Med Expertise: Challenges to Accepting Syrian Workers in Lebanon
Jul 28, 2017 / Library
Interview conducted with Nasri Osman, Head of Union, Baalbek Union of Municipalities, Lebanon, in the frame of the second annual Peer-to-Peer workshop of the Mediterranean Host Municipalities Learning Network.
Med Expertise: Knowledge Exchange among Host Municipalities
Jul 28, 2017 / Library
Interview conducted with Salam Badreddin, Head, Union of Sahel el Zahrani, Lebanon in the frame of the second annual Peer-to-Peer workshop of the Mediterranean Host Municipalities Learning Network.
Med Expertise: Hosting Refugees: Coordination between NGOs and Municipalities
Jul 28, 2017 / Library
Interview conducted with Naim Freiwat, Economic Recovery and Development Coordinator, International Rescue Committee, in the frame of the second annual Peer-to-Peer workshop of the Mediterranean Host Municipalities Learning Network.
Med Expertise: Private Investments in Host Communities Require Adapted Policies
Jul 28, 2017 / Library
Interview conducted with Sami Atallah, Director, Lebanese Center for Policy Studies, Lebanon, in the frame of the second annual Peer-to-Peer workshop of the Mediterranean Host Municipalities Learning Network.
Med Expertise: Social Cohesion in Baalbeck Union despite Enormous Challenges
Jul 28, 2017 / Library
Interview conducted with Nasri Osman, Head of Union, Baalbek Union of Municipalities, Lebanon, in the frame of the second annual Peer-to-Peer workshop of the Mediterranean Host Municipalities Learning Network.
First Forum of the Syrian International Business Association (SIBA)
Jul 24, 2017 / Highlight
Rationale
The “Syrian Diaspora Business Forum”, held in Eschborn, Germany on February 2017 and organized by the World Bank in cooperation with CMI and other development partners, convened more than 100 regional and global stakeholders that represent Syrian diaspora community, multilateral Organizations, bilateral development institutions,...
[Conference] Youth and Employability in MENA: Better Skills, More Jobs
Jul 02, 2017 / Highlight
Rationale
In the Mediterranean region there are about 140 million young (aged 15-29) women and men. That is almost 20 percent of the population. They account for a large reservoir of untapped human resources, with the world’s highest unemployment rate among youth and the lowest participation of females in the labour force[1] (25 percent in the...
CMI Survey on local economic development among the Host Municipalities Network
Presentation: Syrian refugees in the Labour Market in Jordan (Maha Katta, Response Coordinator, ILO, Jordan)
Agenda P2P Annual WS Host Municipalities_PostEvent
Priority Actions and Bottleneck analysis (EN and AR)
Working Group Session detailed notes (EN)
Panorama de l’Enseignement Supérieur Au Liban (Établissements, Administration)
R For Resilient Refugees
Jun 20, 2017 / Blog entry
June 20 is an international day to salute the resilience of refugees worldwide. Five years into the Syrian crisis, refugees have proved strength, courage, and perseverance.
We tell here some stories on their status and lives.
The Three Neighboring Countries
A young Syrian girl playfully hides from our camera at an adhoc compound for...
[Webinar] The Impact of the 9.45 US$ Cents CSP Bid on the MENA Region
Jun 14, 2017 / Highlight
The webinar, taking place online on Tuesday 20th of June, 2017 at 2pm time in Dubai, is free to attend and it is organized by the World Bank MENA CSP Knowledge & Innovation Program. Places are free but limited, offered on a first come first served basis at http://bit.ly/2sJEovn
The recent tender of the CSP project in Dubai DEWA 200 has...
[Summary] CMI Urban Hub Regional Workshop “Addressing the Challenges of Territorial Cohesion and, Promoting the Role of Cities in the MENA Region”
Women Driving the Middle East and North Africa Forward, One Business Innovation at A Time
Jun 12, 2017 / Blog entry
Les espoirs que nous plaçons depuis longtemps dans les immenses ressources dont font preuve les jeunes femmes du monde arabe en termes de volonté, d’ingéniosité et de résilience ont une nouvelle fois été justifiés. Au Caire, Yara Yassin et Rania Rafie sont de véritables actrices du changement. Ces deux jeunes femmes travaillent avec des...
Mediterranean Refugees and Migrants Newsletter - Issue 8
[Agenda] Youth and Employability in MENA: Better Skills, More Jobs
أزمة اللاجئين.. مشاريع اقتصادية في لبنان والأردن لخلق فرص عمل وتحسين البنية التحتية
May 31, 2017 / Library
الجزء الثاني من برنامج حواري عبر فرانس 24 العربية، حول آثار اللجوء المترتبة على عاتق البلديات في دول المشرق، تم إنجازه ضمن ورشة عمل شبكة البلديات المضيفة للاجئين حول موضوع "التنمية الإقتصادية المحلية".
الضيوف المشاركون في الحوار:
- حنين السيد، مسؤولة برامج التنمية البشرية لدى البنك الدولي في الشرق الأوسط (مكتب بيروت)
- مها قطاع، مها قطاع، منسقة...
أزمة اللاجئين.. آثار اقتصادية ملحوظة على البلديات المضيفة في لبنان والأردن
May 31, 2017 / Library
الجزء الأوّل من برنامج حواري عبر فرانس 24 العربية، حول آثار اللجوء المترتبة على عاتق البلديات في دول المشرق، تم إنجازه ضمن ورشة عمل شبكة البلديات المضيفة للاجئين حول موضوع "التنمية الإقتصادية المحلية".
الضيوف المشاركون في الحوار:
- حنين السيد، مسؤولة برامج التنمية البشرية لدى البنك الدولي في الشرق الأوسط (مكتب بيروت)
- مها قطاع، مها قطاع، منسقة...
Saida Sustainable Urban Development Strategy Project
Plan de développement stratégique de la région de Dannieh - Liban Nord
Addressing Territorial Cohesion Challenges and Promoting the Role of Cities in MENA
May 30, 2017 / Highlight
Context and rationale
The members of the Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) Urban Hub held on May 4-5, 2017 at the Villa Valmer, Marseille, France an inaugural workshop.
This workshop convened more than 50 national and local government representatives, urban practitioners, researchers and urban activists from six countries – Algeria,...
Strengthening Host Municipalities: The ‘Municipal Know-how for Host Communities in the Middle East’ Programme
[Summary] Host Municipalities Network Webinar Data Production for Strengthening Social Cohesion in Host Communities
[Compendium] Best Practices in Hosting Refugees
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