MENA 2019: Reconciliation and Reconstruction

More than 40% of the world's refugees come from the Middle East and North Africa, with spillover effects impacting host countries. With the region's population forecast to grow by 100 million people over the next few years, what efforts are needed to support reconciliation
followed by reconstruction?

On the Forum Agenda:
- Mapping approaches to reconstruction
- Balancing the rights of refugees and the needs of host populations
- Exploring the role of the international community in supporting host countries
This session was developed in partnership with Al Arabiya

· Alain Bejjani, Chief Executive Officer, Majid Al Futtaim Holding, United Arab Emirates

· Seyed Salih Al-Hakim, Director, Al-Kalima Center for Dialogue and Cooperation, Iraq

· Ghassan Hasbani, Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon

· Leena Al Olaimy, Co-Founder and Managing Director, 3 BL Associates, Bahrain

· Joel Rayburn, Deputy Assistant Secretary and Special Envoy for Syria, U.S. Department of State

Moderated by
· Rima Maktabi, UK Bureau Chief, Al Arabiya, United Arab Emirates; Young Global Leader

http://www.weforum.org/