The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) Regional Program Political Dialogue South Mediterranean and Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies (MEDAC) organized a two day international conference on 4 and 5 November 2019, titled “Foreign Aid in the Middle East and North Africa”.
The participants had the opportunity to map out the contemporary trends and patterns of foreign aid assistance in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) region as well as the impact of such aid on the development of the region.
President Emeritus of the Republic of Malta Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca delivered the keynote opening address, in which she identified gender equality, youth empowerment and migration flows as the main challenges in the MENA region.
In the welcoming address, Chairman of MEDAC Prof. Godfrey Pirotta touched on the collaboration between KAS and MEDAC which allows students from the MENA region to benefit from an annual scholarship program to pursue academic post graduate studies at MEDAC.