Check our policy paper on the "Impact of the Continued Influx of Syrian Refugees to Lebanon and its Inability to Cope Alone" which is the first of its series entitled "Ethics and Politics: Response to the Plight of Refugees."

is pleased to know that, as a result of your efforts, the foundations of Beirut Institute have now taken shape. He welcomes the fact that the mission of the Institute as an independant think tank on Arab matters and Arab relations with East and West is translating into strategic partnerships and attracting the support of leaders and policy-makers. He is particularly appreciative of the projects undertaken in the short period since the inception of the Institute and their relevance to the work of the United Nations, including in relation to the Arab agenda, the Arab Brain Trust, the Thematic Councils and the "Off-the-Record UN Security Council Luncheon Series" in which the Deputy Secretary-General participated. Under your able direction and with the participation of many friends of the United Nations on its Board of Directors and Advisory Board, the Secretary-General wishes much success to the Beirut Institute in the advancement of its mission and for a successful event.

will not dwell on failures or handicaps. Instead, our task is to think of innovative solutions to the current challenges and to devise strategies for future opportunities 
Raghida Dergham Founder and Executive Chairman

of the Arab world and Beirut Institute is its oxygen

HRH Prince Turki Bin Faisal Al Saud

Board of Directors

which does not translate into action remains a dream but  an Action without a Vision could turn into a nightmare.

Nahla Haidar

Board of Directors

to take part in the decisions that affect their lives; they want their dignity back and they want an end to corruption

Lakhdar Brahimi

Board of Directors

has an important role to play in assisting the birth of rights-respecting democracies in the region and  think outside the box

Diana Moukalled

Advisory Board

of Arab diversity and excellence, Beirut Institute will advance a constructive discourse globally

Amre Moussa

Board of Directors

to convert people's demands into a vision

Talal Shair

Board of Directors

offers one of the rare credible platforms in the region where those transformations are  taking place

Nadia Boulifa

Advisory Board

is where thinking will definitely take the lead over any other form of human fight.

Badih Moukarzel

Board of Directors

Beirut Institute in partnership with Foreign Policy Association (FPA)

is here to assist in enabling the Arab World

Mireille Korab

Advisory Board

will provide an inventory of Arab minds, ideas, and wisdom that will enable the world to better understand the region and its future development

Marwan Kheireddine

Board of Directors

we are finally defining our own Arab Agenda

Malik Dahlan

Advisory Board

coincides with the birth of a new promising era in the Arab world, an era in which youth and women are actively involved in planting the seeds of freedom, citizenship and justice

Farida Allaghi

Advisory Board

indigenous, independent, inter-generational platform for constructive engagement locally and globally.

Talal Al Zain

Board of Directors

Of the most important think tanks institution to follow during the years to come, it is my great pleasure to welcome this highly respected institute

Abdulkarim AlEryani

Advisory Board

in the 21st century, we are still debating the universality of human rights

Amira Yahyaoui

Advisory Board

for an ongoing conversation regarding the Arab region, it is now the model of exchange between UN Security Council members and thinkers from the Arab region

holds the promise of assisting in accelerating the changes flowing accross the Middle East

Soha Nashaat

Advisory Board

of Beirut Institute, cannot be more timely or commendable for our renaissance as an Arab people

Shahm Al Wir

Advisory Board

 

we all rise to our regions ambitions,which will continue to be fuelled with the ever increasing capabilities of technology

Mira Lozi

Advisory Board

is at a major cross road, solving employment is key in bring us back on track, we need doers and less leaders.

Habib Haddad

Board of Directors