Events

The Word Humanitarian Summit will be held in Istanbul on May 23rd and 24th. Local civil society in Lebanon has been engaged in the preparation process for the past 2 years. One month ago, Lebanon Support and Amel published a call for papers on glocalization of humanitarian action, to produce evidence on Lebanese innovative practices in relation with humanitarian action, availableon this link. Moreover and recently, an open letter was drafted in relation with key concerns which were raised during the consultation and publication processes. This letter is now open for signature and availableon...

The Building a Better Response (BBR) project has launched a series of integrated learning workshops to strengthen NGO capacity on the international humanitarian architecture. These 3-day workshops for NGO staff will build on the BBR e-learning course (www.BuildingABetterResponse.org) to improve understanding of the international coordination system and help participants identify where they can take action and engage directly within the system.   The next Arabic workshop is scheduled to take place in Beirut, Lebanon, May 16-18, 2016.   If you are interested in attending this Arabic  workshops...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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

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...

 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...

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...

"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

  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...

France Volontaires is organizing at the French Institute, Damascus Street, on November 12th on “Volunteerism and citizenship for the protection of the environment in Lebanon”. The conference will be in French. Info and subscriptions: ev.liban@france-volontaires.org 76 311 479 Subscription is mandatory before 9 novembre

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...

The Centre for Lebanese Studies (CLS) in collaboration with the Lebanese American University (LAU) and the Centre for International Teacher Education in South Africa (CITE)    cordially invites to an open seminar    Teacher Education in Lebanon and South Africa: Current approaches and challenges   1st of October 2015   Lebanese American University, Beirut Irwin Hall Auditorium 8.30 am to 1.30 pm    Event is English. Unfortunately simultaneous translation is UNAVAILABLE.    Registration at 8am For registration please send an email to   rbahous@lau.edu.lb or call: Tel. 00 961 1 786456 (ext. 1116...

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...