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President berates EU over record on refugee crisis President Michael D Higgins has voiced pointed criticism of the international community, and of the European Union in particular, for failing to deal with the underlying causes of the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean and in Lebanon 2015-04-28 President berates EU over record on refugee crisis
Gaziantep Al-Qibbeh Shatila Bar Elias
Syrian refugee women in Lebanon win international prize Raised in a small town near Damascus, 27-year-old Reem Alhaswani left Syria when war arrived. Now living as a refugee in Lebanon, she decided to take action after seeing the dire situation of women in Shatila refugee camp outside Beirut. 2015-03-05 Syrian refugee women in Lebanon win international prize
Shatila Women’s Workshop
In exile, Syrians build the country they never could under regime Leaders stitch together a civil society in Lebanon, hoping to take programs back home 2014-12-12 In exile, Syrians build the country they never could under regime
Al-Qibbeh Shatila Bar Elias Relief Women’s Workshop Vocational Training Protection Arts and Cultural Center
Conversations: With Women Heading Refugee Households, Empowerment Comes Through Embroidery Meet the Lebanese organization that is providing Syrian women with training in embroidery and crochet workshops, allowing them to sell the products and earn livable wages. 2014-08-08 Conversations: With Women Heading Refugee Households, Empowerment Comes Through Embroidery
Shatila Relief Women’s Workshop Protection
Mother, father, sister, brother: The roles of Syria's refugee women The UN's refugee agency estimates that one in four Syrian refugee households in neighboring countries are headed by women, breaking with tradition in a patriarchal society. 2014-07-10 Mother, father, sister, brother: The roles of Syria's refugee women
Shatila Bar Elias Relief Women’s Workshop Protection
Syria: Encountering determined hope Marie Dennis, co-president of Pax Christi International, wrote the following article. 2013-08-15 Syria: Encountering determined hope
Shatila Protection Peace Education Arts and Cultural Center Future Together Now