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NOWARA launches “stories from our village” to raise awareness amongst students on rural areas || Newspapers (Arabic)

23-01-2013

The National Observatory for Rural Women in Lebanon (NOWARA) launched a campaign entitled “stories from our village” as part of an initiative seeking to raise awareness of intermediary level students in public and private schools in Lebanon.  This campaign will extend over a three year period and is in collaboration with the Ministry of Education.  The Campaign is one of the components of the economic and social development project targeting rural communities in Lebanon and is implemented by NOAWARA and CTM Onlus, an Italian NGO in partnership[p with the Ministry of Agriculture and funded by the Italian government.  Technical implementation has been commissioned to the Friends of Puppets troop.

NOWARA’s president, former Minister Wafa Dika noted, in her key note address during the launch, that the new book entitled “stories from our village” includes nine stories coving a wide range of themes that includes the roles of women and men in rural areas, in agriculture, economy, heritage, cooperatives, public and political work, elections, etc…

Source: Al-Nahar, Al-Mutaqbal 23 January 2013

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My Nationality is a Right for me and my Family Campaign challenges the arguments of the Mokbel Commission & steps up its actions || Newspapers (Arabic)

23-01-2013

My Nationality is a Right for me and my Family Campaign organized a Press Conference yesterday Tuesday 22 January at the YWCA premises in Ain Mreisseh. The event was attended by 150 women concerned by the law in addition to media representatives, a representative from the National Commission for Lebanese Women, as well as representatives from the Lebanese Working Women League, Kafa, RDFL and other women organisations.  The Press Conference was convened in order to share the nationality Campaign analysis of the arguments presented by the Mokbel Commission as well as inform the media and the public of the next steps to be taken by the Campaign.

The Nationality Campaign critiqued the fact that the Mokbel Commission resorted to the “demographic imbalance argument” as well as the abuse of the issue of naturalization of Palestinian refugees noting that the statistics presented by the Ministry of Interior do not substantiate the stated demographic imbalance and are counterproductive to the Commission since they show that only 6% of women married to non-nationals are actually married to Palestinians.

The Campaign also noted that it will continue to reiterate that rights and equality are primordial universal principles and take precedence over any other consideration.  The Campaign also noted that Minister Bassil spearheaded the attack on women’s right to nationality and succeeded in having the upper hand despite the support for the reform of the nationality law expressed by the Prime Minister and by Ministers Fneich, Ali Khalil, Kanso and Abou-Faour.  

The Press Conference concluded on an emphasis of the future steps to be taken by the Campaign namely the stepping up of actions leading to the parliamentary elections as the Campaign will be scrutinizing the position of each candidate on this issue and will be publicizing its findings while calling on women not to vote for candidates who will undermine their rights.

The representative of the National Commission for Lebanese Women, Maitre Mirna Azar regretted the lack of seriousness with which the Mokbel Commission addressed the issue and the fact that the Commission did not even acknowledge and study the law proposal submitted by the NCLW.

Source: Al-Akhbar, Al-Safir 23 January 2013

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Regional efforts to coordinate the food security protocols in the Middle East || Newspapers (Arabic)

22-01-2013

The joint FAO/WHO commission to coordinate the food security protocol in the Near East Region held its seventh meeting in Beirut.  The event was under the auspices of the Ministers of Public Health and Agriculture.  The event was also attended by the WHO EMRO regional director, Alaa Alouan, the FAO representative in Lebanon, Dr. Ali Moumen and representatives from 13 member countries in addition to representatives of NGOs and security forces.

The Minister of Agriculture said in his key note address that the role of this joint commission is to identify key regional issues and priorities in terms of food standards as well as coordinate regional food security protocols.  Minister Hajj Hassan further noted that developing research and ability to undertake risk assessments will require the coordination and pooling of efforts amongst governments as well as the private and NGOs sector.  Haj Hassan pointed out to the increasing risks in the region, notably poor investment and the impact of political insecurity, on regional food security.  According to the Minister, these factors have increased reliance on food imports which is growing and has reached 60% between 2011 and 2012.  This in itself is a worrying indicator.

Al Khalil noted the need for food security protocols which will include all food needs and its linkage to public health.  He pointed out to the status of global chaos at the level of dietary supplements and the need for setting up standards and restrictions at the national level.  This, he said, has now been addressed through the enactment of laws which monitor and record the imports and advertisement of dietary supplements.

Source: Al-Nahar, Al-Safir 22 January 2013

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Bahithat || Research discussion: Investing in media and challenges of social responsibility – The Lebanese model

January 30, 2013

Organizing party: Bahithat
Title of the event: Research discussion: Investing in media and challenges of social responsibility – The Lebanese model


Venue: Bahithat office; Raml Al-Zarif – Toufic Tabbara st., Toufic Tabbara Centre – Second Floor
Date and time: 30-01-2013 – from 18:00 till 20:00 PM


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President Suleiman tweets in support of codifying legal marriage in Lebanon! || Newspapers (Arabic)

21-01-2013

The talk of the town these days is certainly the civil marriage contracted in Lebanon between Nidal Darwich and Khouloud Sukkaryeh which has attracted the attention of many a politician including President Michel Suleiman who has tweeted about this calling for the codification of civil marriage in Lebanon.
Bride and groom resorted to law 60 l.r. of 1936 (according to the numbering used by the French colonial powers back then) and which allows for individuals not following any confession to marry whilst following a procedure entailing a public declaration of their marriage 145 days before the event and ensuring that there are no objection to their union.  Following this step, bride and groom exchanged a civil  marriage contract at the private notary.
The director of the Civil National Initiative, Talal el Husseini, declared in a seminar organized yesterday on the right to contract civil marriage in Lebanon that with the completion of the procedure, the couple is now officially married and bound in a contract that is duly recognized by the law.  Husseini reiterated that the marriage contract does not need the approval of the Ministry of Interior to become valid.  It has already been entered in the civil register and a copy was sent to the legislative council since it is an unprecedented document.  The council’s opinion is only of a advisory nature and is not binding.
For his part, the Minister of Interior indicated in an interview given to An Nahar newspaper that his Ministry had already referred this request for civil marriage upon receiving it to the Ministry of Justice who has turned it down given the absence of a legal code to legislate it.  The Minister added that such request will never be approved.

Source: Al-Safir, Al-Akhbar, Al-Nahar 21 January 2013

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Nationality Campaign || Press Conference

January 22, 2013     Collective for Research and Training on Development - Action

Organizing party: My nationality is a right for me and my family campaign
Title of the event:  Press Conference


Venue: YWCA of Lebanon, Ain Mraisseh - Rustom Pasha Str. Beirut - Lebanon
Date and time: Tuesday 22 January 2013 at 11h

 

 

Gender equality in transmitting the nationality is a serious threat to confessional balance and higher national interests of Lebanon! || Newspapers (Arabic)

17-01-2013

My Nationality is a Right for me and Family Campaign was dismayed by the outcome of the Ministerial Commission entrusted with the task of reviewing the current discriminatory nationality law and proposing scenarios for its reform.  In its recommendation to the Prime Minister dated 14 January 2013, the Commissions notes that women’s right to transmit nationality to her family poses serious threats to the demographic and confessional balance of the country, and to the higher state interests.
The Constitution indicated that neither the Constitutional and international human rights conventions’ provisions for equality are in any way binding if the “implementation of equality will pose threat to higher national interests” thus setting a dangerous precedent for the systematic violation of women’s human and citizenship rights.
The Commission’s memorandum notes that the nationality law cannot be revised before the confessional system is abolished.  However, the Commission is oblivious of the fact that such acts contribute to the growing confessionalism in Lebanon.
My Nationality is a Right for me and my Family Campaign will be holding a press conference next week to reply in detail to the positions and recommendation of the special ministerial committee.

Source: Lebanon's Knowledge Development Gateway 16 January 2013

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Lebanon’s Green party nominates Nada Zaarour for parliamentary elections in Northern Metn || Newspapers (Arabic)

17-01-2013

The president of the Green Party, Nada Zaarour, announced her candidacy for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Northern Metn.  Her candidacy was made public during an event which was organized yesterday to celebrate nine media people and celebrities which have contributed to supporting environmental issues as well as to unveiling cases of corruption and abuse of natural resources.  The event was attended by political, diplomatic and civil society figures and included a key note address by the general secretary of the party, Samir Skaff, who shared the party’s electoral agenda for 2013 namely: guaranteeing continued supply of electricity and water, the introduction of the health/medical card, confirming public employees in their posts and abolishing confessionalism.  The party will also aim at launching the “Green Taef”, adopting a decentralization system and supporting human rights.
Source: Al-Mustaqbal 17 January 2013

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Nationality Campaign || Sit-in - Baabda (Mount Lebanon)

January 17, 2013

Organizing party: My nationality is a right for me and my family campaign
Title of the event: Sit in


Venue: in Baabda (near Supermarket Abou Khalil)
Date and time: 17-01-2013 – 10:00 AM

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