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Implementing the Global Compact on Refugees for children: Examples of child-focused work
At the time of writing, children make up over half of the world's refugees. These children face severe protection issues, and their care and development needs often go unmet. As the COVID-19 pandemic has spread across the world, the situation for refugee
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“They Treated Us in Monstrous Ways”: Sexual violence against men, boys, and transgender women in the Syrian conflict
Since the onset of the Syrian conflict, men, boys, and transgender women have been subjected to rape and other forms of sexual violence by the Syrian Government and armed non-state actors. Men who are perceived as gay or bisexual and trans women have been
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View from the Lockdown: Children and youth's experience of COVID-19 in Lebanon
Save the Children carried out a survey in Lebanon to understand children and youth’s perspectives during the current COVID-19 lockdown and restrictions introduced in response to the outbreak. The research asked 137 children and youth of different national
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Lebanon: Education sector short-term response to COVID-19
Over 1.2 million school-aged children have been affected by school closures in Lebanon due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and there is a need for coordinated support in order to minimize the negative impact of the crisis on learners and their parents or caregi
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Guidance on Home Quarantine and Isolation in Overcrowded Settings
The first case of COVID-19 in Lebanon was recorded on 21 February 2020. Since then, more cases have been reported with history of travel or contact with confirmed cases with a travel history. One of the strategies used to tackle the spread of the disease
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A Quick Guide: Community engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon
Pandemics are unpredictable, yet reoccurring events, that can have severe consequences on health, social and economic well-being. They may cause social and economic disruption, threats to the continuity of essential services and reduced production, but al
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Special Considerations on the Separation of Children and of Adults Who Rely on a Caregiver From Their Caregiver Due to Corona Virus Disease COVID 19 in Quarantine, Isolation or Hospital
Children and adults who need a caregiver should not be separated from their caregiver during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the case of quarantine or hospitalization, measures must be taken to prevent separation. It is also crucial to ensure that when separati
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Middle East Regional Report: Advancing adolescents impact evaluation
Adolescence and early adulthood are critical phases in human development. For migrants and refugee youth and their families, the immediate impact of conflict is not solely the inability to meet basic needs- there is also a significant emotional upheaval f
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“No, I Don’t”: Abolishing Child Marriage in Lebanon
At first glance, child marriage appears less pervasive in Lebanon in comparison with other Middle Eastern states. Six percent of 20 to 24-year-old Lebanese women were married by the age of 18 as of 2009, as opposed to 18% across MENA. Nevertheless, this f
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The Localization of Aid in Jordan and Lebanon: Barriers and opportunities for women-led organizations
Since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011, an enormous amount of people have fled their homes. Many countries have experienced a large influx of refugees, but Jordan and Lebanon are those who have the highest number of refugees in proportion to t
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Annual Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) 2018
In 2018, killing and maiming of children reached record high levels since the creation of the monitoring and reporting mechanism on children and armed conflict. More than 24 000 grave violations against children were recorded by the United Nations in 20 c
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Return to Learning Midterm Report: Bekaa, Lebanon
The Return to Learning (RtL) program includes six weeks of content, two days a week, in non-formal learning environments. RtL aims to support continuous learning for those affected by violence and conflict and decrease the gap in time between displacement