PASSIA is an Arab non-profit institution located in Jerusalem/Al-Quds with a financially and legally independent status. It is not affiliated with any government, political party or organization.
	PASSIA seeks to present the Palestinian Question in its national, Arab and international contexts through academic research, dialogue and publication.
	PASSIA endeavors that research undertaken under its auspices be specialized, scientific and objective and that its symposia and workshops, whether international or intra-Palestinian, be open, self-critical and conducted in a spirit of harmony and cooperation.
	PASSIA's projects include a series of seminars on Diplomacy and Protocol, Strategic Studies, the European Community, and Education on Democracy. This seminar program provides a much needed focus inside Palestine for training Palestinian graduates in international affairs with lectures and discussions held by the highest quality Palestinian and foreign specialists.
	PASSIA's involvement in the question of Jerusalem remains extensive. It hosts regular workshops which address different but inter-connected problems concerning the holy city such as access to information, holy sites, Israeli settlement,and viable future municipal arrangements as capital for the two States.
	PASSIA cooperates and coordinates with other Palestinian institutions both inside and outside Palestine in its persistent efforts to ensure a wider understanding of Palestinian issues.
	PASSIA, by providing a forum for the free expression and analysis of a plurality of Palestinian perspectives and methodology, strives to develop and clarify its own and others' understanding of international relations as they affect the Palestinian struggle for justice and peace.

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Arab Partnership for Conflict Prevention and Human Security (Interim Network) – (APCPHS)

On February 2, 2005, the Arab Partnership for Conflict Prevention and Human Security (Interim Network) was formed as part of a larger effort to contribute to the UN Global Process on the Role of Civil Society in the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC).

GPPAC is a partnership between the United Nations, governments and civil society to develop a common platform for effective action on conflict prevention from the community to the global level. The Arab Partnership will focus their efforts in the areas of capacity building, dialogue and awareness building and human security. Founding members include conflict resolution and human security organizations across the Middle East and North Africa.
For more information, see the website of the Forum for Development, Culture and Dialogue (FDCD).

Palestinian NGO Network (PNGO)

The PNGO Network strives to promote coordination and cooperation among Palestinian NGOs and to advocate their right to exist and function without restrictions. The PNGO is active in advancing democratic values and in strengthening the role of the civil society in Palestine.

Euro-Mediterranean Study Commission (Euro-MeSCo)

MeSCo was established in 1994 (PASSIA was a founding member) in order to provide Mediterranean countries with a forum for debating international policy and security issues from a regional point of view. In principle, network members deal with international relations and security, carry out policy-oriented research, enjoy a domestically and internationally recognized reputation, and are NGOs.

In 1996, MeSCo's scope was expanded to include institutes from non-Mediterranean countries. Euro-MeSCo strives to promote dialogue and the exchange of information between its members; to support their institution-building and research capacities, and to foster cooperation between the civil societies in the member countries.

Arab NGOs Network for Development (ANND)

MThe Arab NGOs Network for Development (ANND) was established in June 1996, with the membership of 45 network and non-governmental organization from 12 Arab countries. The initiative for establishing ANND came from a group of Lebanese and Tunisian civil society organizations that met in 1993, during one of the preparatory meetings for the International Social Development Summit that took place in Copenhagen, in 1995.

ANND is an advocacy group; since its establishment, it has worked extensively on strengthening and shaping the role of civil society organizations in the Arab countries. Currently, ANND has three main programs:
"Development program"
"Democracy program"
"Globalization and Trade program"

The Arab Social Science Research Network (ASSR)

A broader networking effort - involving regional Arab institutes that sought to explore ways to improve intra-regional cooperation and enhance each other's training, research and institution-building efforts - was launched in Beirut in August 1996, by the following attending centers:

		Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS), Beirut
		Lebanese Association for Educational Sciences, Beirut
		Al-Ahram Center for Strategic Studies, Cairo
		Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies, Cairo
		Center for Strategic Studies, University of Jordan, Amman
		Al-Urdun Al-Jadid Center, Amman
		Center for Palestine Research Studies (CPRS), Nablus
		PASSIA, Jerusalem
		The Ford Foundation, Cairo Office