The 12th edition of the MEDays 2019 forum kicks off next Wednesday. The four-day gathering will welcome over 2,500 attendees, including over 150 high-profile international speakers and more than 80 government representatives.
The event, under the patronage of the country's monarch Mohammed VI, is organised by the Amadeus Institute, a think tank focusing on research and analysis on strategic issues concerning Morocco, North Africa, the Middle East, the Mediterranean region, Africa, and the South.
The forum will touch upon issues of geostrategic, political, economic and social importance in the countries of the Mediterranean, African, and Arab regions, such as African integration, migration, terrorism, cybersecurity, the Palestinian deal, post-Brexit ties with the UK, and other topics.
The first day of the forum will commence with an "Economic Intelligence" module, followed by a workshop titled "African Union’s Governance: Towards Modernisation and more Transparency", which will be moderated by Sputnik France's correspondent in Tunisia, Grira Safwene.
Madam Lilia Naas Hachem shared her vision for economic opportunities in Africa as well as the possibilities of African integration.
Sputnik: The main objective of the Economic Commission for Africa Office is to contribute to achieving structural transformation and balanced development via the implementation of an environment conducive to creating employment opportunities for women and young people in North Africa. What measures is your organisation taking in creating employment opportunities for women and young people in North Africa?
Madam Lilia Naas Hachem: Thank you for the question. We are a think tank institution, which means that we conduct some research and analyses to understand the sources of the problem, as well as the solutions that can be proposed or implemented by the member states. In this area, we have just started to work on employment in 2018-2019; we have foc ..
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