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This report brings together insights gathered through extensive desk-based research conducted as part of the Fair Game project 2024 across six diverse countries: Italy, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, and Romania. The main goal was to explore the complex challenges that excluded and vulnerable youth face in these unique national contexts. The research involved a thorough examination of existing interventions aimed at addressing these challenges. By evaluating their effectiveness, the study aims to establish a foundation for developing targeted training programs and recommending...

هل تغيّرت، أو تخلخلت، الصورة النمطية للمرأة في الواقع الراهن في سورية؟ هذا هو السؤال المؤسس لهذه الدراسة التي تسعى فيها الباحثة لرصد تحولات المكانة الاجتماعية للمرأة من خلال متابعتها لمدى المشاركة النسوية في الحياة العامة، في سورية. تركز الباحثة على فترة الأزمة الحالية متسائلة «هل يمكن أن يشكل انخراط المرأة السورية في الأزمة، موالاةً أو معارضة، معبراً إلى إنجاز بقية حقوقها... أم يزيد من معاناتها؟

“More than 60% of Syrian refugees households comprise a person with disabilities and 1/5 Syrian refugees has a disability in Lebanon and Jordan”, shows a large study conducted by Humanity & Inclusion (HI) and iMMAP.

Lebanon may witness a remarkable rise in the number of women serving in Parliament come May 2018 due to initiatives from women’s groups, “civil society” activists, and the substantial number of female candidates – 113 at the start of the election period. However, as this briefing paper shows, Lebanese women continue to face numerous challenges in entering government. The new electoral law passed in June 2017 does not provide women with equal opportunity to be elected, and it is yet to be seen whether it will increase female representation in Parliament. Nevertheless, the historic number of...

Working Paper | February 2014
The Dilemma of Human Rights In Lebanese Electoral Laws by Elie Al-Hindy
This study concludes with a number of recommendations with respect to the issues that need to be introduced to the debate and that can strengthen advocacy efforts by the different stakeholders involved. Reflecting on all of the above, and in light of the current political realities in Lebanon, including present sectarian demographics and political structure, the study concludes that the standards imposed on the new electoral law is impossible to meet, as no law, which this study has reviewed...

Today, women in Lebanon are fighting for equal access to opportunities and rights without prejudice against their gender, their expectations and their careers.

Although Lebanon is sometimes considered as the only democratic country in the Arab region with a free political environment and electoral system, the situation of women has not been strengthened enough for them to have a role on an equal footing with men. Lebanese women form a majority of 53% and they are actively participating in all aspects of Lebanese society. They enjoy equal constitutional rights with men and have the right to vote, hold public office, elect and be elected in municipal councils. Yet, this diagnosis, elaborated by the Committee for the Follow-Up on Women’s Issues (CFUWI)...

This report examines the nature of interaction and engagement between Lebanese citizens’ collectives and the state on gender-specific matters, through the case study of

LET THE KIDS DO IT A lot has been said and printed about the role that is expected to be performed by YOUTH in the governance process, and here I am thinking generally of University undergraduates.  However, I do not recall reading any serious and studied proposals on the subject. It is as though, some of our esteemed dinosaur leaders consider the idea so “farfetched “that, for them, it is not really worth considering. They ask: “Do you seriously think that “kids” can tell us what to do or not do? The answers would be: First, these “kids”, as you call them, can come up with some fresh ideas...

Working Paper | April 2015
Social Justice and the Arab Uprisings by Amaney A. Jamal and Michael Robbins
As the Arab Spring proceeded, massive changes swept across the region. Long-standing stability gave rise to ongoing chaos in some countries, most notably Syria and Libya, but also to a significant extent in Tunisia and Egypt. Meanwhile, Islamist parties won free and fair elections in Egypt and Tunisia and were allowed to come to power. These and other changes greatly altered the political landscape across the region. The importance of these changes cannot be overstated. Yet, amidst talk of a...

Policy Memo | June 2014
Social Cohesion and Intergroup Relations: Syrian Refugees and Lebanese Nationals in the Bekaa and Akkar by Charles Harb and Reem Saab
The growing influx of Syrian refugees to Lebanon has strained its socio-economic fabric, piling pressure on employment opportunities, housing, trade, and infrastructure capacities (basic services). Tensions between Syrian refugees and their Lebanese host communities have led to intercommunity clashes, and it thus becomes imperative to identify the indicators of social instability and ways to reduce them. A research project initiated by...

Research Report | May 2014
Relative Deprivation and Politics in the Arab Uprisings by Asya el-Meehy
This study seeks to assess the relative weights of economic and political grievances across the uprisings in Bahrain, Egypt, and Tunisia. Highlighting the unique shared role of middle class youth, it contends that these constituencies have suffered from relative deprivation, despite deliberate efforts by authoritarian regimes to shield them through new targeted social protection initiatives. Nonetheless, economic grievances were not always the primary driving dynamic of protests and the...

This study seeks to assess the relative weights of economic and political grievances across the uprisings in Bahrain, Egypt, and Tunisia. Highlighting the unique shared role of middle class youth, it contends that these constituencies have suffered from relative deprivation, despite deliberate efforts by authoritarian regimes to shield them through new targeted social protection initiatives. Nonetheless, economic grievances were not always the primary driving dynamic of protests and the importance of the middle classes has varied compared to the roles of the poor, labor, and pro-democracy...

تسعى هذه الدراسة الى ما يعبّر عنه عنوانها: إثبات وجود تراتب اجتماعي في لبنان يقوم على المواقع المتفاوتة لسكانه من الاقتصاد والموارد والدخل والثروة وعلاقات الإنتاج والملكية. بعبارة أخرى، نريد منها إعادة الاعتبار لمفهوم الطبقة في إنتاج المعارف عن المجتمع والسلطة في لبنان

يتناول هذا التقرير حالة الإفلات من العقاب في لبنان التي ما زالت سائدة منذ حرب 1975-1990 وذلك من خلال العناصر الأساسية للعدالة الانتقالية. ويحلل التقرير تجربة لبنان في الماضي المعنية بتدابير العدالة الانتقالية غير الفعّالة - بما في ذلك التجارب المحلية المحدودة، ولجان تقصي الحقائق المحدودة الصلاحيات، وسبل الانصاف الغير مكتملة للضحايا - وتأثيرها على المجتمع اللبناني. ويتناول التقرير الدروس التي يمكن أن تساعد على الشروع في عملية محاسبة أوسع في لبنان والتي تساهم في احلال السلام والأمن على المدى الطويل

About the Zero Project: For a World without Barriers The Zero Project was initiated by the Essl Foundation in 2010. It has been run in partnership with the World Future Council (WFC) since 2011 and the European Foundation Centre (EFC) since 2013. The mission of the Zero Project is to work for a world without barriers, according to the principles and Articles of the UN CRPD.

يمثل مؤتمر جنيف 2 فرصة حاسمة لجعل قضايا المرأة جزءاً لايتجزأ من عملية السلام السورية. المقابلات التي أجريناها مع ناشطات فاعلات في هذا المجال بينت أن المجموعات والمنظمات النسائية السورية تنظر إلى جنيف 2 على أنه فرصة هامة لخلق مشاركة نسائية فاعلة. لكنهن أبدون شكوكا حول قدرة المؤتمر على تحقيق نتائج إيجابية خاصةً أنهن ما يزلن مستبعدات من المشاركة في عملية السلام حتى الآن على الرغم من أن كافة الأبحاث والخبرات المستقاة من عمليات السلام الأخرى تشير إلى ان مشاركة النساء في جنيف 2 ستكون هامة وحاسمة لاطلاق عملية سلام مستدامة. يسعى هذا التقرير البحثي لتقديم لمحة عامة عن الوضع الحالي للمنظمات النسائية...

The Geneva II conference which begins on January 22 represents a crucial opportunity for gender issues to be integrated into the Syrian peace process. Research conducted with key stakeholders indicate that women’s groups view the Geneva II conference as an important opportunity for meaningful women’s participation. They are skeptical however of the likelihood of positive outcomes of the conference, especially given the exclusion of women thus far in the peace process. Despite this, research conducted by Integrity, as well as analyses from other transition processes, suggests that women’s...

This research report provides an overview of the current situation of women's non-governmental organisations throughout Syria.

"مكافحة العنف ضدّ المرأة في المنطقة العربية: جهود متعددة القطاعات": دراسة جديدة لمؤسسة أبعاد بالشراكة مع  اللجنة الإقتصادية والإجتماعية لغربي آسيا التابعة للأمم المتحدة (الإسكوا). تهدف الدراسة إلى تقديم عرض أولي للخدمات المقدمة للناجيات من العنف ضد المرأة في دول الإسكوا، واستكشاف طبيعة نظام الإحالة الموجود في هذه الدول لحماية الناجيات من العنف وتقديم الخدمات التي يحتجنها، بغية تلمس مجالات تدخل فضلى في هذا الصدد تساعد الأطراف المعنية على تطوير خدماتها بما يتناسب والمعايير الدولية. وتماشياً مع مبدأ العناية الواجبة، قسمت الدراسة الخدمات والبرامج- الحكومية منها وغير الحكومية- إلى ثلاثة أنواع...