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لن ننعم بالتنمية في ظل انتشار الفساد

"ورقة موقف" - شبكة عين للمساءلة والنزاهة

 

يحتفل العالم في 9 ديسمبر من كل عام باليوم العالمي لمكافحة الفساد، والذي حددته الجمعية العامة للامم المتحدة بهدف زيادة الوعي بالفساد ودور اتفاقية الامم المتحدة لمكافحة الفساد ومنعه، وقد اختارت الامم المتحد ان تكون الحملة حتى عام 2030 تحت شعار”الفساد: عائق لأهداف التنمية المستدامة”، وتركز هذا العام على كيفية تأثير الفساد على التعليم والصحة والعدالة والديمقراطية والازدهار والتنمية.
وكانت الجمعية العامة للأمم المتحدة قد اعتمدت اتفاقية مكافحة الفساد في 31 تشرين الأول/أكتوبر 2003، ودخلت حيز النفاذ في ديسمبر 2005، اعتمدت ،...

During the first week of October 2018, Al Buss Center has organized the following activities....

During the first week of October 2018, Rashidieh Center has organized the following activities....

August 17, 2018

To: His Excellency Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Mr. David Kaye, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression

Re: Call for action to condemn the Lebanese authorities’ pervasive summons of peaceful activists infringing their right to freedom of expression

Mr High Commissioner, Mr Special Rapporteur,

We, the undersigned organisations, are writing to express our great concern about the current human rights situation in Lebanon.

For many months, Lebanese security agencies...

بيان هيئات المجتمع المدني بشأن حقوق اللاجئين

مؤسسات المجتمع المدني اللبناني قلقة بشأن الخطاب الشعبوي السلبي المتعلق بأزمة اللاجئين  وما يمكن ان ينتج عنه من انتهاكات يكون اللاجئون والمجتمع المضيف ضحيتها، وتدعو الدولة اللبنانية الى تحمل مسؤوليتها في هذا الملف من خلال تحديد موقف حكومي واحد وواضح، وتضمين البيان الوزاري للحكومة المستقبلية موقفا وخطة واضحة للاستجابة لازمة اللاجئين تراعي معايير حقوق الانسان والتزامات لبنان الدولية.

خلال الأسابيع الأخيرة ازدادت وتيرة المواقف المعلنة لعدد من السياسيين اللبنانيين عن ازمة اللاجئين ودعوتهم الى العودة الفورية واتهام المجتمع الدولي بالتشجيع على توطينهم...

On the occasion of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign, ABAAD, The National Commission for Lebanese Women, & UN Women, launched the “LifeForLife” campaign. This campaign aims to amend Chapter Seven of the Lebanese Penal Code into a law that maximizes prison sentences to perpetrators of incest rape. More specifically, the call is to amend the law that condemns any offender found guilty of sexual assault of a daughter, sister, granddaughter, nieces or any person of whom he has physical or legal custody with a life sentence in prison.

 

Incest rape is one of the most...

UNDP Lebanon has launched e-Tendering in September 2017, which effectively means that gradually paper based submissions of bidding documents will be phased out and UNDP Lebanon will use in future digital platforms of submitting bids. Interested bidders and current vendors of UNDP Lebanon are strongly encouraged to register at the e-Tendering Portal at: https://etendering.partneragencies.org. In future interested bidders and current vendors of UNDP Lebanon that have not registered on the e-Tendering portal MUST register in order to be able to prepare and submit bids to UNDP Lebanon...

NEWS RELEASE

Global Economic Freedom up Slightly

Lebanon Ranks 78 Among 159 Countries

24th November, 2017

 

Beirut, Lebanon – Lebanon ranks 78 out of 159 countries and territories included in the latest Economic Freedom of the World: 2017 Annual Report, released on the 25th of September by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) in conjunction with Canada’s Fraser Institute. The report is based on data collected from 2015 and measures the economic freedom levels of 159 countries and territories.

 

In light of the Syrian crisis next door, lower tourism flows and notably, the...

The eviction of some 6,000 Syrian refugees, including an estimated 3,200 children, living on the outskirts of Beirut must be stopped immediately, Save the Children said today. In recent weeks, the refugees, who have been living in rented private accommodation in al-Hadath neighbourhood, were given eviction notices by local authorities and told they must leave their home in just 10 days allegedly for violating Lebanon’s Labour Law. So far, at least 28 families have already had to leave and many still haven’t found an alternative place to stay. Those who have stayed are facing increasing...

أخذت وزارة الداخلية والبلديات علما بتأسيس الجمعية المسماة:
«جمعية السلامة والإنماء المستدام» OSAS-Organization for Safety And Sustainability

أعلنت مؤسّسة الفكر العربيّ عن فتح باب الترشيح لـ"جائزة الإبداع العربيّ" في دورتها الحادية عشرة للعام 2017، في المجالات التالية: جائزة الإبداع لأهمّ كتاب، الإبداع الاقتصاديّ، الإبداع المجتمعيّ، الإبداع الإعلاميّ، الإبداع الأدبيّ، والإبداع الفنّيّ، وذلك اعتباراً من 1 آب/أغسطس وحتّى 30 تشرين الثاني/نوفمبر 2017. ينال الفائز في كلّ مجال من مجالات الجائزة مبلغاً وقدره 25 ألف دولار أميركي، فيما ينال الفائز بجائزة أهمّ كتاب مبلغاً وقدره 50 ألف دولار أميركي، ويحصل الفائزون على درع الجائزة وشهادة التقدير. تبحث مؤسّسة الفكر العربيّ عن الإبداع في الفكرة الاستثنائيّة التي تخرج عن المألوف، وتقدّم ابتكاراً...

For the first time in Tripoli, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF), in partnership with Arab Arcade and Shift, organized an unparalleled weekend of game development for 30 young men and women to shed light on common social issues burdening our youth today. Organized by Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) and in partnership with Arab Arcade, a community organization that aims to strengthen the game development community in Lebanon and the region, and Shift, a community center for social entrepreneurship and innovation in Qbeh in Tripoli, the Tripoli Game Jam brought...

INARA is launching a new, time-limited project to help refugee children from Syria with clubfoot and developmental dislocation of the hip (DDH). INARA was founded by Arwa Damon to work with children who have been affected by conflict and have life-altering or life-threatening injuries or illnesses. She created the organization to address severe gaps that existed in medical provision for refugee children. One such gap is the treatment for clubfoot and DDH. Children with such conditions in Syria would have been able to access free or discounted treatment. However, due to the war they are now...

Under the Patronage of His Excellency the Prime Minister of Lebanon Mr. Saad Al-Hariri The Union of Relief and Development Associations (URDA) shall hold its 5th Annual Conference for the first time in Beirut, under a Golden sponsorship of Qatar Charity, which is always keen to support URDA’s Conferences and Projects. The conference titled “The International Refugee Crisis, What next?" kicks off on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at the Bristol Hotel – Beirut with the participation of more than 300 personalities involved in the global refugee crisis, including Ministers of the Lebanese...

Today (March 29, 2017) INARA is happy to announce that they have been awarded over $500,000 as part of their partnership with UNICEF in Lebanon. The funding has been provided by the US Fund for UNICEF. This money will be used to continue their work providing life-altering medical treatment to refugee children; and also to expand their program to launch a new project focusing on orthopedic injuries.They will announce more details on the orthopedic injuries project in the coming weeks. Speaking about receiving this significant amount of money, founder and president, Arwa Damon, said: “I’m so...

Sawa Association for Development celebrated Mother,s and Child Day at Qab Elias camp for the fifth year, the children enjoyed dancing and cutting cakes with their mothers. Ahmad 10 years old said: it is the first time I am hearing about child day, what should we do ! The haed of Sawa declared that Sawa is palnning to build a nursery for children from 3 to 6 years old inside the camp because these children cant go to nurseries inside the town.

The Secular Society will match every dollar donated to INARA for the next six months - up to a total of $100,000. This means that for every dollar you donate between February 1st and July 31st, The Secular Society will donate a dollar to match yours, until we reach $200,000. The Secular Society is a non-profit organization that funds projects across the world that advance the interests of women and the arts. As their name implies they hold that all religious beliefs are equally valid and as such their expression must be treated with tolerance and respect. Arwa Damon, President of INARA...

Scholarships will be granted by Near East University to all Postgraduate Programs for 2016-2017 Academic Year (Spring Semester) 100%, 75%, 50%, 30% and 25% scholarships will be given in all Masters (with thesis) and PhD programs. Lebanese and Syrian students may apply through Besme and find the opportunity to study in an international environment. For further information contact us via 01 339116 or info@besme-int.org

رسالة مفتوحة موجّهة إلى فخامة رئيس الجمهورية اللبنانية الجنرال ميشال عون بيروت، في 1 كانون الأوّل 2016 - إن المركز اللبناني لحقوق الإنسان يناشد الجنرال ميشال عون لاتخاذ الإجراءات الحاسمة في مسألة حقوق الإنسان كونها تقع على عاتق رئيس الجمهورية الجديد. فيما يلي نص الرسالة المفتوحة: فخامة رئيس الجمهورية اللبنانية، إنّ المركز اللبناني لحقوق الإنسان CLDH يهنئكم على انتخابكم ويأمل منكم اتخاذ كافّة الإجراءات الممكنة لتعزيز فعاليّة تنفيذ الإعلان العالمي لحقوق الإنسان في لبنان الذي أقرّه الدستور اللبناني كماالتزامات لبنان الدولية. يعمل المركز في لبنان منذ عام 2006، وهو يمثل استمرارية جمعية...