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Economic and Social Consequences of the Escalating Hostilities in Lebanon - October 2024 - Rapid Appraisal

The escalation of hostilities in September 2024 added another layer of complexity to the already profound economic and financial crisis that Lebanon has been struggling with for the past five years.

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Lebanon’s Recovery Depends on Immediate Action to Restore Stability and Rebuild Trust

At the end of a two-day visit to Lebanon, UNDP Associate Administrator Haoliang Xu called for increased investment in stabilization and recovery efforts as the country seeks to rebuild after more than a year of hostilities and long-standing governance and economic challenges.

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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 Economic Empowerment through Advancing Women-Led Enterprises in Lebanon (WEE) project.

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UN Development Programme warns of socio-economic crisis in Lebanon amidst escalation of hostilities

Escalating hostilities in Lebanon are exacting a profound toll on people’s lives and livelihoods. In addition, Lebanon’s economy could shrink by as much as 9.2 percent if these hostilities continue through the end of the year.

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“Gender Quota Now” A roadmap to endorse the Gender Quota Law in Municipal Elections

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and UN Women, in partnership with “Fifty-Fifty” and with support from the Government of Canada, convened a roundtable discussion to advocate for the adoption of the gender quota law proposal

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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(link is external), 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. 

Platforms

Tensions Monitoring System Portal - A conflict sensitivity hub for Lebanon

The Tensions Monitoring System Portal is a platform focused on conflict sensitivity in Lebanon. The portal is a digital one-stop-shop that makes tensions data, analysis, and conflict sensitivity tools more accessible to policymakers, practitioners, and researchers.

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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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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

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Success Stories
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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