Previous Mediterranean Conferences
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From 1980 Mediterranean Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies hae been meeting periodically to discuss and address common issues.
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1st Mediterranean Conference

Location: Sveti Stefan, Yugoslavia

Dates: 4 - 6 February, 1980

Participants: Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Monaco, Morocco, Palestine, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yugoslavia, League of Red Cross Societies, Henri Dunant Institute, International Committee of the Red Cross (invited).

Issues Addressed:

  • Natural Disaster relief
  • The role of the Red Cross in protecting the environment
  • The role of the Red Cross in solving particular problems of migrant workers
  • Aquatic lifesaving and the role of Red Cross and Red Crescent Youth
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2nd Mediterranean Conference

Location: Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Dates: 10 - 13 June, 1982

Participants: Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Monaco, Morocco, Palestine, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yugoslavia.

Issues Addressed:

  • Natural Disaster relief
  • Aquatic lifesaving
  • Migrants workers
  • Bilateral cooperation between Spain and Morocco
  • Blood donation
  • Protecting the environment
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3rd Mediterranean Conference

Location: Damascus, Syria

Dates: 14 - 18 October, 1984

Participants: Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece (represented by Spain), Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yugoslavia, League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, International Committee of the Red Cross, General Secretariat of the International Organisation of Civil Protection.

Issues Addressed:

  • Industrial medicine
  • Water pollution
  • Blood donation
  • Elderly people
  • Immigrant workers
  • Cooperation between National Societies
  • Youth
  • Drug dependency
  • Humanitarian education
  • Peace
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4th Mediterranean Conference

Location: Istanbul, Turkey

Dates: 8 - 11 September, 1986

Participants: Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yugoslavia, League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, International Committee of the Red Cross, General Secretariat of Arab Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

Issues Addressed:

  • The Red Cross and the Red Crescent and peace
  • Application, promotion and dissemination of international humanitarian law
  • Information Campaigns and related courses for young people and the armed forces must be continued
  • Activities in the field of health and social well-being
  • Role of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent in solving the problems faced by immigrants workers
  • Cooperation in the event of disasters and common problems
  • Staff training (of volunteers, young professionals)
  • Problems concerning young people
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5th Mediterranean Conference

Location: Algiers, Algeria

Dates: 8 - 11 June, 1989

Participants: Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Monaco, Morocco, Palestine, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yugoslavia.

Issues Addressed:

  • Immigration and workforce from the Maghreb
  • Development founded on cooperation and solidarity
  • Situation in Palestinian territories
  • Cooperation between Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to protect the environment
  • Primary healthcare
  • Blood transfusion
  • The Red Crescent and peace
  • Protecting mothers and children
  • Volunteers
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6th Mediterranean Conference

Location: Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Dates: 2 - 4 February, 1994

Participants: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Palestine, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yugoslavia, Secretariat of Arab Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

Issues Addressed:

  • Peace and international humanitarian law
  • Vulnerable groups
  • Health and the environment
  • DECLARATION OF MAJORCA
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7th Mediterranean Conference

Location: Tunis, Tunisia

Dates: 2 - 4 April, 1997

Participants: Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Monaco, Morocco, Palestine, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yugoslavia.

Issues Addressed:

  • Protecting life and health
  • The environment
  • Immigration
  • International Humanitarian Law and the development of human values
  • DECLARATION OF TUNIS
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8th Mediterranean Conference

Location: Nice, France

Dates: 11 - 13 May, 2000

Participants: Albania, Algeria, Croatia, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Libya, Malta, Monaco, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yugoslavia. Attending as observers: Magen David Adom and the Palestinian Red Crescent.

Issues Addressed:

  • Water. A key factor in health
  • Helping immigrants
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9th Mediterranean Conference

Location: Cairo, Egypt

Dates: 24 - 27 May, 2004

Participants: Albania, Algeria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, San Marino, Serbia and Montenegro, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, the IFRC, ICRC, the Permanent Cpmmittee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, the Secretariat of the Arab Red Crescent Societies and the Red Cross/European Union Office.

Issues Addressed:

  • Youth
  • Youth and lifesaving
  • Youth and violence
  • Youth and drug dependency and HIV/AIDS
DECLARATION OF CAIRO
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10th Mediterranean Conference

Location: Athens, Greece

Dates: 27 - 31 March, 2007

Participants: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Libya, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey.

The IFRC, Standing Commission of the Red Cross/Red Crescent, the Secretariat of the Arab Red Crescent and the Red Cross Organization, Red Cross Office of the European Union, Austrian Red Cross, Norwegian Red Cross and Swiss Red Cross.

Guests: Cyprus and representatives from the Hellenic Inter-Ministerial Committee for International Humanitarian Law.

Issues Addressed:

  • Migrants and Refugees
  • Partnership among Mediterranean National Societies
  • Role of Red Cross/Red Crescent National Societies in Prisons
  • Role of Red Cross/Red Crescent in the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals
ATHENS DECLARATION
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11th Mediterranean Conference

Location: Cavtat, Dubrovnik, Croatia

Dates: 16 - 19 March, 2010

Participants (National Societies delegations of): Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey and the Centre for the Cooperation in the Mediterranean.

Representatives from: Standing Commission of the Red Cross/Red Crescent, IFRC, ICRC, Austrian Red Cross, Bulgarian Red Cross, Hungarian Red Cross, Norwegian Red Cross and Venezuelan Red Cross, PERCO, The Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre, Youth Commission of the International Federation.

Guests: Barcelona City Council, City of Dubrovnik, Autonomous Government of Catalonia (Department of Health), Euro-Med Youth Platform, European Institute of Mediterranean (IEMed), International Organization for Migration.

Issues Addressed:

  • Migrants
  • Youth
  • Climate change and environment
  • Social effects of world economic crisis
DUBROVNIK DECLARATION