International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures (2013-2022)

Euro-Arab dialogue strengthened

UNESCO, National Commissions for UNESCO members of the Euro-Arab Dialogue Initiative and the MBI Al Jaber Foundation jointly organized an international conference entitled "Mawaïd - Rendez-vous for the Euro-Arab Dialogue" held at the UNESCO's Headquarters in Paris, on 9 and 10 December 2016. The objective of this conference was to strengthen Euro-Arab cooperation and to adapt this initiative, created in 2001, to the current international challenges.