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The conference will be in English and Arabic, with simultaneous translation available May 12 - Day One:Session One 12:00 - 2:00Russia and the Arab World Alexander Zasypkin, Ambassador of Russia to Lebanon, IntroductionNikolay Kozhanov, Nonresident Scholar at the Carnegie Moscow Center,“The Russian -Arab Relations Today”Talal Nizameddin, Dean of Student Affairs at AUB, “The Making of Russia’sForeign Policy Today”   May 13 - Day Two:Session Two 10:00 - 12:00Religion, Nationalism, and Geopolitics Antoine Courban, Professor at the Saint Joseph University in Beirut,“On Religion and Nationalism in...

ABAAD- Resource Center for Gender Equality in partnership with UNICEF are pleased to invite you to take part in a comprehensive Training on "Gender Based Violence Case Management in Emergencies (GBV CMiE)"; which will be conducted in Arabic by GBV experts and will involve a mixed-method approach including seminars and plenary discussions, small group work, role plays, and other creative means to ensure learning. The Training aims at strengthening the capacities of social workers working with survivors of GBV in Lebanon (women & girls from both host & refugee communities) in case management and...

Please follow this link for more info: http://www.aub.edu.lb/ifi/Pages/msf_conference.aspx For Arabic: http://www.aub.edu.lb/ifi/Documents/events/2015-2016/20160504_msf/20160… A two-day conference marking 40-years Médecins Sans Frontières’s (MSF) work in conflict, co-organized with the American University of Beirut. This conference will critically examine some of the contemporary challenges to humanitarian action across different war geographies within and beyond the Middle East. The event will bring together researchers, academics, and practitioners working in and on the...

Topics approached during the workshop: What is political communication?What is political marketing and PR?How do you develop an elections campaign?How do you design political events?Why do you need political PR?Can you do without social media in politics?     Course duration: 1 day Starting time at: 11 Fees of the course: $250 For more information don't hesitate to contact us on: 01/256220 - or 03/103043

Le Département d’Histoire de la Faculté des lettres et des sciences humaines a le plaisir de vous inviter à une conférence de Monsieur Henry Laurens, Professeur au Collège de France Histoire et génocide Mardi 16 février 2016 à 18h Université Saint-Joseph, Campus des sciences humaines, Bâtiment C, 5e étage, salle polyvalente Pour tout renseignement, contacter Mme Micheline Nasrallah au 01 421 000 – ext. 5129 ou carla.edde@usj.edu.lb

دورة صحفية تهدف الى تعريف الشباب في المخيمات والتجمعات الفلسطينية في لبنان الى الميثاق الصحفي وكيفية تطبيقه خلال العمل الصحفي  A journalism course which aims at introducing youth in the Palestinian camps and gatherings in Lebanon to the Journalism code of ethics and how to apply it during one's journalism work

Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship Arab Studies Institute's   2nd Annual Conference: Academia and Social Justice March 11-13, 2016 Crowne Plaza Hotel, Hamra The Academia and Social Justice conference is bringing together academics, students and practitioners from across the region and internationally to discuss the role of academic institutions and actors in the debates on and promotion of social justice. Around 33 papers will be presented in 10 panels across three days on topics such as academia and the marketplace, pedagogy for social justice, student activism, knowledge...

Universities, Schools, Youth Organizations, and Informal Youth Groups Are invited to implement service projects during Lebanon’s First National Youth Service Week April 9-17, 2016   Volunteer For Lebanon is holding this training session in Zahle to provide information about NYSW to schools, universities, and organizations in the Bekaa who can mobilize youth to implement service projects during National Youth Service Week. Content of the Training Session: Introduction to National Youth Service Week and Global Youth Service Days Objectives of National Youth Service Week What is “volunteering”...

This training is offered as a full day seminar at our MCF office in Dora.  The May Chidiac Foundation - Media institute is currently offering a new workshop entitled "PR & Political Communication". It will be offered in a well equipped studio environment in order to enhance your skills in political communication and Public Relations. Don't miss the opportunity to work with a highly accomplished instructor! Topics approached during the class: What is political communication?What is political marketing and PR?How do you develop an elections campaign?How do you design political events?Why do you...

 إنه لمن دواعي سرورنا أن نحيطكم/ن علماً بأنه، وبالتعاون مع منظمة أبعاد (مركز الموارد للمساواة بين الجنسين) في لبنان، تم إطلاق جائزة منارة، وهي المسابقة الإقليمية الأولى التي تسلط الضوء على الممارسات الناجحة نحو تحقيق المساواة بين الجنسين في الأردن ولبنان وفلسطين المحتلة. إن فترة تقديم الطلبات لا تزال مفتوحة لغاية 20 آذار 2016. للتعرّف أكثر على معايير المشاركة وآلية تقديم الطلبات واختيار الفائزين/ات، ندعوكم/ن للمشاركة في الجلسة التعريفية المزمع عقدها في بيروت: التاريخ والتوقيت: ٢ آذار ٢٠١٦، ١٢-٣ ب.ظ المكان: فندق الكومودور، بيروت لتأكيد المشاركة، يرجى ملء النموذج المرفق وإرساله إلى السيدة لمى...

Green Line Association, as a partner organization with Crossing Borders (Denmark), Leaders of Tomorrow (Jordan) and CESIE (Italy), is looking  for applicants to join the training: "Empowering Youth Climate Ambassadors: A training for Youth Workers" from the 2nd to 5th of March 2016 in Denmark. This training is part of our project “Think Globally, Act Glocally: Climate Youth Ambassadors for a Greener Future”. This project aims to empower youth, mainly from rural areas in Denmark, Italy, Lebanon and Jordan to formulate and communicate their concerns about climate change with decision-makers, and...

"Women on the Front Lines", WOFL, 2016 4th annual conference will be organized on Tuesday March 1rst, 2016 at Phoenicia Hotel. WOFL conference will bring very high caliber & influential women who have inspired changes in the field of Politics, Entrepreneurship,Film industry and will host relatives of Jihadists who will share their experience with the audience.   For more info visit: https://wofl2016.eventbrite.com/ or call us on: 01/256220- 03/103043

Call for applications Launch collective Grassroots initiatives on Social Eco-Innovation [ARABIC BELOW] Do you want to play a bigger role as civil society in the transition to more sustainable ways of life? Do you have an innovative initiative, project or idea in mind to promote Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP)? Grassroots initiatives on Social Eco-Innovation are community-led solutions to promote innovative ideas on SCP. [1]   If you want to lauch a Grassroots initiative on Social-Eco-Innovation, this training is for you!  Join the SwitchMed training! Within the EU funded SwitchMed...

  دعوة للمشاركة في ورشة عمل تدريبية للعاملين/ات في مجال برامج الحماية الإجتماعية الخاصة بالاستجابة للأزمة السورية في لبنان بيروت | فندق سمولفيل 17-18-19 شباط 2016   يسرّ منظمة أبعاد بالشراكة مع مؤسسة أوكسفام الدولية الإعلان عن تنظيم ورشة عمل تدريبية حول ثلاث مواضيع تهم العاملين/ات في مجال برامج الحماية الإجتماعية الخاصة بالاستجابة للأزمة السورية في لبنان وهي: مفاهيم النوع الإجتماعي  والعنف القائم على النوع الاجتماعي وإدارة العلاقة المالية مع الجهات المانحة. ستعقد ورشة العمل في فندق سمولفيل بين أيام 17 و19 شباط 2016.   وعليه، يسرّنا الإعلان عن قبول طلبات المشاركة في ورشة العمل حيث يمكن لجميع...

  The Arab Revolutions: Five Years On The Arduous Road of Democratization and Future Prospects   Please click here for the English conference program, and here for the Arabic program.  Simultaneous interpretation from Arabic to English and English to Arabic will be available for all panel discussions and keynote lectures. All panel discussions and keynote lectures are open to the public. 21- 23 January 2016 l l l West Hall, AUB In association with the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, AUB's Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs is pleased to announce...

دعوة للمشاركة في ورشة تدريب للمدربين/ات (ورشة مقيمة) حول إستخدام الرزمة التدريبية بعنوان: برنامج الأبوة الإيجابية بيروت | فندق البادوفا 6-7-8 كانون الثاني/يناير 2016    يسرّ "مؤسسة أبعاد- مركز الموارد للمساواة بين الجنسين" بالتعاون مع مؤسسة إنقاذ الطفل" الإعلان عن تنظيم ورشة عمل للمدربين والمدربّات حول إستخدام الرزمة التدريبية بعنوان: برنامج الأبوة الإيجابية. ستعقد ورشة العمل في فندق البادوفا بين أيام 6 و8 كانون الثاني/يناير 2016.  وعليه، يسرّنا الإعلان عن قبول طلبات المشاركة في ورشة العمل حيث يمكن لجميع الراغبين/ات التقدم بتعبئة الإستمارة المرفقة وإرسالها قبل تاريخ 5 كانون الثاني/يناير 2016...

ABAAD-Resource Center for Gender Equality in partnership with HIVOS is planning to conduct a three-full day’s training on “How to Organize Support Groups for Women Survivors of GBV Using a Survivor-Centered Approach” on December 9th,10th and 11th at Hotel Holiday Inn - Dunes, Verdun, Beirut. The training hours will be from 9AM until 4PM.  The overall objective of the workshop is to reinforce the capacity of participants in planning and facilitating support group sessions with women survivors of Gender Based Violence (GBV) using a survivor-centered approach. More specifically, the training will...

MOSAIC - Mena Organization for Services Advocacy Integration and Capacity building in partnership with UNOCHA is organizing a sensitization workshop on Sexual orientation and gender identities (SOGI).  This training aims to provide a comprehensive overview of all topics around sexual orientations & gender identities/roles on the individual and familial levels; in order to increase the social workers’ knowledge and enhance their abilities and their skills when dealing with LGBTIQ beneficiaries. The training will target all NGOs and INGOs working in Beirut and Mount Lebanon area on GBV...

A Full Scholarship At University of Cambridgeand University College London In History Teaching   The Lebanese Association for History (LAH) is pleased to announce a great opportunity ofhistory teachers in Lebanon to gain a certificate in history education at two of the mostprestigious universities in England fully funded by a scholarship (including tuition fees andliving expenses). What is a PGCE in History? It is a one-year (9 months) higher education course at th University of Cambridge and University College London. It encourages a thoughtful, reflective and critical approach to the...

ABAAD-Resource Center for Gender Equality in partnership with UNFPA is organizing a sensitization workshop on the Clinical Management of Sexual Assault/Rape (CMR). This training is part of the larger efforts to equip the staff of health, child protection and gender based violence (GBV) sectors on the key messages pertaining to CMR and the referral mechanisms to enhance the access of survivors to quality care. The training will be conducted in the Bekaa region in Lebanon as per the below dates: Bekaa, Massabki Hotel, November 16 & 17  The training aims to  Conceptualize the framework of...