The first newsletter of the DEVMIGRA project introduces our project that aims to empower youth workers and first-generation young migrants by providing support for integration and skill development. We aim to inform you about our project's objectives, partners, project’s topics and target groups.
The DEVMIGRA project is dedicated to empowering youth workers and first-generation young migrants by fostering integration and skill development. Our goal is to enhance employability, strengthen key competencies, and support the social inclusion of young migrants in their new communities. In this edition, you’ll find the latest project updates, highlights from our recent training course, key project results, and information about upcoming local events
The second Newsletter of the DEVMIGRA project, which aims to empower youth workers and first-generation young migrants by providing support for integration and skill development. The project seeks to enhance employability, promote skills, and facilitate integration into society for young migrants. In this newsletter, you will be reading about project updates, meetings, events and results.
Lebanon has had an ambiguous approach to the more than one million Syrians seeking protection in the country since 2011. The country is neither party to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, nor does it have any national legislation dealing with refugees.
Having limited legal status has direct negative consequences for Syrian refugees’ access to protection and assistance during their stay in Lebanon. Limited legal status also increases the risks of abuse and exploitation. Lebanon is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention, hence the limited legal protection for refugees and asylum seekers in Lebanon, although it is bound by the customary law principle of non-refoulement and by the obligations of the human rights treaties which it has signed and which are incorporated into its Constitution. International standards under these obligations...
There are no official statistics but there may be more than 40,000 Iraqi refugees in Lebanon. Lebanon already hosts some 400,000 Palestinians for whom no durable solution is in sight.
The study upon which this article is based analyzes the status of Arab women in general, gender relations in the Middle East, and the situation of Arab women with disabilities, based on available disability statistics from a few selected countries and the author's observations
