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Ministry of Public Works and Transport Hosts Graduation Ceremony for 392 LAF, ISF, General Security, and Civil Defense Personnel Trained in Maritime Safety and Security

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport today celebrated the graduation of 392 officers and personnel from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), Internal Security Forces (ISF), General Security (GS), and Civil Defense, who completed an intensive maritime safety and security training programme delivered under the European Union-funded “Disaster Management, Port and Maritime Reform for Economic Recovery” project, implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

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Over USD 1.5 Million in Support for Lebanese Women-Led Businesses Driving Economic Recovery

51 Lebanese women-led businesses were awarded new grants and will benefit from tailored support in the coming months to expand their businesses and generate jobs through the Women’s Economic Empowerment Project, implemented by UNDP in collaboration with UNIDO and funded by the Government of Canada.

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Lebanon launches the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre at Beirut Naval Base

Lebanon inaugurated its Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) at Beirut Naval Base.

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UNDP and Union of Chouf El Sweijani Municipalities Launch “Souk El Jabal” Funded by the German Government through KfW Development Bank

A new agricultural, environmental and eco-tourism complex has been inaugurated in Upper Chouf, Mount Lebanon, to boost local agricultural production, expand market access for small farmers and cooperatives, and promote sustainable rural eco-tourism.

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Lebanon Launches Climate Policy Package to Advance Paris Agreement Goals and Accelerate Low-Carbon Transition

The Ministry of Environment launched its Climate Policy Package with support from the United Nations Development Programme.
This package brings together three major strategies: National Adaptation Plan,updated Nationally Determined Contribution, and the Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy.

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Our Mission

UNDP Lebanon works within four focus areas: Social and Local development, Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding, Democratic Governance and Institutional Development, and Environmental Governance. Along with its partners, UNDP is working in line with the new UNDP strategic plan 2022-2025, based on the six signature solutions (Poverty & inequality, governance, resilience, environment, energy and gender equality) and the three enablers (Digitalization, Strategic innovation, Development financing) towards delivering what is required to implement the 2030 agenda and to achieve our SDGs. 

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Gender Responsive and Transformative Best Practices

This brief delves into the characteristics of gender responsive and transformative actions and offers practical examples of initiatives and activities being implemented in Lebanon.

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A Pathway Towards a Climate Resilient Economy: Lebanon’s Long Term - Low Emission Development Strategy

Lebanon’s Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy (LT-LEDS) is an economy-wide policy framework that charts a sustainable pathway toward a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy by mid-century, in line with Lebanon’s national circumstance and its commitments under the Paris Agreement.

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Lebanon’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) – Target Year 2035

In line with Lebanon’s commitments under the Paris Agreement, the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) presents the Lebanon’s new mitigation and adaptation targets to 2035, while setting a trajectory toward achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. 

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