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This policy brief outlines options for strengthening rule of law in Lebanon to improve access to justice for both Lebanese citizens and Syrian refugees.

The goal of this study is to measure the impact of the legal status policy on refugee vulnerability and to assess the extent of refugee resilience.

This report introduces the conflict context in the coastal Chouf area, a semi-urban area connecting the capital Beirut to Sidon in the south, the country’s third largest city.

This report examines both the historical development and current situation of Syrians working in Lebanon through the analysis of policies established and implemented by the Lebanese government. While the report is not an assessment of these policies, it nevertheless reflects on its impact on Syrians’ working conditions and livelihoods. In this vein, this report notably focuses on emerging dynamics of increased informality, exploitation, and dependence. It is part of a series of reports to be published in 2016, the 1st of which being "Formal Informality, Brokering Mechanisms, and Illegality...

The Syrian observer in Lebanon is studying the situation of human rights of Syrian refugees in Lebanon, supported by the Arab Human Rights Fund www.ahrfund.org and it is a one year project starting in January 2016. The number of Syrian refugees according to United Nations statistics is 400 thousand refugees, the focus in this report is on Saad Naiel area in Middle Beqaa.

www.ahrfund.org الراصد السوري في لبنان يدرس حالة حقوق اإلنسان لالجئين السوريين في منطقة البقاع في لبنان، بدعم من الصندوق العربي لحقوق اإلنسان   وهو مشروع لمدة سنة حيث يقدر عدد الالجئين السوريين ب 400 ألف الجئ حسب احصاءات االمم المتحدة وتم التركيز في هذه التقرير في منطقة سعد نايل في البقاع االوسط

The Syrian observer in Lebanon is studying the situation of human rights of Syrian refugees in Lebanon, supported by the Arab Human Rights Fund www.ahrfund.org and it is a one year project starting in January 2016. The number of Syrian refugees according to United Nations statistics is 400 thousand refugees, the focus in this report is on Saad Naiel area in Middle Beqaa.

www.ahrfund.org الراصد السوري في لبنان يدرس حالة حقوق اإلنسان لالجئين السوريين في منطقة البقاع في لبنان، بدعم من الصندوق العربي لحقوق اإلنسان   وهو مشروع لمدة سنة حيث يقدر عدد الالجئين السوريين ب 400 ألف الجئ حسب احصاءات االمم المتحدة وتم التركيز في هذه التقرير في منطقة سعد نايل في البقاع االوسط

The Syrian observer in Lebanon is studying the situation of human rights of Syrian refugees in Lebanon, supported by the Arab Human Rights Fund www.ahrfund.org and it is a one year project starting in January 2016. The number of Syrian refugees according to United Nations statistics is 400 thousand refugees, the focus in this report is on Saad Naiel area in Middle Beqaa.

www.ahrfund.org الراصد السوري في لبنان يدرس حالة حقوق اإلنسان لالجئين السوريين في منطقة البقاع في لبنان، بدعم من الصندوق العربي لحقوق اإلنسان   وهو مشروع لمدة سنة حيث يقدر عدد الالجئين السوريين ب 400 ألف الجئ حسب احصاءات االمم المتحدة وتم التركيز في هذه التقرير في منطقة سعد نايل في البقاع االوسط

The United Nations Secretary-General has called for the first ever World Humanitarian Summit: to reaffirm our commitment to humanity and chart a course for change. The Secretary-General’s Agenda for Humanity calls on global leaders to commit to five core responsibilities in the name of our shared humanity:  Global leadership to prevent and end conflict Uphold the norms that safeguard humanity Leave no one behind Change people's lives – from delivering aid to ending need Invest in humanity

This study was undertaken by the Center for Women (ECW) at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), in the context of a regional programme to review progress made in the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform of Action in the

Bringing together the years of regional and international experience within civil society activities, Besme was settled in Lebanon in September 2014, in order to contribute to the peaceful settlement of regional conflicts in Middle East. Through a route, which is full of difficulties, we managed to leave the year of 2015 behind, with successful and effective projects. We reckon 2015 as a year of investment for Besme. Reinvigorating the individual connections of management team at national, regional and international levels, we assume that a great step forward was taken for future. In the road...

Over 250,000 migrant women are employed by private households in Lebanon to carry out household tasks such as cleaning, cooking, and caring for children and the elderly.

In October 2014, Lebanon’s Council of Ministers adopted a comprehensive policy on Syrian displacement, one explicit goal of which is to decrease the number of Syrians in Lebanon by reducing access to territory and encouraging return to Syria.

This report introduces the conflict context in the Sahel Akkar area, the Lebanese most northern coastal area bordering Syria.

This report presents a brief analysis of the social stability context in the Qazas of Nabatieh and Bint Jbeil in the Nabatieh governorate, a sparsely populated religiously and politically homogenous area which hosts a small number of Syrian refugees.

This report analyses the human rights and human security situation of refugees from Syria and their impact on the Lebanese society. Since the beginning of the conflict

The right to freedom of movement forms one of the cornerstones of the international human rights regime and the Lebanese legal system. It is a right that everyone ought to enjoy regardless of race, national origin, residence status, religion or any other criteria.

Syrian refugee women and Palestinian refugee women from Syria face risks of serious human rights violations and abuses in Lebanon, including gender-based violence and exploitation. Those who are heads of their households are at particular risk.