Following consultations, United Nations Secretary-General has appointed Miguel Ángel Moratinos Cuyaubé of Spain as his High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, from 1 January 2019. Mr. Moratinos succeeds Nassir Abdulaziz al-Nasser of Qatar, to whom the Secretary-General expressed his gratitude for his vision and leadership in enhancing dialogue with Read more
Foro de la Economía del Agua
El pasado 15 de noviembre se celebró en Barcelona el IX Foro de la Economía del Agua, dentro del Salón Iwater. El Foro de la Economía del Agua, es una iniciativa auspiciada por la Universidad de Alcalá (UAH), que tiene por objeto promover un espacio independiente de reflexión y diálogo Read more
By looking at Africa, we are restoring the Mediterranean’s centrality
Interview published by econostrum.info econostrum.info : How do you see relations between Africa, the Mediterranean and Europe? Miguel Ángel Moratinos : For a few years now, politicians have been looking again at the key issues, but also the opportunities, in the Europe-Africa scenario. However, for Europeans, there still exists considerable Read more
Yasser Arafat Foundation
Last 27th of February 2018 I participated at the 11th Board of Trustees Meeting of the Yasser Arafat Foundation at Arab League and Dialogue Forum held at the Semiranis InterContinental Hotel in Cairo. My intervention was titled “Arafat, the architect of Palestine”. More information at: www.yasserarafat.ps القاهرة | مؤسسة Read more
NUMAD 2018
The Lycée Français de Madrid organized from 7th to 9th of February 2018 the 7th edition of an event bringing together 300 students from 24 schools: the NUMAD (UN Madrid). This event aims is a simulation of a conference of the United Nations with delegations composed of high school students Read more
Appreciation: Alfred Zarb – the Mediterranean diplomat
Published in Times of Malta.com Last week, my dear friend and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, George Vella, told me the devastating news of the disappearance of my close colleague Alfred Zarb. I imagine Maltese society and the Foreign Ministry have already paid a deserved tribute to his extraordinary work Read more