Rabat, Morocco, 20-21 October 2011 PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE SEMINAR Challenges and Opportunities of Participatory Governance in North African Countries: Engaging Citizens and Their Organizations in Public Development Affairs through Adequate Institutions Co-organized by UNDESA, UNECA, UNESCWA and the Ministries of the Interior and of Public Sector Modernization of Morocco Rabat, Morocco, 20-21 October 2011

OPENING CEREMONY From left to right: Mr. Vito INTINI (UNESCWA, Officer in Charge, Division of Emerging and Conflict Related Issues); Mr. Roberto VILLARREAL (UNDESA, Chief of the Development Management Branch, Division for Public Administration and Development Management); Mr. Mohamed Said EL ALAMI (Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister, in Charge of Public Sector Modernization, Kingdom of Morocco); Ms. Karima BOUNEMRA BEN SULTANE (UNECA, Director , North Africa Office)

OPENING CEREMONY Mr. Mohamed Said EL ALAMI (Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister, in charge of Public Sector Modernization, Kingdom of Morocco); Ms. Karima BOUNEMRA BEN SULTANE (UNECA, Director, North Africa Office); Mr. Vito INTINI (UNESCWA, Officer in Charge, Division of Emerging and Conflict Related Issues); Mr. Roberto VILLARREAL (UNDESA, Chief of the Development Management Branch, Division for Public Administration and Development Management).

WELCOMING REMARKS Clockwise: Mr. Vito INTINI (UNESCWA, Officer in Charge, Division of Emerging and Conflict Related Issues), Mr. Roberto VILLARREAL (UNDESA, Chief of the Development Mangement Branch, Division for Public Administration and Development Management DPADM); Ms. Valentina RESTA (UNDESA, Public Administration and Development Management Officer, DPADM)

INTRODUCTORY PRESENTATION Mr. Zuhair AL KHAYED (Consultant, UNDESA). Above, from left to right: Mr. XXXXX (xxxx); Mr. XXXXX (UN-Habitat, Egypt); Mr. XXXXXX (xxxxx). Below, from left to right: Mr. XXXXX (xxxxx); Ms. XXXXXX (xxxxx); Ms. Karima Ali KORAYEM (Al Azhar University, Egypt).

INTRODUCTORY PRESENTATION Mr. Zuhair AL KHAYED (Consultant, UNDESA). Above: Mr. XXXXX (xxxx); Mr. XXXXX (xxxxx); Mr. XXXXXX (xxxxxxx) Mr. XXXXXX (xxxxx, Mauritania); Ms. . Noura BORSALI (Independent Member of Haute instance pour la réalisation des objectifs de la révolution, de la réforme politique et de la transition démocratique , (Tunisia). Below: Ms. XXXXXX (xxxxx); Mr. XXXXX (xxxxxx) Mr. Mohamed HARAKAT (Mohamed V University, Morocco).

THEMATIC SESSIONS Left to right: Mr. XXXXX (xxxx); Ms. Fatna KHIEL (Deputy President, Municipality of Arbaroua, Kenitra Province, Morocco); Mr. Bruno POUEZAD (United Nations, Rresident Coordinator and Representative UNDP, Morocco). Mr. Omar BENAIDA (Economic and Social Council, Morocco); Ms. Karima BOUNEMRA BEN SULTANE (UNECA, Director North Africa Office); Mr. Ahmed EL NAGGAR (Al Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, Egypt).

THEMATIC SESSIONS From left to right: Mr. Zuhair AL KHAYED (Consultant to UNDESA) From left to right: Ms. Karima Ali KORAYEM (Al Azhar University, Egypt); Ms. Najat ZARROUK (Governor, Ministry of the Interior, Morocco, and Chair of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration, CEPA) From left to right: Mr. Omar BENAIDA (Economic and Social Council, Morocco); Mr. XXXXXX (xxxxx); Ms. XXXXXX (xxxxx); Mr. XXXXXX (xxxxx).

THEMATIC SESSIONS Front row: Mr. Dijoudi BOURAS (National Economic and Social Council, Algeria); Mr. Jalal ABDEL-LATIF (UNECA, Chief of Unit for Civil Society and Post Conflict); Second row: Ms. XXX (UNECA), Ms. Emebet MESFIN (UNECA) Ms. XXXXXX(xxxxxx); Mr. XXXXXX (xxxxx). Mr. XXXXXX(xxxxxx); Mr.Zuhair AL KHAYED (Consultamnt, UNDESA) Left to right: Mr. Mansour Omar EL-KIKHIA (Libya, Professor at University of Texas, USA); Mr. XXXXX (xxxxx); Ms. XXXXX (xxxxxx); Ms. Karima Ali KORAYEM (Al Azhar University, Egypt) .

THEMATIC SESSIONS Mr. Zuhair AL KHAYED (Consultant, UNDESA) Mr. Mohamed HARAKAT (Mohamed V University, Morocco) Ms. Fatna KHIEL (Deputy President, Municipality of Arbaroua, Kenitra Province, Morocco) Mr.Ahmed Elsayed EL NAGGAR (Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies Egypt) Ms. Najat ZARROUK (Governor, Ministry of the Interior, Morocco, and Chair of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration CEPA) Ms. XXXXX (xxxxxxxx)

THEMATIC SESSIONS From left to right: Ms. Fatna KHIEL (Morocco), Ms. Houda MEIJRI (UNECA Rabat), Mr. XXXXX (xxxxxx) Ms. Karima BOUNEMRA BEN SULTANE (UNECA, Director North Africa Office) Mr. Dijoudi BOURAS (National Economic and Social Council, Algeria) From left to right: Mr. Roberto VILLARREAL (UNDESA), Ms. XXXXX (xxxx), Mr. Omar BENAIDA (Economic and Social Council, Morocco) , Mr. XXXX (xxxxx)

THEMATIC SESSIONS Ms.Fatima Zahra BENHARMIT (Confederation General des Enterprises Marocainnes, Morocco) Mr. XXXXXXXX (xxxxxxx) Ms. XXXXXXXX (xxxxxxx) Mr. XXXXXXXX (xxxxxxx); Mr. XXXXXXXXXXX (xxxxxxxxx) Mr. Roberto VILLARREAL (Division for Public Administration and Development Management, UNDESA)

THEMATIC SESSIONS Ms. Valentina RESTA (UNDESA, Public Administration and Development Management Officer) From left to right: Ms. Houda MEIJRI (UNECA Rabat); Ms. XXXXXX (Mauritania) From left to right: Mr. Omar BENAIDA (ESC, Morocco); Ms. Karima BOUNEMRA (UNECA, Director North Africa Office) From left to right: Mr. XXXXX (xxx), Ms. XXXXX (xxxxx), Ms. Karima Ali KORAYEM (Egypt), Mr. XXXXX (xxxxx), Mr. XXXXX (xxxx)

THEMATIC SESSIONS Mr. XXXXXXXX (xxxxxxx) From left to right: Mr. Zuhair AL KHAYED (Consultant, UNDESA), Ms. Fatna KHIEL (Morocco), Mrs. Houda MEIJRI (UNECA Rabat), Mr. XXXXXXXX(xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) Front row: Mr. Dijoudi BOURAS (National Economic and Social Council, Algeria); Mr. Jalal ABDEL-LATIF (UNECA, Chief of Section on Civil Society and Post Conflict), Mr.Ahmed Malik ABU SIN (Sudan); Second row: Ms. XXX (UNECA), Ms. Emebet MESFIN (UNECA), Mr. XXXXXX(xxxxx)

PARTICIPANTS Ms. XXXXXX (xxxxx, xxxxxxxxxxxx) Ms. Najat ZARROUK (Governor, Ministry of the Interior, Morocco, and Chair of the UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration) Ms. Karima BOUNEMRA BEN SULTANE (UNECA, Director North Africa Office) Ms. Valentina RESTA (UNDESA, Public Administration and Development Management Officer) Ms. Fatna KHIEL (Deputy President, Municipality of Arbaroua, Kenitra Province, Morocco) Ms. Karima Ali KORAYEM (Al Azhar University, Egypt) Ms. Suzanne FAFIN (Executive Director Local Governance Program, CIDA)

PARTICIPANTS Ms. Fatima Zahra BENHARBIT (Confederation General des Enterprises Marocaines, Morocco) Ms. XXXXXXX (xxxxxxx) Ms. XXXXXXX (Mauritania) Ms. Hyam AL NASHASH (Jordan) Ms. XXXXXXX (Morocco) Ms. Noura BORSALI (Independent Member, Haute instance pour la réalisation des objectifs de la révolution, de la réforme politique et de la transition démocratique, Tunisia)

PARTICIPANTS Ms. Emebet MESFIN (UNECA) Ms.Houda MEIJRI (UNECA Rabat) Ms.XXXXXX (Morocco) Ms.XXXXXX (UNECA) Mr. Ahmed Malik ABU SIN (Sudan) Mr. Omar BENAIDA (Economic and Social Council, Morocco) Mr. XXXXXXXX (UN-Habitat Egypt)

PARTICIPANTS 18 Mr. Zuhair AL KHAYED (Consultant UNDESA) Mr. Bruno POUEZAD (UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Representative, Morocco) Mr. Dijoudi BOURAS (National Economic and Social Council, Algeria) Mr. Mohamed HARAKAT (Mohamed V University, Morocco) Mr. Ahmed SHEBANI (Founder, National Democratic Party, Libya) Mr. XXXXXXX (Mauritania) Mr. Mohamed Said EL ALAMI (Minister of Public Sector Modernization, Morocco) Mr. XXXXXXX (xxxxx) 18

PARTICIPANTS Mr. Roberto VILLARREAL (UNDESA, Chief of Branch, Division for Public Administration and Development Management) Mr. XXXXXXXX (xxxxxx) Mr. Jalal ABDEL-LATIF (UNECA, Chief of Section on Civil Society and Post Conflict) Mr. Vito INTINI (UNESCWA, Officer in Charge, Division of Emerging and Conflict Related Issues) Mr. XXXXXXXX (xxxxxx)

PARTICIPANTS Mr. XXXXXXXX (xxxxxx) Mr. Mansur Omar EL KIHKIA (Libya, and University of Texas, USA) Mr. Simon Mamosi LELO (Director General of CAFRAD) Mr. Ahmed Elsayed EL NAGGAR (Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies Egypt)

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