The Open Library Project
The Open Library Project is an online resource library with readily available reference books, reports, studies, guides and tools, and fact sheets relevant to civil society and civil society organisations’ work in Lebanon.
Dossiers are sub-libraries specific to certain events or themes
Cover Title Publisher(s) Publishing Year Synopsis Dossier Theme
Higher Education and Syrian Refugee Students: The Case of Lebanon Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 2017

This report presents issues within tertiary education for young Syrian refugees in Lebanon. It... [read more]

Migration, Mobility and Circulation Refugees, Education
Citizens’ perceptions of security threats stemming from the Syrian refugee presence in Lebanon International Alert 2015

This paper focuses on the outcomes of a nationwide survey on the Lebanese public’s... [read more]

Migration, Mobility and Circulation Refugees, Safety & Security
The Consequences of Limited Legal Status for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Norwegian Refugee Council 2014
In December 2013, NRC launched a report entitled ‘The Consequences of Limited Legal Status for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: NRC Field Assessment in Aarsal and Wadi Khaled’ (Part One) based on the... [read more]
Migration, Mobility and Circulation Refugees, Legal Issues
Living on hope, hoping for education: The failed response to the Syrian refugee crisis Overseas Development Institute 2014
The crisis in Syria has entered its fourth year. Children have been on the front-line from the outset. They have experienced or witnessed horrific acts of indiscriminate
violence.... [read more]
Migration, Mobility and Circulation Refugees, Education
Fleeing the Violence in Syria: Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) 2012

MSF’s objective in carrying out this study was to better understand the conditions facing Syrian refugees living in Lebanon. With the aim of adapting the organisation’s response to the evolving... [read more]

Migration, Mobility and Circulation Refugees, Health
Education of Syrian Refugee Children: Managing the Crisis in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan RAND Corporation 2015
This scoping study is intended to contribute to the ongoing policy discussions among governments, donors, and United Nations agencies about the education of Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Turkey,... [read more]
Migration, Mobility and Circulation Refugees, Education
Agonizing choices: Syrian refugees in need of health care in Lebanon Amnesty International 2014

This report focuses on the consequences for Syrian refugees in Lebanon of not being able to access... [read more]

Migration, Mobility and Circulation Refugees, Health
Pushed to the edge: Syrian refugees face increased restrictions in Lebanon Amnesty International 2015
In May 2015, the Lebanese authorities instructed UNHCR to temporarily suspend registration of Syrian refugees, including individuals already in the country and new arrivals. The authorities... [read more]
Migration, Mobility and Circulation Refugees, Legal Issues, Human Rights & Protection
I want a safe place: Refugee women from Syria uprooted and unprotected in Lebanon Amnesty International 2016
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... [read more]
Migration, Mobility and Circulation Refugees, Gender, Human Rights & Protection
HELEM: A Case Study of the First Legal, Above-Ground LGBT Organisation in the MENA Region World Health Organization (WHO), Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
Helem is the first and only above-ground LGBT organisation in the MENA region. Founded in 2004 and based in Beirut, Lebanon, Helem is a rights-based organisation that focuses on advocating and... [read more]
Gender Equity Network LGBT & Sexual Rights, Human Rights & Protection

Pages