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UNDP, UN Women, and Fifty-Fifty launch and sign the SALMA Agreement to advance women’s representation ahead of 2025 local elections

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), in collaboration with local NGO “Fifty-Fifty” and with…

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Solar lights brighten Saida: A path to safety and revival

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UNDP’s Lebanon First Theatrical Hike at Machaa Chnaniir Reserve Blends Nature and Art to Inspire Eco-Awareness

In celebration of World Theatre Day, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Ministry of Environment, the Embassy of Italy in Lebanon, and the Italian Agency for…

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NACC Convenes High-Level Discussion on Strengthening the Right of Access to Information Law & Advancing Transparency in Lebanon in partnership with UNDP

Only 40% of administrations proactively publish information, and less than 50% of national, and 25% of local administrations have assigned an information officer, revealed the first report on the …

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Lebanon Looks to Rebuild After Trauma of Conflict

In the blink of an eye, entire neighbourhoods of Tyre emptied. Families fled, leaving behind homes, businesses, and memories - lives shattered by violence. For 13 months, Tyre, one of the world’s…

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Lebanon Stands to Gain $400 Million by Implementing Strong Tobacco Control Measures

Under the patronage of H.E. the Minister of Public Health, Dr. Rakan Nassereldine, the Ministry of Public Health, the World Health Organization (WHO), the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control …

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Official Site Visit to Karantina Sorting Facility Highlights Rehabilitation Progress

A field visit was organized today to the Karantina Sorting Facility to assess the progress of rehabilitation works under the project “Beirut Critical Environment Recovery, Restoration, and Waste…

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UNDP Launches “Women Economic Empowerment” Project to Support Small Businesses in Lebanon Post-Conflict

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Ministry of Economy and Trade (MoET) and with the generous support of the Government of Canada, has launched the Women’s…

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