Middle East and North Africa

Visit the URI Middle East and North Africa Website

URI member groups are present in the following countries in the Middle East and North Africa Region:

Bahrain
Egypt
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
Libya
Mauritania
Morocco
State of Palestine
Syrian Arab Republic
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen

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Stories From URI Middle East and North Africa

How to Have Difficult Conversations?

URI organized a community call under “How to Have Difficult Conversations“ to mark the International Day of Peace.

URI Statement on Escalating Violence in the Israel-Hamas War

URI remains alarmed by the escalation of violence between Israel and Hamas & expresses grave concern for the civilians on the ground.

Resilience and Youth work

Learn more about the Resilience and Youth Work study visit hosted by Desert Bloom Cooperation Circle.

Identifying Fake News

URI MENA region organized a culture cafe focusing on how to detect fake news.

Unpop that Populism

URI MENA youth volunteers take part in multicultural and interfaith Youth Exchange Program in Morrocco.

URI Middle East and North Africa Newsletter

Read the latest newsletter from URI MENA region!

URI Executive Director Celebrates Golden Rule Day

URI Executive Director celebrates Golden Rule Day.

Women's Empowerment through Artivism

Miss Wejda is a self-taught artist using local resources, such as wood trunks and coffee powder in addition to other common tools to portray the old Beduin culture. she also uses art to call attention to changes that need to happen in her culture, specifically addressing the different kinds of violence.