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سلسلة أوراق عمل #2 | أذار 2011 حصار غزة ليس خطأ بل غير مشروع : وضع الحصار بين القانون الدولي واستجابة الأمم المتحدة نورا عريقات منذ اندلاع الانتفاضة الفلسطينية الثانية، عزّزت إسرائيل فكرة أنها طرف مشارك في نزاع مسلح دولي في الضفة . وبناء عليه، تزعم أنه يمكننها أولاً، أن تلجأ إلى الدفاع عن النفس بموجب المادة 51 من ميثاق الأمم الغربية وقطاع غزة المتحدة، وثانياً، أن تستخدم قوة تتجاوز تلك المسموح بها خلال إنفاذ القانون، حتى في حالة وجود احتلال تطبّق فيه قوانين الاحتلال . يؤكّد قرارا مجلس الأمن 1368) 2001 (و 1373) 2001 ،(اللذان أقرّا رداً على هجمات 11 أيلول / سبتمبر على الولايات المتحدة، على أن...

Research and Policy Memo #2 | March 2011 Partisan Urban Governance Restricts Access to Public Space Fadi Shayya As well as their many ecological, environmental, and cultural advantages, green urban public spaces are the inalienable right of every citizen. Dating back 350 years, Beirut’s unique 330,000 m2 park is part of the historical Horsh Al-Sanawbar that once measured more than 1,250,000 m2 . Today the park is concealed from the lives of many Beiruti residents and visitors. Less than 20% is open to the public—with restrictions on practices—whilst over 80% is fenced off with barbed wire and...

Research and Policy Memo #2 | March 2011 Partisan Urban Governance Restricts Access to Public Space Fadi Shayya As well as their many ecological, environmental, and cultural advantages, green urban public spaces are the inalienable right of every citizen. Dating back 350 years, Beirut’s unique 330,000 m2 park is part of the historical Horsh Al-Sanawbar that once measured more than 1,250,000 m2 . Today the park is concealed from the lives of many Beiruti residents and visitors. Less than 20% is open to the public—with restrictions on practices—whilst over 80% is fenced off with barbed wire and...

Working Paper Series #2 | March 2011 Is It Wrong or Illegal? Situating the Gaza Blockade between International Law and the UN ResponseNoura Erakat Since the Second Palestinian Intifada, or uprising, Israel has advanced the notion that it is engaged in an international armed conflict both within the West Bank as well as Gaza. Accordingly, it argues that it can 1) invoke self-defense, pursuant to Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, and 2) use force beyond that permissible during law enforcement, even where an occupation exists and to which the laws of occupation apply. UN Security Council...

Paper | January 2011 Constructing Security Council Resolution 1701 for Lebanon in the Shadow of the ‘War on Terror’Karim Makdisi This article argues that the ‘war on terror’ gave global meaning to the 2006 Israel– Lebanon war and to the construction of UN Security Council resolution 1701 that authorized the deployment of robust UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon (UNIFIL). It uses a critical, discursive approach to argue that UN resolutions have embedded in them a particular, powerful discourse, in this case the ‘war on terror’. This discourse grounded a global struggle for and against US...

This mission was undertaken between the 2nd and 18thof July 2011 to assess the shelter options for the Syrians displaced in Northern Lebanon (the Akkar region).

Oxfam GB commissioned the pilot study discussed in this report in order to understand further the context that shapes men’s gender roles and affects their behaviours, practices, and attitudes towards gender equality, with an explicit focus on VAW.

This study is designed to explore distinguishing features of Palestinians not registered with UNRWA in terms of their general living conditions, with a focus on access to basic services, and their aspirations.

This report is the result of a joint effort by UNDP and UN-HABITAT to gain a better understanding of the various dynamics governing access to basic urban services in the Adjacent Areas of Palestine Refugee Camps in Lebanon.

This report will provide a description of the assessment conducted by IMC’s Mental Health and Psychosocial team in the region of Wadi Khaled following the displacement of Syrians into the northern villages between the Lebanese-Syrian borders as a result of the internal conflic

UNHCR, coordinating the operations in the North along side with the HRC (High Relief Commission) and DRC as its main implementing partner, requested from DRC to conduct a first rapid assessment in the Bekaa with the following objectives: a) To identify existing areas of displa

This resourse is a guidebook for refugee service providers in Lebanon who interect with LGBTI refugees, specifically male Iraqis.

Human trafficking and its link to migrant domestic labor in Lebanon is a complex, sensitive, and challenging issue. It raises numerous questions and demands further exploration.

 سلسلة أوراق عمل #1 | تشرين الأول 2010 إدارة مخيمات اللاجئين الفلسطينيين في المشرق العربي: حوكمات تبحث عن الشرعيةساري حنفي "يوما بعد يوم، تصبح كثافة المخيم لا تطاق. يتنامى حجم العائلة الفلسطينية بلا هوادة، يجتاح المهاجرون العراقيون أمكنتنا. لا مساحات خضراء، ولا أماكن للهو الاطفال. نعم هذا مؤلم... على الرغم من ذلك، فأنا أحب أن أكون هنا مع عائلتي وبين الناس الذين أعرفهم. هنا أشعر بالامن." بهذه الكلمات وصف لاجئ فلسطيني من الطبقة الوسطى أجريت معه مقابلة التجربة المتناقضة التي يعيشها في مخيم جرمانا (دمشق)؛ إحساسًا بوضع حضري موجع، وفي الوقت ذاته إحساسًا بالراحة ولانتماء لمجتمع. صحيح أن محيط المخيم...

Working Paper Series #1 | October 2010 Palestinian Refugee Camps in the Arab East: Governmentalities in Search of LegitimacySari Hanafi “Camp crowdedness becomes unbearable. The size of Palestinian families is increasing relentlessly, and Iraqi migrants are invading our space. There are no green areas, or any playgrounds for kids. Yes this is painful … but nevertheless I like being here amongst my family and people. Here, I feel safe.” This is how one interviewee, a middle class Palestinian refugee, portrayed his paradoxical experience in Jaramana camp, Damascus. He describes its painful urban...

On December 9, 2009, a Lebanese criminal court sentenced a Lebanese woman to 15 days in jail for repeatedly beating Jonalin Malibago, her Filipina maid, three years earlier. Lebanese newspapers hailed the case a landmark victory for the country’s estimated 200,000 migrant domestic workers (MDWs), many of whom report abuse at the hands of their employers. The case illustrated the positive role that the judiciary can play in protecting MDWs, even though the sentence was lenient given the violation. But it also raised at least one significant question: was the Malibago verdict a rare instance of...

Research and Policy Memo #4 | April 2010 Addressing Poor Living Conditions to Improve Health in Palestinian Camps in LebanonRima R. Habib According to research carried out at the American University of Beirut, the living environment of Palestinian refugees residing in Bourj el Barajneh camp in Beirut lacks the basic services and infrastructure necessary to safeguard the health of community residents. Established in 1948 by the International League of Red Cross Societies, Bourj el Barajneh camp is one of the largest and oldest refugee camps in Lebanon. Housing more than 20,000 refugees, the...

 مذكرات للباحثين و صناع القرار #1 | آب 2010 التصدي للظروف المعيشية السيئة لتحسين الصحة في المخيمات الفلسطينية في لبنانريما ر. حبيب  وفقاً لبحث أجرته الجامعة الاميركية في بيروت، تفتقر البيئة المعيشية للاجئين الفلسطينين المقيمين في مخيم برج البراجنة في بيروت إلى الخدمات الاساسية والبنية التحتية اللازمة للحفاظ على صحة سكان المجتمع المحلي  أنشأت الرابطة الدولية لجمعيات الصليب الاحمر مخيم برج البراجنة في سنة 1948 ،وهو من أكبر وأقدم مخيمات اللاجئين في لبنان. ووفقا للمعايير الانسانية، يعتبر المخيم مزدحماً بالسكان إذ يسكنه أكثر من 20000 لاجئ    

ان كتاب "الدليل إلى معرفة أحوال المرأة" الصادر عام 2010،هو ثمرة للتعاون القائم بين الهيئة الوطنية لشؤون المرأة اللبنانية وصندوق الأمم المتحدة الإنمائي للمرأة ، في إطار البرنامج الإقليمي لدعم الحقوق الإنسانية للمرأة UNIFEM في مناطق المغرب والمشرق.

A series of publications entitled "Assessing the MDG process in the Arab Region".