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Partners from Italy, Greece, Lebanon, Tunisia, Cyprus and Palestine met in Athens with the participation of the ENPI officials for the kick-off meeting of DAEDALUS, the “Euro-Mediterranean Career & Employment Advisor Portal for the Mobility of Young Residents” project. The two year project is led by Uni-Systems, the reputable Greek IT Company, in partnership with COSPE (Italy), UPRC (Greece), LDN (Lebanon), Juhoud (Palestine), EMRBI (Cyprus), CCAB (Tunis), UCAS (Palestine) and MoSiena (Italy). It aims at providing improved career advising services to help young people raise their competence...

Under the High Patronage of H.E. First Lady of Lebanon, Mrs. Wafaa Sleiman, and on the occasion of the International Women’s Day, the Lebanese Development Network (LDN) represented by Rouba Fares attended the May Chidiac Foundation’s conference entitled “Women on the Front Lines - WFL” held in Phoenicia Hotel in Beirut. With the participation of Ms. Cécilia Attias, President and Founder of the Cécilia Attias Foundation for Women, the conference discussed a series of issues designed to inspire women to pursue their passions, think big, and turn their dreams into reality. Women’s role-models...

Under the High Patronage of H.E. First Lady of Lebanon, Mrs. Wafaa Sleiman, and on the occasion of the International Women’s Day, the Lebanese Development Network (LDN) represented by Rouba Fares attended the May Chidiac Foundation’s conference entitled “Women on the Front Lines - WFL” held in Phoenicia Hotel in Beirut. With the participation of Ms. Cécilia Attias, President and Founder of the Cécilia Attias Foundation for Women, the conference discussed a series of issues designed to inspire women to pursue their passions, think big, and turn their dreams into reality. Women’s role-models...

For the occasion of International Women's Day 2014, Marsa,Sexual Health Center is launching the "حقِّك، تهتمي بحالك" "Your Right, to Self-Care" campaign throughout the month of March to promote women's sexual health and well-being. This campaign will consist of three different steps: 1-Launching of the campaign's video where Marsa asked over 20 women living in Lebanon intimate questions about their perception of their body and their relationship with it. 2-Disseminating info-graphic to highlight the importance of Pap Smears and to spread awareness about cervical cancer. Marsa will be...

Safe Citizen is pleased to announce the release of our brand new Website, designed with a new look and user-friendly navigation. You will shortly be able to review our projects and find updated news about corruption in the several areas we aim to address at Safe Citizen. Our goal with the new design is to provide you with the easiest way to search and get the content you are looking for. We hope that you will enjoy browsing our site and that it will be an informative tool which will help raise awareness among all Lebanese citizens’. Please give us your feedback: www.safecitizen.net P.S...

حضرة الزميلات والزملاء الكرام، عقدت اليوم منظّمة "كفى عنف واستغلال" مؤتمراً صحافياً أعلنت فيه عن الخطوات المقبلة التي تصبّ في دعم ملفّ رلى يعقوب القضائي وصولاً إلى الكشف عن الحقيقة الكاملة حتّى لا يبقى موتها لغزاً لا يُحلّ. وقد حضر المؤتمر والدة رلى وأقرباؤها ولجنة من تسع محاميات ومحاميين تشكّلت لتقديم الدعم المعنوي والقانوني لعائلة رلى ووكيلها القانوني الأستاذ ريمون يعقوب. مديرة منظمة "كفى" زويا روحانا افتتحت المؤتمر بكلمة أعلنت فيها عن التزام "كفى" ومجموعة المحامين/ات "ببذل كلّ ما في وسعنا كي لا يُقفل الملفّ على ما خلُص إليه القرار الظنّي بالاستناد إلى إجراءات طبية "لم تكن على المستوى...

January 30, 2014, Beirut: ANERA (American Near East Refugee Aid) is pleased to announce the graduation of 53 Palestinian youths from vocational training programs in Catering, Aluminum & Glass, and Plumbing. The graduation ceremony took place at Nahr el-Bared Center of the National Institute for social Care and Vocational Training (NISCVT) on January 30th 2014. The vocational training program is made possible, thanks to funding from Reach Out to Asia (ROTA). Palestine Refugees in Lebanon suffer from a high unemployment rate and low-wage job opportunities due to restrictive national labor laws...

تعلن رابطة أصدقاء كمال جنبلاط عن تمديد مهلة تقديم الترشيحات لجائزة كمال جنبلاط لحماية البيئة في لبنان، الى نهاية شباط القادم. وذلك، لإفساح المجال لأكبر عدد من العاملين في حقل البيئة، لتقديم ترشيحاتهم. ونذكر أن الجائزة هي بقيمة عشرة آلاف دولار أميركي، وتمنح للأفراد والمؤسسات الذين قاموا بإسهامات مميزة، بهدف حماية البيئة، أو حل مشاكلها، أو الحّد من تدهورها. للمراجعة: الاتصال على الرقمين: 01-370117/9، أو info@kamaljoumblatt.com

December 10, 2013|Beirut: ANERA (American Near East Refugee Aid) is pleased to announce a third grant from UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to implement a four-month emergency program in the Sidon area of Lebanon for Palestinian refugees from Syria. The relief project will focus on the basic needs of Palestinian refugees from Syria during the cold winter months. ANERA is partnering with the community-based association Najdeh to distribute basic supplies for 2,300 refugee families from Syria (8,000 individuals) and their host families in Ein El Helweh and Mieh Mieh...

16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign 2013 Press release | Beirut, December 2, 2013 “Alla Ysa’eda…” (may God Helps Her)Is a sentence we often hear that reflects a very common sentiment in Lebanon. We frequently hear and see violence against women happening in our country, in our neighborhood, in our media, and in our own families regardless of our social status, nationality or sect. Yet, we tend to distance ourselves from the problem maybe because of a collective feeling that there is nothing that we can do. Moreover, since addressing the issue of violence against women is...

تعلن رابطة أصدقاء كمال جنبلاط عن اطلاق جائزة كمال جنبلاط لحماية البيئة في لبنان، التي تمنح للأفراد أو المؤسسات الذين قاموا بإسهامات متميزة، بهدف حماية البيئة أو حل مشاكلها، أو الحد من تدهورها. قيمة الجائزة: عشرة آلاف دولار أميركي. تبدأ مهلة قبول الترشيحات في 20/11/2013، وتنتهي في 31/01/2014، وتعلن الرابطة إسم الفائز في 16/03/2014. للمراجعة: يرجى الاتصال على الرقمين: 01-370117 أو 01-370119، أو على info@kamaljoumblatt.com

صدر عن وزارة الصحة العامة تعميم حمل الرقم 79، وجاء فيه: "لما كثرت في الآونة الأخيرة شكاوى بعض المواطنين المعوقين وأصحاب الاحتياجات الخاصة الذين يعالجون على نفقة وزارة الصحة العامة، من استيفاء بعض المستشفيات منهم فروقات مالية خلافاً للأصول القانونية والعقود الموقعة وأحكام المذكرات والتعاميم الموضوعه لهذه الغاية. وتنفيذاً لأحكام القانون رقم 220 تاريخ 29/5/2000 لا سيما المادة 28 منه. وحفاظاً على حقوق المعوقين، تذكر وتطلب وزارة الصحة العامة الالتزام والتقيد بما يلي: 1- على المؤسسات الصحية والاستشفائية تنفيذ أحكام العقود الموقعة معها، وعدم استيفاء أي فروقات من أي معوق، يحمل بطاقة إعاقة ويعالج...

The New Conference Room Of The Society Of Saint Vincent de Paul Newly Innaugurated at their Premisses in Bourj Hammoud Capacity : 80 persons It include: Reception hall + two meeting rooms - Chairs with writing tablet, tables - LCD projector+ Screen - Public Address installation + wireless microphones - Telephone, Internet - Air condition + 24 hours electricity -Kitchen and bar for Lunch (three course menu) and coffee brake N.B:This Conference Room is ready to be rented to any organization For further information please do not hesitate to call us : 01.500554 – 01.500664

بيان صحافي للنشر | بيروت، 11 أيلول/سبتمبر 2013 ..."إرتحت إني لقيت محلّ بقدر إحكي فيه وعبّر عن حالي بلا أحكام مسبقة" لسان حال أحد المستفدين من خدمة مركز الرجال. أكثر من عام قد مرّ منذ إفتتحت "مؤسسة أبعاد – مركز الموارد للمساواة بين الجنسين" وبالشراكة مع الهيئة الطبية الدولية، "مركز الرجال" وذلك في حزيران 2012 لتقديم الخدمة النفس – إجتماعية المجانية والسرية التي تتوجه إلى الرجال والفتيان في لبنان في مقاربة القضاء على العنف ضد النساء من خلال إشراك الرجال. يأتي هذا المركز ضمن إطار مقاربة جديدة من نوعها في الإطار اللبناني، والشرق-أوسطي، حيث يرمي إلى إعادة النظر في الأدوار الجندرية والهوية التي...

Research in Lebanon shows many families fled Syria because they feared for their lives, yet their safety and security remain under threat – with the majority feeling vulnerable in and outside the home. A new study published today by the international aid agency, Oxfam and the Beirut-based ABAAD-Resource Center for Gender Equality finds that women are bearing the brunt of the refugee crisis with the majority of the women interviewed saying they had resorted to desperate measures to survive. Many women are regularly going hungry so their children and husbands can eat. Around 90 per cent of...

تقول ناهلة سلامة: لم يكن هذا الكلام بعيداً من أجواء زيكو هاوس الذي أضاءته بالفعل شموع جمعية "زمن" ليل السبت 20 نيسان 2013. وجاء الحديث مع رئيسة "زمن" ناهلة سلامة على هامش الحدث المتمثّل باحتفالية "بيروت في الذاكرة" بمناسبة ذكرى الحرب الأهلية في زيكو هاوس، حيث نظّمت "زمن" معرضاً للصور الفوتوغرافية وأمسية شعرية وموسيقية. بحسب سلامة، "جاءت فكرة "زمن" كمبادرة شبابية من قلب المجتمع الأهلي، تجسّدت عبر جمعية ثقافية اجتماعية تعمل على بناء الفرد ثقافيّاً في سبيل الوصول إلى مجتمع راقٍ منفتح على اﻵخرين، كنت من مؤسّسيها إلى جانب مارك خريش، علا فارس و سلمان قشمر". أحد أهمّ أهداف "زمن" هو دعم المواهب...

Beirut,9 May 2013(United Nations Information Centre) — Less than 1000 days separate us from the target date for achieving the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which world leaders committed themselves in 2000 to implement by the end of 2015. Despite the significant progress that has been achieved, there is still an urgent need to mobilize efforts to achieve the best results. The United Nations has begun defining the post-2015 development agenda. More than 100 countries, including Lebanon, are holdingnational consultationswith various stakeholders such as civil society, NGOs,the...

Although the press in Lebanon deals with Human Rights-related issues on a daily basis, those rights are rarely the focus of news stories. Founded in 2006 to fight against arbitrary detention, torture, and enforced disappearance, the Lebanese Center for Human Rights (CLDH) has been monitoring the Lebanese press since its inception and organized over the last months a series of trainings in order to improve the media coverage of Human Rights-related issues. On Wednesday 15th May, a training session entitled “Human Rights in the Media” will be provided to media students and young journalists. “A...

Under the auspices of the Canadian Ambassador to Lebanon HE. Mrs. Hilary Childs-Adams, Digital Opportunity Trust Lebanon (DOT), in partnership with “Intel” corporation, the “NGO’s Platform of Saida” and the “Development for People and Nature Association” have organized a joint graduation ceremony for the 70 community participants (NGO staff) of Saida area on March 27, 2013. The community participants benefited in 2 cycles from a two months’ training program on Computer Technology, Livelihood skills and Business skills. This program aimed to provide an opportunity to develop their business...

Beirut, 07 March 2013 More than 200,000 migrant domestic workers (MDWs) in Lebanon face potential exploitative and abusive working and living conditions. The sponsorship (kafala) system makes the worker dependent upon her employer for her legal status. Under this system, domestic workers are tied to one employer. For instance, MDWs cannot easily quit their job even if they face abuse or have not been paid for months at a time. The sponsorship system encourages employers to lock the worker in the house, withhold her passport, and violate other basic human rights. Today, five Lebanese NGOs...