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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 report focuses on the consequences for Syrian refugees in Lebanon of not being able to access adequate health care.

In most Arab countries, family matters including Domestic Violence continue to be handled by religious courts as civil legislation does not criminalise acts of violence within the family.

In December 2013, NRC launched a report entitled ‘The Consequences of Limited Legal Status for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: NRC Field Assessment in Aarsal and Wadi Khaled’ (Part One) based on the findings of an assessment that NRC conducted between

During the current conflict in Syria, Lebanon has borne the brunt of a severe refugee crisis. As the conflict in Syria rages and takes on new dimensions the number of Syrian refugees flowing into Lebanon continues to rise.

The following study is a first attempt to explore and better understand the demand side in Lebanon where little has been written on this critical component of the prostitution in

This report examines the situation of impunity in Lebanon that has persisted since the 1975-1990 war through the lenses of core elements of transitional justice.

This report examines the role of gender in Lebanese security perceptions, Lebanese perceptions of security institutions, as well as gender dynamics within security institut

This report examines variations in wartime experiences and the attitudes of residents in Greater Beirut regarding measures to confront Lebanon’s legacy of political violence.

This report presents qualitative data collected by ICTJ on how individuals in Greater Beirut talk about the Lebanon wars and the need for truth, justice, and an end to violence in their country.

REACH undertook an assessment of host community needs in Akkar Governorate, one of Lebanon’s most underdeveloped regions.

The crisis in Syria has entered its fourth year. Children have been on the front-line from the outset. They have experienced or witnessed horrific acts of indiscriminate

This paper highlights the specificity of the refugee crisis in the unstable Lebanese landscape and calls for the reconfiguring of current relief mechanisms by enabling decentrali

Over three years after it began, the Syria crisis continues to weigh extremely heavily upon Lebanon. Around a quarter of its population is now made up of refugees, whose needs remain dire even as the resources available to address them appear to be shrinking.

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

As the Syrian Crisis enters its fourth year, numerous water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) needs remain to be filled among Syrian refugees living in Lebanon, who now number more than 1.1 million.

Syria's third year of civil war has caused a rapid acceleration in influx of the refugees to Lebanon with the intensification of clashes in recent months. In fall 2013 more than 2000 Syrian refugees are fleeing to Lebanon on daily basis. The mental health needs of Syrian refugees in Lebanon have not received thorough assessment. Information about the nature, the quality, and coverage of these services for the Syrian refugees is lacking. Methodology The Syrian refugee assessment for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) took place in August and September 2013. The assessment had two...

"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...

أصوات سورية من زمن ما قبل الثورة – المجتمع المدني رغم كل الصعوبات يتضمن هذا الكتاب، مجموعة من الدراسات، وهي مقتطفات أدبية مدنيّة، بأقلام بعض ناشطي المجتمع المدني، يتحدثون فيها عن تجاربهم وآفاق عملهم المدني، ومعضلاته وإنجازاته. ولا شكّ في أنّ تجارب السوريين الماضية في بناء مجتمع مدني قائمٍ على مواطنيّة فاعلة وتشاركيّة، والإنجازات التي تحققت رغم كل العقبات، قبل ولادة الثورة، سوف تُساعد على تحديد آفاق الجهود المستقبليّة الرامية إلى إعادة الإعمار والمصالحة والتنمية.