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Palestinian refugees in Syria have attempted to remain neutral in the civil conflict, which began in March 2011, but they have increasingly been pulled into and affected by the conflict. Palestinian refugees entering Lebanon from Syria have particular needs and vulnerabilities vis-à-vis the general Syrian refugee population. Drawing on its mission of 45 years to serve Palestinian refugees in the Middle East, ANERA (American Near East Refugee Aid) has been monitoring and responding to the needs of Palestinian refugees from Syria. The refugee numbers now surpass 30,000. ANERA conducted the...

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Lebanon has made significant strides in improving education in recent years, but much remains to be done.

The purpose of the needs assessment conducted in the Bekaa area is to identify the needs of Syrian refugees (SR), in terms of food, non food items (NFIs), shelter, water and education.

This resource, published by Oxfam in 2013, aims to present standards that were originally developed for Oxfam staff to ensure a consistent approach to promoting gender equality in humanitarian preparedness and response programming.

The Palestinian Student Guide in the Lebanese Educational Institutions is considered as an important tool that answers the needs of the Palestinian students related to the education system in Lebanon.

Since March 2011 and the continuously escalating crisis in Syria, Lebanon (along with Jordan, Iraq and Turkey) has been a refuge area for Syrian families fleeing the instability and violence in their country.

This report summarises the findings of the recent Rapid Needs Assessment at Amel Association International’s Burj el Barajneh (Baajour) community centre, which took place in late March 2013.

Severe weather struck the country this week, affecting Syrian refugees sheltered in the mountain region of Bekaa. Heavy rains and snowfall have flooded some settlements, and a number of refugee families were forced to seek shelter elsewhere.

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Working Paper | November 2012
The Role of Research Centers in Jordanian  Political Decision-Making | 1989-2010 by Walid Abdel Hay
It is difficult to assess the role of research centers in any country without understanding the overall environment in which they operate. The activities of these centers are intertwined with the movement of society in its various aspects, with the government in its various decisions, and with organized social forces in a civil society (parties and others). These activities are also not separate from the implications of their regional and international environments...

2012 ورقة عمل |  تشرين الأول
​دور مراكز الأبحاث في صناعة القرار السياسات الأردني  | 1989-2010 من إعداد وليد عبد الحي
من الصعب الحكم على دور مراكز الدراسات في أية دولة دون إدراك البيئة العامة التي تعمل فيها هذه المراكز،إذ تتشابك نشاطات هذه المراكز مع حركة المجتمع في مختلف جوانبها، ومع الحكومة في مختلف قراراتها، ومع القوى الإجتماعية المنظمة في مجتمع مدني من أحزاب وغيرها، كما أنها غير منفصلة عن انعكاسات بيئتها الإقليمية والدولية 
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The research will provide better understanding on the legislations and laws that authorities are using to control or oppress any movement or any type of activism on gender and sexuality issues in JORDAN.

Since the unrest in Syria began in March 2011, the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon has hosted varying numbers of displaced Syrian families. Local actors such as municipalities and NGOs registered families for assistance received through regional and international donors.

This guide is a resource for Oxfam staff, published in 2012, intended to inform and inspire their work, and to share with partners. It can be read and consulted individually – or used for discussion with peers.

Over the span of three years, Instituto Promundo, with support from the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women, implemented a multi-country project to engage men and boys in preventing violence against women and promote gender equality.

Over 57,000 displaced Syrians are receiving protection and assistance in Lebanon through the efforts of the Government of Lebanon and UN and NGO partners.

It is well known that the cultural norms and the patriarchal society in Lebanon contribute to encouraging discrimination and any form of violence against women and children.

This issue of SIF looks briefly at Education in Lebanon using key indicators and figures available from a number of surveys conducted by the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS) in Lebanon in recent years.