The President of EMEA, Prof. Rym Ayadi, was one do the speakers of a high-level side event at the United Nations Summit of the Future, which was organised by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) in collaboration with the PAM Centre for Global Studies and in partnership with the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED), the Permanent Mission of Morocco, and the Permanent Mission of Italy in New York.
The event titled “Parliamentary Support in Re-Establishing Trust and Reputation in Multilateral Governance” focused on two key themes: the role of parliaments in restoring trust and reputation in global governance, and the development of the nexus between parliamentary principles and emerging technologies. Keynote speaker of the event was Ms. Natalia Gherman, Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) and Executive Director of the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED).
In her intervention Prof. Ayadi underlined: “Trust in international governance is not given—it is earned through transparency, accountability, and the active involvement of citizens. Only by reforming the institutions to be action oriented, inclusive and just, and by driving AI to the good of people and the planet, can we restore faith in the systems that shape our shared future.”
EMEA and PAM signed an MoU in 2015 to explore cooperation in their respective mandates. This includes consultations, joint research and analytical studies, meetings, events, exchanges of information, and other common activities in support of economic integration, employment creation, and social development in the Mediterranean region.
