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International Alert and Lebanon Support have the pleasure to invite you to a roundtable discussion on the local security responses to the Syrian refugee crisis. The roundtable aims to stimulate discussion on the preliminary findings of Lebanon Support’s research on local security dynamics in three locations in Lebanon. It furthers aims to prompt a reflection on approaches to ensuring security at the local level. To stimulate the discussion, speakers from Jordan’s Syrian Refugee Affairs Directorate, Siren Associates and AJEM will share their experiences from initiatives supporting and...

Presentation of primary fieldwork findings by Lebanon Support While Lebanese State policies and measures launched in October 2014 have been initially designed to formalise the presence and control the influx of syrian refugees in Lebanon, these regulations have, in practice, led to a set of incoherent procedures when it comes to obtaining and renewing residencies and/or work permits. This has contributed to further distancing between Lebanese state institutions and refugees. This was intensified by the unclear, supposedly mediating, role of international organizations, as well as the...

مشروع نحو بناء استجابة أفضل: تعزيز قدرات العاملين في المنظمات غير الحكومية ومشاركتها في المنظومة الإنسانية الدولية. إعلان عن عقد ورشة عمل متكاملة ومدمجة باللغة العربية في لبنان. سعياً لتعزيز قدرات موظفي المنظمات غير الحكومية العاملين في مجال تقديم الخدمات الإنسانية من جميع أنحاء العالم، ومساعدتهم على التواصل مع أنظمة التعاون والتنسيق الإنسانية بشكل يسمح بتحسين قدراتهم على الاستجابة و تأمين احتياجات المجتمعات المتضررة جراء الأزمات، يتم تنظيم سلسلة من ورش عمل مشروع "نحو بناء استجابة أفضل" على مدار ثلاثة أيام لكل ورشة حيث سيتم طرح معلومات إضافية مبنية على أساس الدورة التعليمية الالكترونية لمشروع...

Bala Sabab - Arbitrary detention and the flaws of the Lebanese judicial system Lebanon Support cordially invites you to: Screening of “Bala Sabab”, a short movie by Emma Humphris. Synopsis: A Lebanese inmate travels through his memory from a cell, repeating the steps and actions leading to his detention. A  tragic and lonely dance that transformed his life forever.Watch the teaser: https://vimeo.com/155019989 Followed by a round table discussion on Arbitrary detention and the flaws of the Lebanese judicial system With discussants: Emma Humphris, filmmaker, studying Criminology at Oxford...

Invitation for the closing event of the project "Better Together: A Youth-Led Approach to Peaceful Coexistence" The European Union and Search for Common Ground-Lebanon are delighted to invite you to attend the closing event of the project ‘Better Together: A Youth-Led Approach to Peaceful Coexistence’. The event will include the screening of a documentary which captures the journey of those involved in the project over the past year and will be followed by a panel discussion on the successes and challenges arising from the implementation of such projects in the Lebanese context. The...

Freedom is not self-evident. Not even in the Netherlands. Although the Netherlands has a long tradition in freedom and secularism, there was a need to found a secular Humanist organization. Seventy years ago the Dutch Humanists started as a non-religious life-stance organization in a very religious society. It was a plea for equality, free choice, and humanist moral standards. Seventy years later the Netherlands is one of the most secularized countries in the world. What does this do to society? Can humanism be the moral standard for a secular society worldwide? In this lecture I want to share...

Invitation for Youth Workshop “Spreading Culture of Human Rights” Beirut – Ashrafieh – Besme Group With the collaboration of Arab Centre for International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Education - France 18 – 19 May 2016 Besme International Group for Humanitarian Assistance is pleased to announce the receiving of applications for Human Rights Training Workshop under the supervision of the international expert and president of Arab Center for International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Education, Dr. Mohammad Amin Al-Midani. The admission will be done through a careful examination of...

Lebanon Support is happy to invite you to the launch of the Basic Guidebook for Emerging collectives, Cooperatives and NGOs in Lebanon, our most recent publication within the Humanitarian Knowledge Base project, in partnership with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).   This bilingual guidebook aims to provide the tools and know-how to establish an organisation or collective and operate in Lebanon. The launching event will feature a panel presenting the guidebook and discussing its usability. Panelists are: - Heba Hage Felder, SDC - Leila al-Ali, Najdeh Association - Fadi...

  Bringing Vocational Education into Mainstream Schooling  The panel discussion will focus on the tenuous relationship between mainstream 'academic' schooling and vocational education at pre-tertiary level in Lebanon. Moderator: Dr. Anies Al-Hroub, Chairperson of the Department of Education, American University of Beirut Panelists: Mr. Ahmed Diab, Director General of Technical and Vocational Education in Lebanon Dr. Barend Vlaardingerbroek, Associate Professor, American University of Beirut Note: This lecture will be in English & Arabic with simultaneous interpretation

حضرة أعضاء "التحالف لإعداد وحشد التأييد لتقرير الإستعراض الدوري الشامل الخاص بسوريا"  AWSURAالكرام، حضرة الزملاء والزميلات في منظمات وجمعيات المجتمع المدني، المهتمة بدعم تقارير UPR خاصة بسوريا، الكرام تحية طيبة وبعد، مع إقتراب مهلة تقديم تقارير الإستعراض الدوري الشامل (الدورة الثانية لسوريا- الجلسة 26) لمنظمات المجتمع المدني على الإنتهاء، والتي تصادف في 24 آذار (مارس) 2016، تدعوكم اللجنة المشرفة على إعداد تقرير التحالف للقاء تشاوري لعرض مسودة التقرير ومناقشة التوصيات، على أمل أن نتمكن من إرسال مسودة التقرير (لأعضاء التحالف) قبل موعد اللقاء حيث أنه في مراحله الاخيرة v     سوف يعقد لقاء غازي...

بمناسبة الثامن من أذار يوم المرأة العالمي       يتشرف مركز الأطفال والفتوة بدعوتكم لحضورندوة حول:        وضع المرأة الفلسطينية في ظل المتغيرات الراهنة         تقدمها الأخت المناضلة سـمر العلمي          يتخلل اللقاء بعض الرقصات لأطفال المركز    وذلك يوم الثلاثاء 8 أذار 2016الساعة 3:00 بعد الظهر      في مركز الأطفال والفتوة- مخيم شاتيلا 

Public Lecture by  Professor Yang Jiemian President Emeritus, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies  Monday, March 7th, 2016, 5pm-7pm Issam Fares Institute, Conference Room, 4th floor - AUB (Green Oval) Where do contemporary Chinese diplomatic approaches and practices derive from, and what are the theoretical and historical sources behind its “independent foreign policy of peace"? And how to understand China’s current foreign policy strategy in the light of its founding theories? To what extent is China providing an alternative to the world superpowers conception of a new kind of...

I would like to draw your attention to an upcoming lecture by Dr. Joanne Liu, the International President of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). It is in collaboration with MSF and it is taking place at the Issam Fares Institute Auditorium, this Friday 4 March, at 5.30pm. Further details can be found in the email announcement below and/or by clicking here for the event poster.   Dr. Liu’s talk, ‘Doctors on the Frontlines: Medical Humanitarian Challenges’, will focus on the challenges that MSF faces in its operations, and special attention will be given to its activities in this region, in addition...

Completely FREE! CONFUSION 101: Between Doctors and Medical Bills No one is ever prepared for when a loved one is diagnosed with cancer. Among all the concerns and questions that suddenly come rushing in, you find yourself thrust into a world of doctor’s appointments and navigating a web of overwhelming medical bills. What’s the best way to juggle all these new responsibilities and how can you best manage all the upcoming expenses?  All these topics (and more!) will be discussed on: WEDNESDAY, March 2 TIME: 6pm - 8pm LOCATION: Dawawine, Gemmayze  A team of recognized specialists in their...

 forumZFD and the Center for Applied Research in Education at the Notre Dame University -Louaize are pleased to invite you to a public seminar entitled "The Power of Remembrance :memory and learning from the past in Lebanon". This event will take place on Tuesday November,24,2015 from 9:00 am till 11:00 am at the Friends Hall,Notre Dame University -Main Campus,Zouk Mosbeh.  The research team will present the main findings of their study which investigates the use of memory by political parties in Lebanon in th political and educational domains.

 forumZFD and the Center for Applied Research in Education at the Notre Dame University -Louaize are pleased to invite you to a public seminar entitled "The Power of Remembrance :Political Parties, memory and learning from the past in Lebanon". This event will take place on Tuesday November,24,2015 from 9:00 am till 11:00 am at the Friends Hall,Notre Dame University -Main Campus,Zouk Mosbeh.  The research team will present the main findings of their study which investigates the use of memory by political parties in Lebanon in the political and educational domains.

Lebanon Support cordially invites you to a round table discussion on: “Let’s talk about sex”: Rethinking sexual rights and reproductive health programmes in Lebanon Presentation by Lebanon Support’s consultant, Dalya Mitri. With discussants:Caroline SukkarVice-President of the Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering, Researcher in Feminist studies. Rola YasmineCoordinator of the A project, Researcher on reproductive and sexual health, and a registered nurse. Sexual and reproductive rights are a subset of human rights. Reproductive rights could be whether and when to have children, access to...

Under the Patronage of His Excellency Me. George Jreij – President of the Beirut Bar Association   The Lebanese Center for Human Rights (CLDH) with the support of Open Society Foundation Cordially invites you to a roundtable entitled:   “Legal Aid in Lebanon in 2015: Facts and Challenges”   During this roundtable, the work of CLDH in the field of legal assistance will be presented and discussed, and debates will take place on the challenges of the Legal Aid system in Lebanon. The finalized program will be provided to participants confirming their attendance.   Places are limited. Kindly...

The French Institute for the Near East (IFPO) and Lebanon Support, With the support of WAFAW, Cordially invite you to a talk on: Uprisings in the Arab world: the consecration of counterrevolutions? By:Frédéric Vairel,associate professor of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa, and co-author of Soulèvements et recompositions politiques dans le monde arabe, PUM, 2014. With discussant:Mariam Younes, PhD candidate, University of Roskilde in Denmark Introduction by:Vincent Geisser, (IFPO/CNRS/WAFAW), “The revolution has just started” During the 2011 popular uprisings, the same thing did...

Lebanon Support Cordially invites you to a talk on: Bordering the Middle East: concepts and challenges By:Daniel Meier,political scientist. He is a research fellow at CNRS, Grenoble, affiliated with the Euborderscapes programme. A former Senior Associate Member at St Antony’s College in Oxford, he also taught at the Graduate Institute in Geneva. His publications focus on Lebanese-Palestinian relationships, border issues, and politics in the Middle East. His forthcoming book is titled Shaping Lebanon’s Borderlands: Armed Resistance and International Intervention in South Lebanon (IB Tauris)...