The Arab NGOs Consultancy, RAED aims at developing, improving and coordinating the work of its members, by strengthening the bonds of cooperation between them, and contributing to the achievement of environmental and development and integration between the its members
RAED is a financially independent Arab network of non-governmental organizations that draws together members from a diverse range
of Arab states who share a commitment to ethical, responsible and sustainable development. Members enjoy a legal entity and complete eligibility to run its activities and achieve its goals. Many organizations concerned with the environment and sustainable development from different Arab Countries have joined RAED, including Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Sudan, Egypt, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Iraq, UAE, Yemen and Saudi Arabia. In 1995, the League of Arab States recognized RAED and designated it with official observer status in the Council of Arab Ministers responsible for the Environment. Accordingly, it participates with the Technical General Secretariat of the Council of Arab Ministers with a delegate to attend all the meetings held by RAED, as well as during meetings of the Board of Directors. RAED Partners
RAED acts in cooperation and partnership with various international and donor organizations, inter alia:
- The European Union (EU)
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the UNEP Regional Office for West Asia (UNEP-ROWA), and the UNEP Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP/MAP)
- The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
- The Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA)
- The African Development Bank (AFB)
- The Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development (MIO-ECSDE)
- The Government of Japan
- Earth Council
- ECA
- The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
- The Social Fund for Development (SFD) (Egypt)
