Research and Policy Memo #2 | October 2008
Palestinian Camps and Refugees in Lebanon: Priorities, Challenges and Opportunities AheadRichard Cook
PrioritiesAs a humanitarian agency, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) is not mandated to play a political role. However, it views a political solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the related refugee crisis as paramount. Until a political solution is found, UNRWA will first and foremost continue to work on improving the status of the Palestinian refugee community in Lebanon.
UNRWA’s main priorities are to call for a change...
Research and Policy Memo #1 | June 2008
Host Countries Must Respect International Law and Govern Palestinian Refugee Camps as Distinct but Not IsolatedKaren AbuZayd
Arab countries hosting Palestinian refugees must align their local laws with global best practices, while maintaining the distinct group-identity which sixty years of exile has forged for those refugees, the United Nations’ top official for Palestine refugee affairs has said. National laws governing refugee life in several Arab countries violate international standards and stifle the work of humanitarian agencies, whose role remains...
مذكرات للباحثين وصنّاع القرار (1) | حزيران 2008
على الدول المضيفة للاجئين معاملتهم بسياسات خاصة تميزهم لكن لا تعزلهمكارين أبو زيد
ذكرت المسؤولة العليا لشؤن للاجئين الفلسطينيين في الأمم المتحدة أنه على الدول العربية المضيفة لاجئين أن تقرن قوانينها وتشريعاتها المحلية بافضل الممارسات الموجودة عالمياً، بينما تحفظ، في الوقت ذاته، لاجئين هويتهم الجماعية المختلفة التي فرضتها ستون عاماً من المنفى. وأضافت أن القوانين المحليات التي تحكم حياة اللاجئين في عدة بلدان عربية تنطوي على انتهاكات لما يقره القوانين الدولي. كما تقيد من عمل المنظمات الإنسانية التي يبقى دورها ثانوياً بالمقارنة مع دور الدولة
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An overview of the state of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon throughout history, that covers the political make up of the refugee camps, the impact of the July 2006 war on the Palestinian refugees, the refugees' rights and legal status, and the local and international NGOs work
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.
This national survey provides a vital statistical database on the demographic and the educational status in Lebanon; the residential fact and the economic activity of the individuals; the health insurance, the migration, the family’s income and the aid received during the war
“Moukhtar” booklet provides guidelines for municipality leaders and mayors, on how to effectively implement practices and procedures that would benefit the local community, whether in regular daily activities or in conflict situations.
As a consequence of the armed struggle between the Islamist group Fatah al-Islam and the Lebanese Army in and around the Nahr El-Bared Palestinian refugee camp north of Tripoli the past 3 weeks, the vast majority of its population has fled their homes and is now dispersed to
تقوم الحكومة اللبنانية بمعالجة آثار العدوان الاسرائيلي المدمر من خلال العمل على تعزيز صمود الأهالي، وخلق آلية فعالة لتثبيتهم في قراهم وبلداتهم عبر إعادة بناء ما تهدم.
List of Social Development Centers affiliated to the Ministry of Social Affairs, their contact info and status following the July 2006 Israeli war on Lebanon.
The proposal is to build a network from existing institutions and bodies already present on the ground with SAMIDOUN, and to build social centers working on various identified issues.
This report is the result of an assessment undertaken by the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) from March 28. to June 27, 2005 in Lebanon. The assessment was supported financially by the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO).
This reference book has been prepared within the framework of the NGO Resource and Support Unit, The Unit was established in 2003 and is currently working to build the capacity of NGOs by facilitating their acquisition of resources and the delivery of training programs.
This reference book includes chapters on resources, legal and integral frameworks, and the constitutional structure of NGOs. It aims at contributing to reinforce the role of civil society in the economic and social development of Lebanon.
هذا الكتاب هو دراسة قامت بها عزّة شرارة بيضون سنة2002 ، و تهدف الى رصد بعض خصائص العمل الاجتماعي النسائي في لبنان في الزمن الحديث، زمن ما بعد الحرب اللبنانية، و ذلك للبحث في مساهمة النساء الناشطات في المنظمات غير الحكومية التي تشكلت في التسعينات.
The forum was held less than two months after 9/11. The forum included general discussions as well as teach-ins on specific issues related to globalization, the WTO, and the challenges in the Arab world under the current world order.
