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UN Women reiterates its calls for de-escalation, protection of all civilians, unimpeded humanitarian access, gender-responsive humanitarian action, and for a lasting and just peace that upholds the rights, safety and dignity of all women and girls.
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UN Women echoes the Secretary-General’s welcome of the announcement of a two-week ceasefire by the United States and Iran and his alarm at the wave of Israeli strikes across Lebanon, with reports indicating that hundreds of people have been killed and injured this week alone, including women and girls. UN Women continues its calls for a lasting and just peace in the region – one that upholds the rights, safety, and dignity of all women and girls.
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The escalation in Lebanon, now in its sixth week, has stoked fear across the country and led to a mass displacement crisis, with women and girls disproportionately affected. UN Women estimates that one quarter of all women and girls across the country have been displaced since 2 March.
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Escalating conflict in Lebanon has forced hundreds of thousands of women and girls to flee their homes. Two women from South Lebanon share the impact of war on women in Lebanon.
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Dolly has lived with a visual impairment since she was thirteen. In early March 2026, as renewed hostilities escalated across Lebanon, she joined 140 women with disabilities mobilised through Access Kitchens established by UN Women and operated by LUPD to support displaced families.
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This story tells how women and girls in Lebanon are holding families together amid renewed displacement and crisis, facing harsh living conditions, limited access to basic services, and growing psychological stress, while continuing to show resilience and solidarity despite overwhelming challenges.
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The Government of Finland, in partnership with UN Women, today announced a new phase of their strategic cooperation to advance the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda in Lebanon. Finland will contribute EUR 1.2 million over three years, building on a long-standing collaboration with UN Women that began in 2019.
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UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, Dr. Sima Bahous, conducted an official visit to Lebanon from 14 to 16 January 2026, during which she reaffirmed UN Women’s steadfast commitment to supporting Lebanon at a critical moment marked by intersecting political, economic, and humanitarian challenges, while underscoring the central role of women’s leadership in recovery, stability, and peacebuilding.
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Lebanon’s first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on the missing and forcibly disappeared from a gender perspective was launched in October 2025. The course was developed by SEEDS for Legal Initiatives and La Sagesse University, in partnership with UN Women and UN Development Programme (UNDP), with the contributions of OHCHR and the support of the Government of Canada.
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Today, 3 December, Lebanon marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities under the global theme “Fostering disability-inclusive societies for advancing social progress.” The message is clear: Lebanon cannot achieve inclusive development, resilient recovery, or sustainable peace unless persons with disabilities, including women and girls with disabilities, can participate fully, enjoy equal rights, and shape the decisions that affect their lives.
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Lebanon today joins the world in launching the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, shining a spotlight on one of the fastest growing threats to women’s safety: digital violence.
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On 16 October 2025 in Tyre, UN Women Lebanon, with the Union of Tyre Municipalities and INITIATE, and support from the Government of the Republic of Korea, screened Beneath Our Battles, a documentary highlighting the strength and leadership of women in South Lebanon during and after the 2024 conflict. The event, part of the WPS+25 commemoration, reaffirmed that lasting peace in Lebanon depends on women’s voices and leadership.
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Salma El Douaihy, from Zgharta in northern Lebanon, is a former public school teacher and grandmother of four. She joined the cash-for-work carpentry initiative at Al Manchara through UN Women’s LEAP project, Women’s Economic Empowerment through Leadership, Empowerment, Access and Protection, implemented with arcenciel and generously funded by the Government of Australia.
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Nisrine Maatouk, originally from Sir El Gharbiyeh in the Nabatieh District of southern Lebanon, now lives in Ghobeiry, Mount Lebanon. A divorced mother of two and a person with hearing impairment, Nisrine has faced many challenges, yet her spirit remains unbroken. When conflict escalated in Lebanon in 2024, she seized the opportunity to make a difference by joining the Access Kitchen initiative in Beirut.
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UN Women Lebanon and UNSCOL have launched a landmark study, “Lebanese Women: From Political Participation to Party Leadership,” the first research of its kind on women inside Lebanon’s major political parties. The study reveals both progress and persistent barriers to women’s leadership, and sets out clear reforms to advance equality and strengthen democracy ahead of the 2026 parliamentary elections.
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Amid Lebanon’s ongoing crises, young women are redefining leadership on university campuses, transforming challenges into opportunities to claim their rights and shape the country’s future. Through the joint UN Women–UNDP “Women’s Participation in Leadership (WIPL)” programme, and with the generous support of the Government of Canada, thousands of women have gained skills, strengthened businesses, and advanced gender equality.
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The Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) has launched a Call for Proposals in Lebanon to support civil society organizations to implement projects focusing on humanitarian and crisis response, the protection of women and girls, and peacebuilding and recovery, as well as supporting local women and young women's rights organizations through institutional funding.
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Rawan Yaghi is a peacebuilder and educator from Baalbek, Lebanon. With a background in public policy and civic engagement, she founded USPEaK, a local organization empowering women and youth while championing inclusive governance in marginalized communities. As a member of the Women Peacebuilding Network in Lebanon (WPNL), supported by UN Women, Rawan has opened pathways for hundreds of women to lead and build peace.
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In Palestinian camps across Lebanon, UN Women–supported Najdeh is transforming survivors of gender-based violence into community leaders. Women like Layla and Dana moved from despair to empowerment, now hosting sessions, advocating for rights, and leading grassroots responses in times of crisis. Since 2017, over 6,500 women and girls have benefited from this survivor-led model.
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To mark the 25th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, the National Commission for Lebanese Women and UN Women Lebanon invite people across Lebanon to join a nationwide mobile photo campaign. Share a photo that captures what Women, Peace and Security means to you, whether it’s resilience, solidarity, dialogue, or leadership.