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 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...

FEWS NET assesses the population in need of urgent humanitarian food assistance to be 2.0-2.5 million people, with needs expected to increase through May as the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) grows.

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.

Berytech has announced that applications for batch four (4) of its Agrytech Accelerator Program are now open, and that the program’s team has worked with multiple stakeholders in the agri-food sector to identify real-life challenges that need immediate innovative solutions.

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.

Beirut, Thursday, December 13 2018 Smallville Hotel, Badaro Following the launching of the International Fair Trade Charter in September 2018, Fair Trade Lebanon organized a workshop on Thursday, December 13 at the Smallville Hotel gathering agrofood value chain actors and experts, small producers, sales representatives and marketing professionals. This workshop is the first in a range of many upcoming sessions that will aim at strengthening the role of the Lebanese Association for Fair Trade Producers (LAFTP) in supporting its members through logistics, administrative means and market access...