| Cover | Title | Publisher(s) | Publishing Year | Synopsis | Dossier | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Review of Gender-Based Violence Research in Lebanon | United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) | 2010 |
Around the world, gender-based violence (GBV) reflects and reinforces inequalities between men and women. It is entrenched by power relations and control, cultures of silence and denial, political... [read more] |
Gender Equity Network | Domestic & Personal Violence, Gender |
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Unequal and Unprotected: Women's Rights Under Lebanese Personal Status Law | Human Rights Watch (HRW) | 2015 |
Lebanon does not have a civil code regulating personal status matters. Instead, there are 15 separate personal status laws for the country’s different recognized religious communities including... [read more] |
Gender Equity Network | Legal Issues, Gender |
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Emerging Voices: Young Women in Lebanese Politics | International Alert | 2011 |
Although Lebanon is known in the Middle East for its relative political openness and for the degree of freedom Lebanese women enjoy, it paradoxically has one of the lowest rates of women’s... [read more] |
Gender Equity Network | Youth, Democracy, Citizenship & Civic Rights, Gender |
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Supporting Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality in Fragile States: Lebanon - Research Brief | United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) | 2016 |
This brief is one in a three-part research series produced by... [read more] |
Gender Equity Network | Economic Development, Gender |
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A Practical Guide for Civil Society Organisations in Lebanon towards Gender Mainstreaming (En-Ar) | Lebanon Support | 2017 |
This Gender Manual is a practical guide for civil society organisations in Lebanon that wish to enhance gender equity in their practices and policies. Far from being exhaustive, this manual... [read more] |
Gender Equity Network | Civil Society Development, Gender |
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Local and Regional Entanglements: The Social Stability Context in Sahel Akkar | United Nations Development Program (UNDP) | 2016 |
This report introduces the conflict context in the Sahel Akkar area, the Lebanese most northern coastal area bordering Syria. Sahel Akkar is predominantly agricultural, with Muslim Sunni and... [read more] |
Conflict Analysis Project | Refugees, Human Rights & Protection |
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An Urban Suburb with the Capacities of a Village: The Social Stability Context in the Coastal Chouf Area | United Nations Development Program (UNDP) | 2017 |
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. The area is largely... [read more] |
Conflict Analysis Project | Refugees, Human Rights & Protection |
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Barriers to Education for Female and Male Syrian Youth in Shatila and Bourj Al Barajneh | 2017 |
This report aims to acquire a comprehensive understanding of the barriers to education faced by Syrian youth, using both... [read more] |
Migration, Mobility and Circulation, Conflict Analysis Project | Refugees, Education | |
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Strategy Development for a Mental Health and Psychological support Knowledge Hub | Lebanon Support, Arab Resource Collective (ARC) | 2016 |
The objective of the report is to identify the psychosocial impact and needs of humanitarian actors working with refugees in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, North Iraq and Palestine. The research... [read more] |
Migration, Mobility and Circulation, Humanitarian Knowledge Base | Refugees, Mental Health & Psychosocial |
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Patriarchy and Sectarianism: A Gendered Trap. Baseline of Women in Politics: The Case of Lebanon. | Hivos | 2017 |
Today, women in Lebanon are fighting for equal access to opportunities and rights without prejudice against their gender, their expectations and their careers. This fight requires... [read more] |
Women's rights and status, Gender Equity Network | Democracy, Citizenship & Civic Rights, Gender |
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