Preventing Youth Radicalization

Seminar

With the aim of contributing to further high-level discussions on countering youth radicalization and as a follow-up to its previous conference on “Innovative Ways to Deal with Violent Extremism”, La Maison du Futur in collaboration with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, organized this seminar, in order to provide a framework for countering the radicalization of at-risk youth populations across regional and global communities and explore new ways for preventing this new trend.

Transparency and Accountability

On the 18th of November 2016, Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS), Maison du Futur (MdF) and Transparency International (TI) conducted a seminar on transparency and accountability. The well attended seminar in Bickfaya, Mount-Lebanon, covered the topic of “Transparency and Accountability” on theoretical and practical levels, drew attention on comparative assessments determining best practices in the context of Lebanon and provided analysis of case studies.

Verfassungsrechtler aus dem Nahen Osten und Nordafrika zu Besuch bei deutschen und europäischen Rechtsinstitutionen

Eine Gruppe Verfassungsgerichtspräsidenten und Verfassungsrechtler besuchten vom 13. - 19. November 2016 München, Straßburg, Karlsruhe und Berlin. Sie konnten rechtsstaatliche Strukturen im deutschen und europäischen Raum kennenlernen und Fragen zum Menschenrechtsschutz diskutieren.

Mechanisms of legislation and the implementation of international conventions into Lebanese law.

In cooperation with the Lebanese Foundation for Permanent Civil Peace, the KAS Rule of Law Programme organized a workshop on “Mechanisms of legislation and the implementation of international conventions into Lebanese law”.

Enhancing the Role and Participation of Women in the Public Sphere

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation in cooperation with the Lebanese Organization of Studies and Training (LOST) and the Local Development Office at the Baalbeck-Hermel Governor’s office (LDO) organized a series of workshops and seminars to empower 80 women in 4 of the largest neighborhoods of Baalbeck city with the knowledge and skills needed to advocate for participation in the decision making process at the local level, be it voting or candidacy.

The Gender-Citizenship Nexus: Lebanese Family Status Law and the Challenge of Legal Pluralism

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Lebanon, in partnership with Notre Dame University’s Chair of Religious, Cultural and Philosophical Studies and the Father and Sons for Citizenship (NGO), organized a panel discussion on “The Gender-Citizenship Nexus: Lebanese Family Status Law and the Challenge of Legal Pluralism”.

Building Bridges between Migrants and Lebanese to Combat Human Trafficking

Working towards the enhancement of protection for migrant workers and victims of human trafficking in Lebanon

The Controversy of Civil Marriage in Lebanon

In partnership with the Lebanese University, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Lebanon has organized a public conference and a discussion session with the students of the Lebanese University on the topic of civil marriage in Lebanon.

At the source of the refugee flows

Lage.Bericht//Middle East

The first episode of our new report series “Lage.Bericht“ shows how precarious the situation for the local people is, but that there is still reason for hope.

"Humanitäre Katastrophe im Libanon und im Nahen Osten: Lösung liegt in Syrien"

Auf Einladung der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung sprach Fuad Siniora, ehemaliger Premierminister des Libanon und derzeit stellvertretender Vorsitzender der Partei Future Movement, in der KAS-Akademie zur politischen Lage im Libanon und den aktuellen Herausforderungen, mit denen sich der das Hauptaufnahmeland von Flüchtlingen im Schatten des Syrienkriegs konfrontiert sieht.