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Updating National Women's Strategy in Lebanon
The absence of an updated national women strategy reflecting emerging needs and priorities constitutes one of the main obstacles impeding a change in... Read more
4 National Studies Provide Evidence for Better Response to Gender Based Violence
Since 2008, UNFPA has been leading the implementation of a project aiming at mainstreaming and institutionalizing Gender Based Violence (GBV) in national planning and development, with... Read more
Strengthening Reproductive Health and Maternal Health Services along Border Areas
Following a series of consultations throughout 2010, UNFPA Lebanon office signed in early January 2011 a new project with the Ministry of Public Health aiming at supporting the sector reform... Read more
Needs Assessment and Situation Analysis of Women and Girls in North Lebanon: A Pioneer Study
In the context of the MDG-F Conflict Prevention and Peace Building joint program in North Lebanon with UN agencies, UNFPA conducted a “Needs... Read more
UNFPA Lebanon Contributes to the First White Ribbon Campaign in the Middle East
From November 25 till December 10, Lebanon joined over 55 countries around the world by organising the first White Ribbon Campaign in the Middle East. The focus of the campaign was on... Read more
Y-PEER Lebanon Uses Games, Theatre and Dance to Raise HIV/AIDS Awareness among High-School Children
On the occasion of World AIDS Day, Y-PEER Lebanon organized “Our Health, Our Right... Let’s Take a Stand” a two-day event for raising HIV/AIDS awareness among high school students. The... Read more
Y-PEER Lebanon Elected Best Network of the Year!!
Between October 1 and 6, all representatives of Y-PEER national networks gathered in Istanbul with their international partners to share experiences, launch the International Year of Youth... Read more
Y-PEER Lebanon Celebrate International Youth Day and Year ON AIR
This year’s International Youth Day coincided with the launch of the International Youth Year. To mark this very special occasion, Y-PEERs Lebanon went for high-visibility events. Twice... Read more
UNFPA Lebanon Places Older Adults on World Population Day’s Agenda
Marking World Population Day and in partnership with the Lebanese Family Planning Association, UNFPA Lebanon organized a seminar on the ‘Demographic... Read more
UNFPA Launches Lebanon’s first Gender Based Violence National Coordination Tool amid Recent Legislative Developments
Lebanon has been witnessing an acceleration in its fight for ending Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the past few months. On April 7th, 2010, the Council of Ministers approved the Law... Read more