Refugee protection is inherently political. While international law and values inevitably influence governments’ decisions about how to respond to refugees, so too do power and interests.
This policy brief analyses the socio-political implications of the so-called October policies, and suggests legislative, political, and practical measures to improve the situation of Syrian refugees in Lebanon. It also aims to inform policy formulation regarding Syrian refugees from a human rights-based perspective, while discussing modalities for enhanced programming at the civil society level.
This policy brief is the fourth publication of a research project investigating the social effects of political and legal measures on Syrian refugees’ daily lives. The brief is based on a consultative...
This document is an adaption of a speech delivered on May 12, 2015 at the launch of a report by the Syrian Justice and Accountability Center (SJAC) entitled ”A Step Towards Justice: Current Accountability Options for Crimes under International Law Committed in Syria.” The repo
This working paper seeks to document and analyse collaboration mechanisms between local authorities and humanitarian actors in addressing the Syrian refugee crisis in urban and peri-urban settings in Lebanon.
The concept of resilience offers a framework that facilitates cross-institutional and cross-disciplinary dialogue and pushes us to examine systems that influence complex situations.
This paper was prepared by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) as a background paper contributing to the Arab Sustainable Development Report. It focuses on gender equality as a core element to achieve sustainable development.
عندما تضع الحرب أوزارها وتصمت المدافع، تجد البلاد نفسها أمام استحقاقات مرحلة ما بعد الحرب. مهمات جسام تواجه المواطنين والمؤسسات في هذه المرحلة، من البدء بتوفير شروط بناء السلم إلى إطلاق عملية العدالة الانتقالية مرورا بوضع السياسات الناجعة لإعادة الإعمار وبناء الدولة… وقد لوحظ أنه غالبا ما تُهمل المسائل الاقتصادية في هذه المرحلة مع أنها تمثل في واقع الأمر ركيزة بالغة الأهمية لبناء السلم الأهلي ولترسيخ المواطنة.
في هذا الكتيب يقوم الباحث د. عمر ضاحي، وهو أستاذ الاقتصاد في “هامشير كوليج” في ولاية ماساشوسيتس، بتسليط الضوء على أهمية البعد الاقتصادي للعدالة الانتقالية..
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The population shift from Syria, as a result of the Syrian Crisis, is causing enormous pressure on host communities and exacerbating instability factors.
The “Review of the Public Procurement Legal Framework in Lebanon” introduces the Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) in Lebanon and elaborates on the legal of the country’s procurement and sustainability laws that may offer a legal possibility for the adoption of SPP principl
This thesis investigates transnational campaigns from the international and state level to consider the existence of transnational activism in Lebanon’s women’s movement.
This guide has been published in 2013 by ABAAD – Resource Center for Gender Equality, with the support of Save The Children. It is a manual intended for the use of facilitators, to guide them in explaining notions relevant to gender and gender equality to children and youth.