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بيان حول اعتماد الاستراتيجية الوطنيّة للحماية الاجتماعيّة الأولى من نوعها في لبنان

يشيد مركز العلوم الاجتماعية للأبحاث التطبيقيّة (CeSSRA) باعتماد لبنان الاستراتيجية الوطنيّة الأولى للحماية الاجتماعيّة التي تشكّل نقطة محورية نحو العدالة الاجتماعية في البلد. وتمثّل هذه الاستراتيجية خطوةً حاسمةً لإرساء عقدٍ اجتماعيٍّ جديدٍ بين الدولة ومواطنيها، تكون الحقوق الاجتماعيّة إحدى ركائزه الأساسيّة.
 

Statement on Lebanon's adoption of its long-awaited National Social Protection Strategy

The Centre for Social Sciences Research and Action (CeSSRA) applauds Lebanon’s adoption of its first-ever National Social Protection Strategy which constitutes an important milestone towards social justice in the country. This strategy represents a crucial step in establishing a new social contract between the state and its citizens, with social rights as one of its main pillars. 

ورقة موقف: الديمقراطية شرطٌ أساسيّ في الطريق نحو إصلاح الدولة والنظام في لبنان

مرصد المؤسّسات المالية الدولية: لبنان.

مركز العلوم الاجتماعية للأبحاث التطبيقية

١٢ تمّوز/يوليو ٢٠٢٣

 

يُجري صندوق النقد الدولي تقييمًا دوريًا للوضع الاقتصادي والمالي في لبنان منذ عام ٢٠٠٦، وذلك بموجب المادّة الرابعة، الذي يُغطّي البلدان غير المقترضة.

Position paper: The road to reforming the state and the system in Lebanon must be democratically led

International Financial Institutions Monitor: Lebanon. 
The Centre for Social Sciences Research and Action

12 July 2023

 

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been periodically assessing the economic and financial situation in Lebanon since 2006, under the Article IV report, that covers non-borrowing countries.

A Decrepit Social Security Pillar. Salvaging The National Social Security Fund in Lebanon Amidst The Crisis. | .انهيار ركيزة الضمان الاجتماعي في لبنان: إنقاذ الصندوق الوطني للضمان الاجتماعي في خضم الأزمة

The Lebanese social protection system was from its inception, and through its historical development, a fragmented system characterised by, on the one hand, scattered contributory-based schemes and, on the other, by ineffective and time-bound social assistance programmes. This report addresses the various aspects of the failures and near collapse of the NSSF following the economic and financial crisis in Lebanon since 2019.

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Bailing out on rights: The high cost of an IMF deal in Lebanon.

This policy report analyzes the winding road towards an agreement between the IMF and Lebanon, since the request of the government for IMF support, going over main conditions required by the IMF and their high social cost. The report critically highlights the risks of adopting one-size-fits-all austerity measures - as suggested by the IMF - and argues for the necessity to adopt a more integrated approach to the diagnosis of the crisis, and recovery and reform plan, beyond mere financial and macro-economic indicators. It concludes with recommendations tailored to the Lebanese context.

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An intersectional perspective on social (in)security. Making the case for universal social protection in Lebanon

This policy brief analyzes the shortcomings of the social protection system in Lebanon against intersectional forms of discrimination. It questions the fragmentation and the deficiencies of the social protection system highlighting the articulation of exclusionary logics linked to gender, ethnicity, work and residential status, age or disability. This briefing paper then stresses that the shortcomings of the social protection system reflect, sustain and (re)produce more profound social hierarchies characterizing the Lebanese social and political landscape.

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