hub, discuss possible policy options to address the issue.

Africa, Middle East

Women's Role in Deradicalisation & Rehabilitation in the MENA Region

04 July 2021

A study day investigated the role of women in programmes for returnees, especially women who have participated or supported terrorist violence.

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Reading of the Week: The Road to COP27: Making Africas Case in the Global Climate Debate

Exactly six months ahead of the UNFCCC COP27 summit hosted by Egypt and immediately following the UNCCD COP15 summit hosted by Côte d’Ivoire, the 25-27 May 2022 Ibrahim Governance Forum aimed to help inform and articulate Africa’s position in the global debate around climate change.

Global Food Insecurity Due to the War in Ukraine

Food prices have reached an all-time high in the Spring and Summer of 2022 because of the war in Ukraine, and farmers around the globe are facing substantially increasing fertilizer prices. These effects are not distributed evenly, with the Middle East, North Africa and the Horn of Africa suffering the most from the fall in grain exports from Ukraine.

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