The Middle East and North Africa Region consists of 18 countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

The second MENA youth meeting was held in Sana’a, capital of the Republic of Yemen, from the 8-13 June 2007. A new youth coordinating committee was elected.

In the Youth Commission, the National Societies in the Middle East are included in the Asia region, and represented by Nga Turua (Cook Islands Red Cross). For North Africa, the African representatives are Ousseynou Badio (Senegal Red Cross), Romain Laïyabe Lare (Togo Red Cross) and Shaban Mawanda (Uganda Red Cross).

The first MENA youth meeting was held in Damascus in June 2005. At this meeting a network was initiated and a youth coordinating committee elected.

Read more about other youth initiatives in the region:

• Youth Coalition for Peace and Friendship in Iran, September 2003
• To learn more about the members and read their individual profiles, click here.