Unfortunately, mental healthcare has never been a priority for Lebanon’s public or private sectors. The responsibility for this essential service has largely been outsourced to benevolent organizations and funded through…
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Lebanon has been cholera-free since 1993. On October 6, 2022, that changed when the Ministry of Public Health reported two laboratory-confirmed cholera cases in the country’s northern region. Since then,…
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Financial inclusion is a cornerstone of sustainable development. The basic premise being that zero or poor access to financial services makes life a lot more complicated for people trying to…
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Have you been surprised recently by a street in your neighborhood being lit up for more than an hour at a time? Perhaps you have felt a little safer when walking…
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Although waste has started to pile up again on the streets due to the fuel crisis and the ensuing logistic difficulties in collection, recycling companies, environmental and activist organizations, including…
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Heightening violations In addition to its tragic toll on human lives, the August 4, 2020 Beirut Port explosion intensified existing injustices and threats of permanent displacement to tenants. A survey…
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Coalition formed to defend free speech in Lebanon
by Alia Ibrahimby Alia IbrahimFourteen local and international organizations announced a coalition to defend freedom of speech in Lebanon on July 13. Along with most signatories, I share doubts about the viability of this…
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LaborLast WordOpinion
RAMCO strike a key moment for labor rights in Lebanon
by Aya Majzoubby Aya MajzoubIn early April, about 400 foreign employees of RAMCO, a Lebanese construction, facility, and waste management company, went on strike to demand payment in US dollars and better working conditions.…
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Life for Lebanon’s migrant domestic workers worsens amid crisis
by Aya Majzoubby Aya MajzoubHardly anyone in Lebanon has been left unscathed by the economic crisis, the worst since the end of the civil war in 1990. Its impact has been most devastating on…
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Journalists were among the most active in documenting the Lebanese protests, according to our Lebanon Protests open-data platform. This role has put members of the press at risk, with attacks…