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International Alert Lebanon We help communities build trust, peace and address the concerns and conflict issues facing Lebanon

⁨ في زمن الحرب، حين تضيق الحياة ويصبح التنفّس بحد ذاته تحديًا، يبقى الفن مساحة للأمل والتعبير واللقاء. نسرين شمص ، وسيطة...
18/05/2026

⁨ في زمن الحرب، حين تضيق الحياة ويصبح التنفّس بحد ذاته تحديًا، يبقى الفن مساحة للأمل والتعبير واللقاء.

نسرين شمص ، وسيطة محلية وعضوة في شبكة النساء الوسيطات ضمن برنامج المرأة والسلام والأمن الذي تنفّذه منظمة إنترناشونال ألرت بالشراكة مع هيئة الأمم المتحدة للمرأة وبدعم من حكومة فنلندا، تقود مبادرة فردية بعنوان “الأتيليه المتنقّل” بالتعاون مع متطوعين ومتطوعات من “نسيج الأمل”، حيث تعمل على تنظيم ورش فنية مع المجتمعات النازحة في مناطق مختلفة من جبل لبنان، بهدف توفير مساحات آمنة للتعبير والحوار والتواصل في ظل الأزمات في لبنان.

خلال هذه الورش، يجتمع الأطفال والكبار للرسم، والخياطة، وتصليح الملابس، والعزف، وكتابة وتمثيل قصص مستوحاة من تجاربهم اليومية، إلى جانب الحصول على دعم نفسي واجتماعي.

تؤمن نسرين أن هذه المساحات لا توفّر فقط الرعاية والأمل رغم كل الظروف، بل تشكّل أيضًا فرصة حقيقية لتعزيز التماسك الاجتماعي وتقريب الناس من بعضهم البعض.

لأن كل مساحة للإبداع والتواصل… هي أيضًا خطوة نحو السلام.
UN Women Lebanon Embassy of Finland in Beirut - Suomen Suurlähetystö Beirut ‬⁩

Peacebuilding is urgently needed in Lebanon and must be a central part of the response to the current crisis, not an aft...
05/05/2026

Peacebuilding is urgently needed in Lebanon and must be a central part of the response to the current crisis, not an afterthought.
Effective response to the impacts of the war is not just about immediate humanitarian assistance. It must include efforts to lower tensions across the country, heal divisions between communities in distress, and support responses led by their urgent needs.
In our new blog, we explore three urgent challenges facing communities across Lebanon right now, why they require urgent attention, and how peacebuilding can - and should - help address them.
➡️Hate speech and misinformation
➡️Tensions between host and displaced communities
➡️Stress and uncertainty
Lasting solutions to violence depend on social stability. But communities devastated by conflict can only build it if they get support to manage pressure and local tensions peacefully.
Peacebuilding cannot wait in Lebanon. Read the full blog for more: https://www.international-alert.org/blogs/peacebuilding-cannot-wait-in-lebanon/

Supporting Conflict-Sensitive Mine Action in LebanonOver the past year, International Alert partnered with Mines Advisor...
30/04/2026

Supporting Conflict-Sensitive Mine Action in Lebanon

Over the past year, International Alert partnered with Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and local partner SHEILD to strengthen conflict-sensitive mine action in South Lebanon.

Through tailored trainings and localized conflict analysis across several villages, the initiative supported teams to better understand community dynamics, enhance engagement, and integrate conflict sensitivity into their operations.

In response to the recent escalation in Lebanon, additional sessions on conflict sensitivity and aid distribution were delivered, reaching 22 participants.

This collaboration demonstrates how mine action can go beyond technical delivery to contribute to more inclusive, conflict-sensitive, and resilient communities.

This initiative was made possible with funding support from the Government of the Netherlands through the MACMIII programme.

🤲We are in awe of the work local women mediators are doing across Lebanon – especially in the South – no matter the circ...
08/04/2026

🤲We are in awe of the work local women mediators are doing across Lebanon – especially in the South – no matter the circumstances.

The ongoing escalation in the Middle East has hit communities hard, displacing families, straining resources, and pushing relations between people to the breaking point. In Ein El Hilweh refugee camp – home to both Palestinian refugees and internally displaced Lebanese families – these pressures are felt every single day.

But Amal Shehabi, Nahid Kilani, Leila Sleiman, Suha Rahme, Sahar Jumaa, Amne Ata (in the photo below), and four other women mediators are not letting conflict define what they can do for their communities.

Over the past years, we have had the honour of training these women to mediate conflicts, ease tensions, and bring people together – as part of the 'Women, Peace and Security in the Arab States' project supported by UN Women Lebanon.

Today, these skills matter more than ever: women mediators are making sure that humanitarian response is grounded in local needs, and that communities support each other rather than turn against one another.

👉This is yet another reminder of how crucial peacebuilding is in times of instability and conflict – a strategic investment from the very beginning, not an afterthought.

Unity is what people need. And these women are delivering it.

Local women mediators are on the frontlines of community support across Lebanon responding to the crises.From coordinati...
13/03/2026

Local women mediators are on the frontlines of community support across Lebanon responding to the crises.

From coordinating volunteers and distributing food parcels and dignity kits, to listening to displaced families and identifying urgent needs, these women are standing with their communities when it matters most.

These mediators are part of the Women, Peace and Security project implemented by International Alert in partnership with the Professional Mediation Center at Saint Joseph University (CPM), under UN Women’s programme “Women, Peace and Security in the Arab States.”

UN Women provides technical guidance and oversight to support the implementation of this initiative, which is funded by the Government of Finland.

Embassy of Finland in Beirut - Suomen Suurlähetystö Beirut UN Women Lebanon

Lebanon needs peace.Now more than ever, our strength is in our unity! Across every community, we must choose dialogue ov...
09/03/2026

Lebanon needs peace.
Now more than ever, our strength is in our unity! 
Across every community, we must choose dialogue over division and solidarity over fear.
Collective action is the only way to prevent further violence and shield our shared future.
 Stand with your neighbour. Stand for peace. Stand as one.

We’re deeply concerned about the escalating violence in the Middle East, read a comment from our Executive Director Nic ...
04/03/2026

We’re deeply concerned about the escalating violence in the Middle East, read a comment from our Executive Director Nic Hailey CMG here:

“As violent conflict grips the Middle East we urge leaders to de-escalate and to take action to broker peace in the region. Once again people who have no role in the violence face having families torn apart, losing loved ones, homes and livelihoods.

“Living in peace means feeling safe, without fear of violence, and it is a right that we must seek to protect for all.”

"Participation is the key to building a healthy society", believes Roula Chami, social worker and trained local mediator...
06/02/2026

"Participation is the key to building a healthy society", believes Roula Chami, social worker and trained local mediator from Beirut – who puts these words into action every day.

In Lebanon, where society is marked by successive wars, women have always held communities together. Yet their leadership in peacebuilding has consistently been overlooked.

Through the 'Women, Peace and Security' programme, Roula gained skills in mediation, conflict resolution, and leadership. But more importantly, she found a network of like-minded women.

Together, they are dismantling barriers and proving that women are essential to building peace – not supplementary to it.

Roula's story began with profound loss – her mother killed in war when she was just 14. She transformed that trauma into a lifelong commitment to help her community heal, recover, and rebuild back stronger.

👏 She is now mediating local disputes, offering presence and facilitating healing, inspiring others to work together for a safer, more peaceful Lebanon.

Discover how Roula is bridging deepest divides between communities in crisis and why women mediators are key to lasting peace.

Access Roula's powerful story here: bit.ly/mediators-Roula

In Arabic below👇
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04/02/2026

“We need everyone in the international community to support people in Lebanon who are building peace in their communities”

Our Executive Director Nic Hailey is in Lebanon this week - hear his powerful message on why continued engagement in this complex context matters so much and what dividends it can bring.

Throughout our work with people affected by conflict in Lebanon we have seen:
🔸 Women becoming leaders and peacemakers
🔸 Families learning to resolve tensions under pressure
🔸 Communities finding ways to live together in peace

These efforts must continue. And we're clear they pay off with stability, strength, and aspiration.

Around 150 women mediators we've trained within the project are not waiting for peace to be delivered. Instead, they are going out there and working with their communities to build it from the ground up.

They work across the country, including in the south, where the conflict is most intense, in refugee camps and in communities to build relationships, heal divides, build trust, resolve disputes, and to spread what they've learned so that others can take this work forwards.

In a region that has seen so much upheaval, this is the work that holds communities together, repairs the cracks and builds the foundation for people to flourish.

See the AR version below👇
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In South Lebanon, family communication and dynamics shape everyday life - from relationships with neighbours to how comm...
30/01/2026

In South Lebanon, family communication and dynamics shape everyday life - from relationships with neighbours to how communities cope with crisis. When these relationships are strained, tensions grow and social cohesion weakens.

In areas like Tyre and Abbassieh, where instability runs high, families face mounting pressure that can deepen household conflict and inequality. Yet it's precisely in this complex context that women local mediators have proven indispensable.

With the support of our project with UN Women, five women local mediators facilitated dialogue and communication sessions that brought families together to:
▪️ Address harmful patterns,
▪️ Promote gender equality, and
▪️ Reduce tensions within households.

🙌 These sessions supported nearly 198 community members, both women and men, to manage conflicts with confidence, challenge stereotypical gender roles, and build more respectful relationships.

While gender-based violence is often linked to contexts of conflict and stress, our women local mediators focus on prevention, awareness, and strengthening healthy family relationships rather than direct intervention.

As one participant shared: "The trainings helped me change my perception towards people who have their own way of thinking and to be more accepting of my surroundings."

This kind of acceptance matters. Family-level dialogue is a powerful entry point for peacebuilding, complementing formal protection systems and strengthening social cohesion during times of crisis.

Five women. Nearly 200 lives reached. And a clear example of how dialogue builds peace where it matters most.

Read our new blog to discover how they did it: bit.ly/family-peace-Lebanon
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