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Reports of a growing number of fatalities and many hundreds injured in devastating aerial bombardments in Lebanon today are a cause for grave concern.

Lebanon is facing yet another nightmare. The recent escalation of attacks from Israel has thrown the country into chaos, with families desperately trying to find safety. Schools have been forced to close, and roads are gridlocked with people fleeing their homes, unsure of where to go next. The coastal road is packed with displaced families—some stopping in Saida, others pushing further north—while uncertainty hangs over everything.

STATEMENT ON THE SERIES OF EXPLOSIONS ACROSS LEBANON AND SYRIA

NEW YORK, 23 September 2024 – “I am deeply alarmed by the ongoing surge of attacks in Lebanon and Israel, which earlier today reportedly claimed the lives of at least 24 children in southern Lebanon. The intensifying violence represents a dangerous escalation for civilians in the area.

UNIFIL expresses grave concern for the safety of civilians in southern Lebanon amidst the most intense Israeli bombing campaign since last October.

Lebanon continues to be severely impacted by ongoing hostilities, with daily exchanges of fire across the southern border. Over the past two weeks, there has been a marked intensification in the conflict with Lebanon experiencing its deadliest day since 8 October 2023 on 17 and 18 September. The simultaneous explosions of pagers and two-way radios over the two days killed at least 37 people and injured more than 3,000. The explosions caused severe injuries, including loss of digits, facial and eye injuries, and abdominal wounds, overwhelming medical services with the arrival of hundreds of...

Marina Topuskanian embarked in a volunteering journey in Poland. In her article she described her learning and growth journey. Under the "Picture It, Build your Future" European Solidarity Corps program funded by the European Union, Marina spent six months in Poland between October 2023 and April 2024, and engaged in activities with the local community.

The Erasmus+ project CINEMATOMEDIA: Teaching Democracy through Cinema is excited to announce its launch. This innovative project aims to empower youth organizations across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) by harnessing the power of cinema to foster political and democratic engagement among young people.

أطلق مركز العلوم الإجتماعية للأبحاث التطبيقيّة (CeSSRA)* الإثنين، ٢٢ مايو/أيار ٢٠٢٣، منصة جديدة للبحث عن عمل مخصّصة للقطاع الخاص.

The Centre for Social Sciences Research and Action (CeSSRA)*, launches on Monday, May 22nd, 2023 a new job search platform for the private sector, Daleel El 3amal.

بيروت، الإثنين ٢٥ تشرين الأول/أوكتوبر ٢٠٢١ - 

يسرّ فريق المركز الإعلان عن استمرار مركز دعم لبنان في عمله ومهمّته تحت اسمٍ جديد: مركز العلوم الاجتماعية للأبحاث التطبيقيّة.  

يأتي تغيير اسم المركز ليعكس بشكل أفضل عملَه المستمرّ الذي شهدَ توسُّعًا ونموًّا خلال ١٥ عامًا، بما يتماشى مع شعاره العلوم الاجتماعية من أجل التغيير من خلال الأبحاث التحويلية والتعاون. 

موقعنا متاح الآن على https://socialsciences-centre.org/ 

أُنشئ المركز في أعقاب الحرب الإسرائيلية على لبنان في تمّوز ٢۰۰٦ لتوثيق وتيسير مشاركة المعلومات وإدارتها، فضلًا عن تعزيز التعاون والشراكات بين مختلف الجهات الفاعلة في المجتمع المدني اللبناني...

Beirut, Monday, 25 October 2021 - 

The centre’s team is happy to announce that the work and mission undertaken by Lebanon Support, will carry on under the new name of the Centre for Social Sciences Research and Action. 

The centre is changing its name so as to better reflect its ongoing work that has been expanding and growing over the past 15 years, in line with its motto of Social Science for change achieved through transformative research and engagement.

Our website is now available on https://socialsciences-centre.org/ 

While the centre was founded, in the aftermath of the Israel July 2006 war...

A4EP, a global alliance of Southern organisations, the 63rd and the newest signatory,  will ensure GB policy discourses remain centred on affected populations and informed  by the experiences of local actors to strengthen effective, efficient and timely  responses through a nexus approach. A4EP commits to working together with  international actors to address the barriers in establishing equitable partnerships with  local actors. We will work with others to ensure distributive and collaborative decision 
making in the global governance of the Grand Bargain and at the country level. 

The last...

جمعت القمة العالمية للعمل الإنساني التي عُقدت في أيار/مايو 2016، 9 آلاف مشاركة ومشارك قدِموا من 180 دولة من الأعضاء، بما في ذلك 55 من رؤساء الدول والحكومات، و700 منظمة غير حكومية ومنظمة مجتمع مدني؛ منها 350 منظمة محلية و250 دولية، إضافة إلى 350 ممثلاً من القطاع الخاص، و130 ممثلاً من وكالات الأمم المتحدة وصناديقها وبرامجها وغيرهم من الجهات المعنية، بما في ذلك الأوساط الأكاديمية، والقادة الدينيون، ووسائل الإعلام. وجاءت القمة تتويجاً لعملية طويلة شاركت فيها العديد من الجهات المعنية، واستغرقت قرابة العامين كما كلّفت ملايين الدولارات. 

وقد شارك عدد أكبر بكثير من منظمات المجتمع المدني المحلية،...

The May 2016 World Humanitarian Summit brought together 9,000 participants. They came from 180
Member States, included 55 Heads of State and Government, 700 NGOs and CSOs, of which 350 national and
local ones, and 250 international ones, 350 representatives of the private sector, 130 representatives of the
UN agencies, funds and programmes and other stakeholders including academia, faith-based leaders, and
media. It was a culmination of an almost a two-years long multi-stakeholder process, costing millions of
dollars.
Many more local and national CSOs took part in the regional consultations process...

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Who governs the humanitarian sector?  The answer is often some combination of big donors, the UN system, and the largest international nongovernmental aid agencies.  If these are the actors that govern, then who is being governed?  The answer is often affected populations and national and local agencies.  This pyramid – with a few at the top and many at the bottom – has inspired many calls to reform the sector so that...

The World Humanitarian Summit(WHS) consultation process opened the space for voices of local and national actors about their experience of the global humanitarian system and its impact locally. As part of the preparations for the WHS in 2016, the High-Level Panel on Humanitarian Financing sought solutions to close the humanitarian financing gap. Their report made recommendations to shrink the needs, deepen and broaden the resource base for humanitarian action, and to improve delivery.

أتاحت المشاورات في مؤتمر القمة العالمي للعمل الإنساني (WHS) المجال لسماع أصوات الجهات الفاعلة المحلية والوطنية حول تجاربهم بالنظام الإنساني العالمي وتأثيره المحلي عليهم. وكجزء من الاستعدادات لمؤتمر القمة العالمي للعمل الإنساني في عام 2016، سعى فريق الخبراء رفيع المستوى المعني بتمويل الشؤون الإنسانية إلى تحديد سبل لسد فجوة التمويل الإنساني. وقدّم تقرير الفريق توصيات لتقليص الاحتياجات، وتعميق وتوسيع قاعدة الموارد للعمل الإنساني، وتحسين التسليم.

The Covid19 pandemic has extensively and adversely impacted the aid architecture, at a time when the lifesaving assistance to population facing natural disasters or protracted crises is most needed. Local organisations are facing further marginalisation at a time when they are at the forefront of the response, be it Covid19 health response or economic or other crises caused during this period.

A story about *Amira: "I dream to be a student and to learn how to read and write.” Written by: Nawal Mdallaly, Director of Sawa For Development Association - Lebanon