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Coordinated in Northwest Syria by the Assessment and Analysis Working Group (NWS AAWG) and cochaired by UNOCHA, REACH and IRVD (Al-AMEEN), Rapid Needs Assessments (RNAs) constitute vital initiatives to address the immediate humanitarian needs arising from sudden crises and emergency situations.

The situation remains dire for the 44,000 displaced people staying in 263 emergency collective centers in north-east Syria. The majority of them lack adequate water and sanitation support.

The Household-Level Rapid Vulnerability and Needs Assessment (RNA) was conducted to identify the most urgent needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs) across Lebanon, focusing on food security, shelter, healthcare, water, and protection, to inform targeted humanitarian interventions.

Hostilities continue to be reported in parts of Syria, while civil departments and public service institutions have resumed operations in most governorates.

Going forward, Lebanon should follow a three-phased relief, rehabilitation and development plan.

انخفض نمو الناتج المحلي الإجمالي الحقيقي في لبنان بنسبة تقدر بنحو 6.6٪ في عام 2024 نتيجة للصراع، مما رفع الانخفاض التراكمي في اجمالي الناتج المحلي الحقيقي منذ عام 2019 إلى أكثر من 38٪ بحلول نهاية العام، وفقاً لتقرير المرصد الاقتصادي للبنان الصادر عن البنك الدولي اليوم.

Lebanon's real GDP growth has been cut by an estimated 6.6% in 2024 as a result of the conflict, bringing the cumulative decline in real GDP since 2019 to more than 38% by the end of the year, according to the latest World Bank Lebanon Economic Monitor (LEM) released today.

 استجابةً للحاجات الملحة لرواد الأعمال بما فيهم الشباب والنساء والأشخاص ذوي الاحتياجات الإضافية في ظل الظروف المعيشية والاقتصادية الراهنة، والحفاظ على قدرتهم على الاستمرار وتعزيز الإبتكار والشمولية واستدامة فرص كسب العيش، يعمل مشروع "دعم ريادة أعمال الحرف والفنون والرياضة (حالات لبنانية)" الذي تنفذه جمعية تمدن من كانون الأول ٢٠٢٤ ولغاية أيار ٢٠٢٦ في جنوب وجبل لبنان، ضمن مشروع خدمات الدعم الميداني للشرق الأوسط/ كووتر انترناشونال، وبتمويل من الشؤون الدولية الكندية، على دعم المشروعات الصغيرة والناشئة في القطاعات الحرفية والفنية والرياضية، المبنية على المواهب والحافز الشخصي والثقافة المحلية...

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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...

In light of our previous statements that have repeatedly voiced the importance and urgency of universal social protection, we, the collective of social protection experts, maintain that subsidisation or de-subsidisation are not the solutions for addressing long lasting inequality and inequity in the country. In the current crises that Lebanon is witnessing, we reiterate the urgency to enact a comprehensive universal social protection framework, based on a social contract, and guaranteeing protection for all during their life-cycle.

We are a group of experts coming from diversified academic, professional, and political backgrounds, with longstanding experience in social, economic, and fiscal domains.

اجتمعت مجموعة من الخبراء في 21 كانون الثاني 2020 لتقييم الأثر الاجتماعي للأزمات الاقتصادية والمالية وقنوات انتقالها، ولتقديم توصيات واسعة النطاق تهدف إلى التخفيف من آثارها المحتملة. وتُعرض مواقف وتوصيات المجموعة في الوثيقة التالية

A group of experts convened on 21 January, 2020, to assess the social impact of the economic and financial crises, as well as their transmission channels, and to provide broad recommendations to mitigate its potential effects. The positions and recommendations of the group are presented in the following document.