Lebanon

18 Feb 2010 - "UNDP’s work in Lebanon" a session tailored for university students
As part of its strategy to reach the public at large, the United Nations Development Programme in Lebanon organized on Tuesday 16th of February, an informative session on the work of UNDP in Lebanon at the UN House in Downtown Beirut.

The session gathered 80 students majoring in ...more

27 Jan 2010 - 77,400 men and women negatively affected by the current Lebanese nationality law
18,000 Lebanese women were married to non-Lebanese men during 14 years (between 1995 – 2008). 41,400 individuals are children of a Lebanese mother. Around 77,400 men and women negatively affected by the current nationality law. The Lebanese law prohibits the Lebanese women from granting th ...more

23 Dec 2009 - Development Challenges in the Arab States Report
The United Nations Development Programme-Regional Bureau for Arab States and the League of Arab States launched the “Development Challenges in the Arab States” report in Cairo.

The report highlights six key interrelated challenges facing the region, including: institu ...more

16 Dec 2009 - UNDP launches new projects in Beirut Southern Suburbs
The United Nations Development Programme organized a field visit to Haret Hreik and the Ouzai port on Tuesday 15th of December 2009 to launch a number of projects that aim to restore lives and livelihoods in the region. 

UNDP’s country director, Mr. Seifiddine Abbaro, w ...more

10 Dec 2009 - UNDP ART GOLD Lebanon establishes a public irrigation network in Dhour el Minnieh, North Lebanon
On December 8, 2009, the UNDP ART GOLD Programme (UNDP AGL), in collaboration with the Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR), inaugurated a public irrigation network in Dhour el Minnieh, North Lebanon.

The inauguration took place in the Minnieh Public Park hall, in the ...more

04 Dec 2009 - Protecting women from domestic violence
“Violence against women is never acceptable, never excusable and never tolerable. Violence against women cannot be tolerated in any form, in any context, in any circumstance, by any political leader of by any government” 

Using these expressions, Ban Ki-Moon, the ...more

02 Dec 2009 - Beirut raises the voice to Copenhagen
With less than one week to the  United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009, Beirut launched its call to the Copenhagen Summit.
This event was held by The United Nations Development Programme – Parliament Project and the parliamentary committee of general works, transport, e ...more

19 Nov 2009 - Signing ceremony of the "Disaster Preparedness and Management in Lebanon” project
“Lebanon is rich in experience with natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, forest-fires, landslides and drought. Lebanon is also vulnerable to sudden influxes of internally displaced people as seen both in the case of July War, and the Nahr El Bared conflict”, said The United Na ...more

13 Nov 2009 - "Live Lebanon": Click, Commit and Change!

The unconventional Cinema Le Dome in Downtown Beirut, witnessed on Thursday 12th of November 2009 the launching of the “Live Lebanon” project. The ceremony was organized by the United Nations Development Programme and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants/ ...more

12 Nov 2009 - UNDP hosted a field visit to inaugurate development projects in Hermel
On November 11, 2009, the United Nations Development Programme hosted the inauguration of various development projects in the Caza of Hermel.

The inauguration took place in Al Kwakh village in Hermel Caza, in the presence of the UNDP Resident Representative Ms. Marta Ruedas and H ...more

10 Nov 2009 - UNDP ART GOLD Lebanon inaugurates two water maintenance centers in Bint Jbeil and Nabatieh
On November 6, 2009, the UNDP ART GOLD Programme (UNDP AGL), in collaboration with the Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR), hosted the inauguration of two water maintenance centers in Bint Jbeil and Nabatieh.
The inauguration took place in the union of municipalities of Bint ...more

03 Nov 2009 - UNDP ART GOLD Lebanon inaugurates commercial and touristic kiosks in Baalbeck
On October 28, 2009, the UNDP ART GOLD Programme (UNDP AGL), in collaboration with the Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR), hosted the inauguration of the commercial and touristic Kiosks in Baalbeck City.
The inauguration took place in front of Baalbeck Citadel, in the prese ...more

12 Oct 2009 - The Lebanese Palestinian choir: experience sharing across communities
In form of a concert performed by Al Faiha’a choir, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with the Lebanese Palestinian Dialogue Committee (LPDC) launched the “Lebanese Palestinian Choir” on Friday 9th of October 2009 in the Nahr el Bared camp northe ...more

09 Oct 2009 - Technical Training - CEDRO Solar Water Heater
The UNDP-CEDRO project organized a technical workshop on the design and the installation of Solar Water Heating systems on Wednesday the 7th of October 2009 at the Meridien Commodore Hotel in Hamra.

The training was attended by more than 60 persons representing members of the Leb ...more

08 Oct 2009 - UNDP ART GOLD Lebanon inaugurates the Social & Cultural Center and the Public Library in Rashaya
On 30 September 2009, UNDP ART GOLD Lebanon hosted the inaugurations of the Social & Cultural Center in Al Birreh/Rashaya and the Public Library in Rashaya.

The Italian Government funded both the Social & Cultural center and the Public Library projects through UNDP ART GO ...more

07 Oct 2009 - One billion people are on the move
Nearly one billion people are on the move, 740 million are internal migrants and 214 million are international migrants, and only 70 million are migrating from developing countries to developed ones, according to the United Nations Development Programme Global Human Development report 2009. The ...more

16 Sep 2009 - The parliament opens its door on the International Day of Democracy
The United Nations International Day of Democracy was the opportunity for more than 150 Lebanese students to visit the Lebanese parliament. On this occasion, students from different universities, backgrounds and affiliation were part of a guided tour in the Parliament Building. This “open ...more

08 Sep 2009 - Training Session on "Public Safety related to Ski and Beach Resorts"
Under the framework of the ”Tansfer of Knowledge through expatriate nationals” (TOKTEN) project, the United Nations Development Programme, in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism, organized a ceremony to distribute the certificates of the training “Public Safety related to ...more

04 Aug 2009 - UNDP ART GOLD Lebanon hosts the Belgian Decentralized Cooperation Delegation
From July 26 through 28, 2009, UNDP ART GOLD Lebanon hosted the Belgian Decentralized Cooperation Delegation. The aim of the mission was to identify means of potential cooperation in the agricultural sector between Lebanese communities from North Lebanon and the Bekaa region, and Belgian local c ...more

03 Aug 2009 - Lebanese Palestinian youth summer school III - North Lebanon
For the second consecutive year, the United Nations Development Program organized, in partnership with the Lebanese Palestinian Dialogue Committee (LPDC) and in cooperation with the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS), a summer school that gathered 16 young men and women from Nahr el Bared ...more

22 Jul 2009 - Launching of the Arab Human Development Report 2009 "Challenges to Human Security in the Arab Countries"
 “Challenges to Human Security in the Arab Countries” is the title of the fifth Arab Human Development Report (AHDR) launched on Tuesday 21st July 2009 in Beirut’s Grand Serail under the high patronage and in the presence of H.E. Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.

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01 Jul 2009 - "Toward a citizen's state"
Few weeks after the Lebanese parliamentarian elections, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Council of Development and Reconstruction (CDR) launched the National Human Development Report for Lebanon (NHDR) entitled “Toward a Citizen’s State”. The launching c ...more

26 Jun 2009 - Launching of the In-Kind livelihoods support project for the Lebanese families living inside NBC

In the context of the “Early Recovery of Nahr El Bared Surrounding Municipalities”, the United Nations Development Programme has launched the In-Kind livelihoods support project targeting the Lebanese population living inside NBC on Wednesday 17 June 2009
This in-kind ...more

11 May 2009 - Lebanon, friend of "The Alliances of Civilizations"
Lebanon is officially a member of “Friends of the Alliances of Civilizations”, an initiative endorsed by the UN Secretary General in 2005 and co-sponsored by the Governments of Spain and Turkey. 

This declaration was made by Mr. William Habib, the Secretary Genera ...more

22 Apr 2009 - Spanish Funding for "conflict prevention and peace building" in North Lebanon
On Tuesday 21 April, The Spanish Embassy, the Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR), The Lebanese Palestinian Dialogue Committee, and several UN agencies, including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced the Spanish funding of the joint programme “Conflict Pre ...more

16 Apr 2009 - Field Visit to Beirut Southern Suburbs
The United Nations Development Programme Resident Representative Ms. Marta Ruedas, accompanied by a delegation from UNDP and UNDP ART GOLD Lebanon conducted a field visit to the Beirut Southern Suburbs (BSS) on Wednesday 15 April 2009. The visit aimed to observe the UNDP’s projects impleme ...more

13 Apr 2009 - " Capacity Building of the Directorate General of Urban Planning" Workshop
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in cooperation with the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, organized a workshop entitled “Capacity Building of the Directorate General of Urban Planning”, which falls under the framework of UNDP’s project “Support to t ...more

31 Mar 2009 - Ambulances and emergency equipments to the civil defense
Ten fully equipped ambulances and emergency equipments were granted by the French Government to the Lebanese civil defense centers, in collaboration with the civil defense and the United Nations Development Programme.
The ceremony took place on Friday the 27th of March at the civil defen ...more

30 Mar 2009 - National partnership towards Lebanon’s sustainability
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the committee of the public work and transport organized a workshop on “the challenges of the Sustainable Development in Lebanon” under the patronage of H.E Mr. Nabih Berri, represented by H.E Mr. Mohamed Kabbani, the chairman of th ...more

26 Mar 2009 - 'Towards a National Anti-Corruption Strategy”
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Lebanese Transparency Association (LTA) organized a national conference entitled “Towards a National Anti-Corruption Strategy” under the high patronage of His Excellency the president of the republic of Lebanon General Michel Sl ...more

24 Mar 2009 - Signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Nations to relief the Palestinians in Gaza
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Nations (UNDP/Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People- PAPP), for the sum of US $ 7.6 million, to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian whose homes were destructed by recent military operation in Gaza ...more

19 Mar 2009 - Regional conference on "Environmental Crimes in the Arab States”
The UNDP Country office in Lebanon, UNDP-POGAR and the Lebanese Ministries of Justice and Environment brought together public prosecutors from Lebanon, Yemen, Egypt, Jordan and many representatives from Arab ministries of Justice and Environment in the two-day regional conference on “ Envi ...more