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Understanding the Needs of the Community in water and sanitation sector

ككل عام تطلق المؤسسة الفلسطينية لحقوق الانسان (شاهد) تقريرها السنوي للعام 2023 حول واقع اللاجئين الفلسطينيين في لبنان، تطرح فيه الأرقام والوقائع الموثقة وتضعها بين يدي صانع القرار المحلي والدولي. هذا التقرير هو خلاصة للجهود البحثية والمتابعات الميدانية لفريق عمل مؤسسة (شاهد) خلال عام كامل.

More than a decade after the United Nations’ adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, which is adopted by many countries including Lebanon, these countries returned in 2015 to commit themselves to achieve gender equality and t

This report aims to provide a contextual understanding of migration governance in the Lebanese context, as well as its implications for refugees and migrants.

UNFPA on behalf of UNDP and UN Women organized a national workshop on gender-related laws, policies and practices in Lebanon, which was held in Beirut on the 7th and 8th of August, 2018.

When Hizbollah – the Lebanese “Party of God” – threw its fighters into Syria in 2013, it sought primarily to save itself.

The “Roadmap to Reconciliation in Tripoli,” (RRT) project is a grassroots initiative that aims at launching a transitional justice route through understanding the public perceptions in Tripoli about reconciliation as well as people’s readiness and willingness to engage in a co

This document is an adaption of a speech delivered on May 12, 2015 at the launch of a report by the Syrian Justice and Accountability Center (SJAC) entitled ”A Step Towards Justice: Current Accountability Options for Crimes under International Law Committed in Syria.” The repo

This report provides an analysis of the current political, social and economic dynamics in Tripoli, Lebanon.

This report investigates the use of memory by political parties in Lebanon in the political and educational domains.

This report aims to evaluate current accountability options by looking at the feasibility and potential impacts of each option.

This Conflict Analysis Digest is composed of: I. Current conflict trends 1- Overview of mapped conflict incidents in Lebanon, with the villages where most incidents are mapped for each classification. (Between 1 July 2014 and 28 June 2015) 2- Mapped air strikes/ armed conflicts and violations classified as Syrian Border Conflicts. (Between 1 July 2014 and 28 June 2015) 3- Overview of mapped conflict incidents in the Matn. II. Brief thematic report Politics of security, discourses of fear and economic fatigue: the conflict dynamics in al-Matn Abstract: This short report provides an...

This Conflict Analysis Digest is composed of: I.Current conflict trends - p.5 II.Brief thematic report - p.11 Spatial Fragmentation and rise in poverty: the conflict context in Saida Abstract: This short report provides a contextual and analytical summary of the conflict in the region of Saida, south of Lebanon, with a focus on spatial struggles and poverty growth. It describes the main conflict actors and how they have historically contributed to the shaping of conflictual dynamics in Saida from the fifties until today. Findings highlight that while most observers and media attention are...

The conflict in Syria is forging new forms of territorial control, and a political economy that is not unlike the patronage system that was previously fostered by the ruling Ba’ath party.

This report provides an analytical summary of the conflict context in the Bekaa region of Lebanon, with a focus on the relationships between the Syrian de facto refugees and the Lebanese host communities in the Baalbeck-Hermel area. It is based on a socio-political qualitative assessment and a conflict analysis that are primarily based on experiences and perspectives of key informants,2 as well as Lebanese and Syrian residents of the Bekaa. Unless otherwise noted, information in this report is based on these interviews. The report is intended as a quick reading of the field at a set point in...

This report provides an analysis of the history and current situation of the conflict context, actors and dynamics in Beirut, Lebanon.

This second Accord Insight looks at how local actors organise to enter into dialogue with armed groups and challenge their use of violence.

In May 2015, the Lebanese authorities instructed UNHCR to temporarily suspend registration of Syrian refugees, including individuals already in the country and new arrivals.

Lebanon does not have a civil code regulating personal status matters.

This report is this first of a three-part series focusing on the current status and lessons learned relating to transitional justice and policing initiatives in opposition-controlled Syria. • Part I focuses on the effects of the departure of judicial and security elements of the Syrian state has had on conditions on the ground currently and on the nascent justice institutions that have emerged in this void (including levels of institutionalisation, Islamic law, and the legal systems currently being debated and trialed in some areas). • Part II examines the variety of institutions and...