Shared vision for the Arab region
Twenty five people gathered in Beirut, Lebanon to take part in the first consultation of representatives of Initiatives of Change (IofC) Arab teams. The meeting, which took place 8-10 March, 2013, included representatives from Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Tunisia as well as Arabs living in France and the UK.
It was a welcome opportunity to get to know each other better, have times of reflection and sharing, understand the work of the different IofC teams as well as the challenges and opportunities they face at this time of transition.
We articulated a shared vision for our region and agreed that ‘peace and social cohesion through trustbuilding across divides’ was our priority focus in the next years, and we wanted to focus our common efforts on meetings and training for young people.
We selected seven members of an Arab Regional Coordination Group who were mandated to guide our next steps together and enhance actions and communications across national boundaries as well as with the wider international work of IofC.
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