MENA Chapter (Arab Region Parliamentarians)

The MENA Chapter was launched in Alexandria, Egypt in June 2004 by parliamentarians from Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia and Yemen, who set the following priorities: to provide input into World Bank CAS; to monitor government policies in the World Bank and the IMF; and to track budget expenditures for gender promotion.

Click here to read Alexandria meeting's report (ENG)
Click here to read Alexandria meeting's report (FR)

In May 2006, the MENA Chapter convened a meeting in Rabat, in partnership with the Moroccan Parliament, Arab Region Parliamentarians against Corruption (ARPAC), USAID, SUNY Center for International Development, the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) and the World Bank. The conference brought together some 50 MPs from the region and focused on their role to fight corruption along with other topics such as budget oversight and conflict of interest legislation.  Members proposed to develop a joint initiative with ARPAC on Parliamentary Budget offices.

Click here to read Rabat meeting's report