Call · 2026
Mediation and Advocacy Competences and Tactics for Sustainable Futures
Youth workers from Austria, France, Croatia, Latvia, Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon and Tunisia meet in Vienna in November 2026.
Who we are
Preparing a new generation of Euro-Mediterranean diplomats, mediators and youth leaders.
The Arab Organisation of Diplomacy (AOD) is an independent organisation based in Vienna. It is the first in the Middle East and North Africa to combine a network of experts and advisers, an academic training initiative, a civil-society association and a research centre.
Our work is built on cultural diplomacy: international trainings, simulations and conferences where young people learn to understand each other, negotiate and cooperate across cultures.
More about us2017
Founded, with the first MENAMUN conference in Sousse, Tunisia
600+
Delegates at three editions of MENAMUN, 2017–2019
12
Countries represented in our Vienna trainings since 2024
3
UN Security Council resolutions on Youth, Peace and Security that guide our work
Erasmus+ training courses
Trainings & events
10–17 Nov
2026
Training course · Youth workers & youth leaders
Mediation and Advocacy Competences and Tactics for Sustainable Futures
32 youth workers from eight countries learn environmental mediation, non-violent communication and peaceful advocacy for climate engagement.
Vienna, Austria
Applications closed
22–30 Nov
2025
Training course · Youth workers
Peacebuilding Strategies for Civic Participation and Community Initiatives
30 youth workers from eight countries work with conflict analysis tools and simulation games to address racism, discrimination and marginalisation locally.
Vienna, Austria
Completed
24 Nov–1 Dec
2024
Training course · Youth workers
Participatory and Emancipatory Approaches for Youth Work
30 youth workers from six countries use digital and offline simulation games to transform social conflicts in their communities.
Vienna, Austria
Completed
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Training course · 26 February
Peacebuilding Strategies for Civic Participation and Community Initiatives
Conflict analysis and conflict transformation strategies for youth workers, built around simulation games.
Project
Pathway to Civic Participation
An Erasmus+ project building the capacity of youth organisations in civic education and multilateral negotiation.
Members & alumni
Our network
AOD is a membership organisation. Students, young professionals, youth workers and organisations from any field can join — and stay connected through trainings, conferences and our local teams.
Europe
Austria · Croatia · France · Germany · Italy · Latvia
North Africa
Algeria · Egypt · Libya · Tunisia
Middle East
Jordan · Lebanon
Countries represented in our Erasmus+ trainings in Vienna, 2024–2026.
Since 2017
Our history
AOD began with MENAMUN, the Middle East and North Africa Model United Nations. In Sousse in 2017, 180 young delegates took on the roles of diplomats and ambassadors for the first time.
- 2017MENAMUN I · Sousse, Tunisia · 180 delegates
- 2018MENAMUN II · Sousse, Tunisia · 200 delegates
- 2019MENAMUN III · Hammamet, Tunisia · 225 delegates — and the North Africa Capacity Building Forum
- 2024–26Erasmus+ training courses for youth workers in Vienna
The AOD approach
Cultural diplomacy, practised.
Every activity we run brings together four strands of work, so that what participants learn is grounded in research and carried back into their communities.
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Research
Articles, studies, position papers and policy analyses, shared with members and stakeholders.
02
International advisory
Expertise on the Euro-Mediterranean landscape: regional power shifts, conflict resolution, youth empowerment and peacebuilding.
03
Practical training
Evidence-based exercises in diplomacy, conflict transformation, intercultural dialogue, critical thinking and project management.
04
Public awareness
Campaigns with civil society, journalists and activists that raise awareness of human rights and cultural diplomacy.
Our work is anchored in UN Security Council resolutions 2250, 2419 and 2535 on Youth, Peace and Security, and in the UN Secretary-General’s Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism.
Working together
Our partners
We work with youth organisations, universities and public institutions across Europe and the Arab world. Our international trainings are co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.
Co-funded by
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Membership
Join AOD
Members are the heart of AOD. Membership is open to everyone aged 21 and over, from any field of study or work, and to organisations with a social or development mission.
€100
Ages 21–30
Valid 5 years
€200
Over 30
Valid 5 years
€500
Organisations
Valid 3 years