Tunisia's Society

Tunis, May 21, 2009- In an address read in her name by the Minister of Women Family, Children and the Elderly Affairs, Mrs Sarra Kanoun Jarraya on Thursday on the occasion of the opening of the conference on “The “Roles of the Tunisian Family: Constants and Variables, Reality and Prospects”, Mrs Leila Ben ...

Tunis, May 20, 2009- During the organizational session of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) held in New York on 18 and 19 May 2009, Tunisia, was elected for a 3-year term as a member of the Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) as of January 2010.
In 2007 Tunisia ...

Tunis, May 11, 2009- The center of a vibrant Jewish pilgrimage each spring, La Ghriba Synagogue, one of the oldest in the world, was the venue on May 11, 2009 of the “Lag B'Omer”, the only Jewish pilgrimage in an Arab country.
Located on the island of Djerba South of Tunisia, one of the ...

Tunis, May 9, 2009- Tunisia’s First Lady, Mrs Leila Ben Ali received from the United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID), the “Enabling Technology Excellence Award” in token of her efforts for the integration of the disabled as the president of the BASMA association for the promotion of employment among disabled ...

Tunis, May 6, 2009- For the first time in its history the International Society of Military Law and Law of War (ISMLLW) is holding its congress outside of Europe.
The Society’s 18 th congress which opened in Tunis on Wednesday, will run till May 8, 2009.
In his opening statement, the Minister of ...

Tunis, April 30, 2009- The Tunisian Association of digital technology and human resources (ATTR) is hosting a conference in Tunis on Thursday on “Handicap, school integration and pedagogical supports in the digital age.”
The event is placed under the patronage of The First Lady, Mrs Leila Ben Ali and the president of the ...

Tunis, April 20, 2009- A regional workshop on gender-based violence opened in Tunis on Monday.
The workshop is organised by the Cawtar Centre, a women’s NGO, and the Belgian study and counsel cabinet “Transtec” and will run up to April 23.
The event is part of series of regional events, destined to promote ...