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UNDP and LAU celebrated 10 years of Youth Leadership Programme through the National Youth Leadership Forum

Under the patronage of the President of the Council of Ministers, H.E. Mr. Najib Mikati represented by the Minister of Environment Dr. Nasser Yassin, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Lebanese American University – Global Affairs Service Center (LAU GASC) celebrated 10 years of UNDP Youth Leadership Programme through the National Youth Leadership Forum held at the LAU Byblos campus.

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Handover of a rigid-hulled inflatable boat to Palm Islands Nature Reserve for the 2024 visitors’ opening season

On the occasion of the Palm Islands Nature Reserve 2024 visitors’ opening season, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Ministry of Environment, the Embassy of Italy in Lebanon and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation

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The launch of 'Al Ghorfa Export' Digital Platform to Empower Lebanese MSMEs and Boost Market Access

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture in Tripoli and North Lebanon (CCIAT), and with funding from the Government of Catalonia through the Catalan Agency for Development Cooperation

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Lebanon Green Investment Facility set to accelerate climate finance, enable climate targets

he United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Ministry of Environment in partnership with Cedar Oxygen SAS have announced the launch of a financing facility – the Lebanon Green Investment Facility (LGIF) – aimed at accelerating climate mitigation and adaptation efforts across Lebanon.

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UNDP Report: Lebanon faces potentially dire socio-economic and environmental impacts from Gaza war

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today launched a report titled “Gaza War: Preliminary Findings on the Socio-Economic and Environmental Impact on Lebanon”, providing a preliminary analysis of the impacts and potential consequences of the ongoing Gaza war for the Lebanese economy

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What we do

UNDP Lebanon works within four focus areas: Social and Local development, Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding, Democratic Governance and Institutional Development, and Environmental Governance. Along with its partners, UNDP is working in line with the new UNDP strategic plan 2022-2025, based on the six signature solutions (Poverty & inequality, governance, resilience, environment, energy and gender equality) and the three enablers (Digitalization, Strategic innovation, Development financing) towards delivering what is required to implement the 2030 agenda and to achieve our SDGs. 

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What is Up on WhatsApp? A study on the impact of WhatsApp on tensions in Lebanon

In 2022/2023, as part of the Tensions Monitoring System, UNDP commissioned a study on whether and how people use WhatsApp to create or contribute to incidents and tensions in Lebanon.

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Gaza War: Preliminary Findings on the Socio-Economic and Environmental Impact on Lebanon

The outbreak of the war in Gaza on has resulted in an additional layer of complexity to the already profound and multifaceted crisis that Lebanon has been struggling with for the past few years.

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Success Stories
Transforming Waste into Opportunity: UNDP and KFAED join efforts for Lebanon’s Sustainable Future

Lebanon, a country of rich history and spectacular nature, had a shadow cast upon its environment in 2015.

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Building media capacities for peace in Lebanon

The media in Lebanon play a major role in peace building. However, the media can also wield considerable influence on fueling conflicts during sensitive periods.

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Libana - Transforming gender stereotypes

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