Project Overview

The 3TSJ project addresses the unprecedented challenges facing Lebanon's security and justice institutions amidst a multidimensional crisis that has eroded state authority and public trust. The initiative responds to a worsening security context where 63.5% of residents believe safety has declined and less than 6% trust justice institutions. By implementing an integrated three-track approach, the project seeks to prevent the collapse of these vital institutions while laying the groundwork for a redefined, inclusive social contract. 

Project Objective

• Prevent the collapse of security and justice institutions by ensuring their core functioning and gender-responsive service delivery through targeted support.
• Support comprehensive institutional reforms with a strong focus on oversight, accountability, and gender inclusion.
• Consolidate and expand people-centered and gender transformations within institutions to serve as instruments of social cohesion and stability.
• Enhance the access of women and crisis-affected populations to human-rights-compliant security and justice services.
• Strengthen the effective, accountable, and inclusive functioning of Rule of Law institutions to safeguard the rights of an increasingly embattled population. 
   

Achievements & Key Figures

•  A total of 16,326 individuals including 9,848 females received free legal aid services across UNDP supported legal aid helpdesks.
• UNDP delivered specialized GBV-focused training across eight governorates for 77 ISF personnel from 35 police stations, strengthening officers’ knowledge and capacity to provide sensitive, survivor-centred responses.
• Supported 128 municipalities in adhering to at least three components of the municipal police reform framework.
• A total of 252 Municipal police agents representing more than 60 municipalities attended a first aid training course delivered by the Lebanese Red Cross.
• 155 municipal police agents representing 70 municipalities attending human rights-based training at the ISF academy.
• Five ISF officers and 15 Municipal police agents completed specialized training on their responsibilities during disasters and crises, ensuring a more coordinated and effective response in emergencies.
• 273 Municipal Police ID cards were distributed across 81 municipalities spanning 20 districts.
• SOPs were introduced to 210 Municipal Police officers from 140 municipalities in South Lebanon during knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Roll-out sessions were conducted across three districts, covering 48 municipalities, to introduce unified tools and templates for the Municipal police and clarify their roles in relation to the ISF.
• Distribution of soft equipment including High Viability Vests, Plastic jersey roadblocks, Flashlight for the jersey barriers, PVC Barricade with reflective sheet, Warning non-reflective and reflective tapes, Rechargeable Spotlights and traffic cones.

GESI Component (Gender Equality and Social Inclusion)

The project places a central emphasis on gender equality and vulnerable groups, who are most at risk of human rights violations during the current crisis.

• The project contains outputs designated as GEN 2 (Security) and GEN 3 (Justice), where gender equality is a significant or principal objective.
• Interventions are specifically designed to safeguard the protection space of women, which has been eroded by the economic downward spiral.
• Gender inclusion is a primary focus of the comprehensive institutional reform track.
• All activities aim to ensure that service delivery is human-rights compliant and inclusive of the needs of crisis-affected populations.