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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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Top regional UN Development official assures the Lebanese government of continued support to ongoing crisis response efforts

At the conclusion of the brief visit to Lebanon of the Director for its Regional Bureau for Arab States, Abdallah Al Dardari, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) reaffirmed its commitment to helping the people of Lebanon through the current crisis

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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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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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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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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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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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