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Igniting Hope: The Inaugural Ottawa Civic Space Summit

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Add to Calendar 2026-04-21 11:00:00 2026-03-20 10:34:40 Igniting Hope: The Inaugural Ottawa Civic Space Summit Description Location Policy Center Policy Center Africa/Casablanca public

Mohammed Loulichki, Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South, will take part as a speaker in the Ottawa Civic Space Summit, held from April 21 to 23, 2026, in Ottawa, Canada.

Held under the theme “Igniting Hope: The Inaugural Ottawa Civic Space Summit,” the event will bring together civil society leaders, policymakers, academics, donors, media representatives, and private sector actors to discuss the growing challenges facing civic space worldwide and its central role in sustaining democratic governance, human rights, and inclusive development.

The discussions will examine the global pressures affecting civic participation, including digital surveillance, legal restrictions on civil society, disinformation, and declining public trust, while highlighting strategies to strengthen civic freedoms through international cooperation, inclusive governance, and cross-sector collaboration.

Speakers
Mohammed Loulichki
Senior Fellow
Mohammed Loulichki is a Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South and an Affiliate Professor at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. He brings over 40 years of comprehensive experience in diplomacy, conflict resolution, and human rights. He has served in various roles including as a member and Deputy Head of the Moroccan delegation to the 3rd Conference on the Law of the Sea (1982-1990), Head of the Department of Legal Affairs and Treaties at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1988-1991), and General Director for Multilateral Affairs in the same ministry (2003-2006).   He also acted as Morocco's Ambassador to Hungary, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Croatia (1995-1999), and was the Moroccan Government's Ambassador Coordinator with MINURSO (1999-2001). Furthermore, he se ...