Events

The Non-Governmental Organizations Initiative at the American University of Beirut is organizing an Open House on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM at the American University of Beirut (AUB), West Hall. The full-day event will bring together organizations from the civil society sector, including local and international NGOs, NGOi member organizations from the region, partners, civil society experts, donors, Embassy representatives, and academia. The Open House aims to strengthen cross-sector collaboration, foster dialogue, promote learning, and spotlight the collective...

We are delighted to invite you for our upcoming Land Stories Exhibition: "Taste the Land". Come along with us as we wander around the richness of the earth, the treasures of the soil, and the knowledge of the people of the land!

جلسة قانونية لدعم حقوق المراة

The Global Health Institute (GHI) at the American University of Beirut (AUB) cordially invites you to the virtual launch event of its new pioneering program, “The Cli-Health Program: Climate Change, Health, and Social Justice” .

Join us for a townhall discussion on solar energy and the Decentralized Renewable Energy Law in Lebanon. The discussion will center on the law and how it should be implemented and regulated. It will be held in the Rotana Gefinor Hotel from 11am until 1pm on Monday the 24 of June. You can register to attend by following this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Us-zW4H0ajarnae6hvgWFqmgE-GykdJSqW_yCe… for the physical attendance, which will take place in the Rotana Gefinor Hotel or this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2117183775943/WN_QOajXyI5TeOO_…...

Join the Arab Reform Initiative for a townhall discussion on solar energy policies in Lebanon, with a focus on its legal aspect, on the role of municipalities and on the solutions that can be proposed to make this sector more just and inclusive. The event will be held in person in the Beirut Digital District Main Hall on Thursday the 13th of June from 11am until 1pm. Please use this link to register for in person attendance: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRDXjNuh1NLReEEjHZiwbSvbgsfJ5… Please use this link to register for online attendance: https:/...

SMEX will host the sixth iteration of the annual regional digital rights event, Bread&Net, which will be held online on May 13, 14, and 15. Bread&Net is an event that brings together tech experts, activists, policymakers, academics, and media practitioners from the region to discuss and address pressing issues at the intersection of technology, society, and human rights. This gathering aims to strengthen an already blooming digital rights movement in West Asia and North Africa, fostering the exchange of knowledge, research, and digital resources to sustain civil society in its fight for safe...

The Palestinian Association for Human Rights (Witness) held a legal seminar entitled: “A Legal Analysis of Administrative Detention and Enforced Disappearance Amidst War” on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at the Al Saha Hotel in Beirut. The three hours long seminar was divided into two sessions that included presentation of papers, interventions, and discussions on the current situation of Palestinian prisoners of war and detained amidst the ongoing war on Gaza, with an elite participation of academics and specialists in human rights and legal affairs, in addition to human rights’ activists and...

عقدت المؤسسة الفلسطينية لحقوق الإنسان (شاهد) ندوة قانونية تحت عنوان: "تحليل قانوني للاعتقال الإداري والاخفاء القسري في ظلّ الحرب" وذلك يوم الخميس الموافق 25\4\2024 في فندق الساحة في مدينة بيروت. تضمّنت الندوة التي استمرت لثلاث ساعات وامتدت على مدار جلستين من خلال تقديم أوراق، مداخلات، ونقاشات حول عناوين أساسية مطروحة حول ملف الأسرى الفلسطينيين في ظل الحرب المستمرة على قطاع غزة، وذلك بمشاركة نخبة من الأكاديميين والمختصين في الشأن القانوني والحقوقي، إضافة إلى نشطاء حقوقيين وممثلين عن جامعات لبنانية ومنظمات غير حكومية واتحاد المحامين العرب واللجنة الدولية للصليب الأحمر.

The Arab Reform Initiative, The Alternative Policy Solutions at the American University in Cairo, and the Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis are pleased to announce an upcoming conference titled "Civil Society Organizations and just Transition in the MENA: Challenges and Opportunities", scheduled to take place on May 29 and 30, 2023, at the Gefinor Rotana Hotel in Beirut, Lebanon. The conference will explore the concept of Just Transition, a principle that underscores the necessity of integrating intersectional socio-economic aspects into sustainable development and green transition plans...

ورشة عمل حول تفعيل دور الشباب في العمل البلدي ستقام في 19 نوفمبر في مدينة صور الفئة المستهدفة: الشباب من عمر 20 - 25 سنة الورشة مخصصة فقط للشباب ضمن نطاق مدينة صور

The training course aims to share knowledge and promote evidence-informed and best practice interventions that are required for advancement of Universal Health Coverage, inclusion and social cohesion, as well as preparing for and responding to emergencies in the context of refugees and migrants in EMR.

"Arts as a first step to sustainable equality" A 30 min webinar on how arts transformed the lives of 2500 women and girls in the Middle East Thursday May 27th 9:30 AM CET https://www.facebook.com/events/1768763923305783/

Access Center for Human Rights (ACHR) is publishing a report titled "Refugees Without Protection," This annual report sheds light on the various human rights violations against Syrian refugees observed and/or documented by Access Center for Human Rights during the year 2020 and presenting an overview of Lebanon's obligations under national law and international treaties.

لا بد أن نعرف أين نقف لنستطيع المضي قدماً ضمن محور القضية الفلسطينية يسر مركز النهضة الفكري للدراسات بالتعاون مع مركز حقوق اللاجئين "عائدون" في لبنان دعوة الشباب العربي الشغوف للانضمام إلى دورة تعريفية مكثفة "خصوصية وضع اللاجئين الفلسطينيين في نظام اللاجئين الدولي" والتي ستعقد يومي الخميس والجمعة 14 و15 كانون الثاني/ يناير 2021

As part of its theme The Question of Palestine The Nahda Thought Center for Research, in collaboration with The Centre for Refugee Rights (AIDOUN) Lebanon, invites passionate Arab youth to join a 2-day educational crash course: “The Peculiarity of Palestinian Refugees’ Status in International Refugee Regime" On Thursday and Friday, 14 and 15 January 2021

Green buildings respect the environmental impacts of the extraction of materials and processes related to their construction and operation, deliver cost savings and improved value to their owners, conserve energy and water consumption, and provide healthy indoor environment for the people who live and work in them. New green building initiatives and mandates in the region have provided the high-level support for improving design and construction practices and building performance.

Ambient Air Pollution And SARS-CoV-2 In The Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR)

حلقة خاصة بمناسبة يوم اللاجئ العالمي الحماية الاجتماعية للفئات الأضعف: اللاجئين ومن ضمنهم ذوي الإعاقة الجلسة التاسعة لسلسلة حوارات إقليمية حول سياسات الحماية الاجتماعية في المنطقة العربية الأربعاء 17 حزيران 2020، الساعة 6:30 حتى الساعة 8:00 مساء سيتم بث لقاء Zoom مباشرة على صفحتنا

World Refugee Day Special Edition Social Protection for the most Vulnerable: Refugees, including Persons with Disabilities The 9th session of Social Protection Policies in the Arab World Dialogue Series Wednesday 17 June 2020, 6:30 -8:00 pm Zoom meeting is livestreamed on ARDD Facebook page ArabRenaissance