Gender and Development e-brief 70 - Arabic

KAFA is a non profit civil society organization working in Lebanon to mitigate the causes and results of violence and exploitation of women and children. In 2006, KAFA adapted a board game targeted towards youth focusing on issues of gender equality and women’s rights. A brief on the game can be found attached in the annex. You are also welcomed to pass by our office and have a look on the game closely.

Majal 54

http://iris-lebanon.org/arabic/majalissues/Majal 54.doc

CONFERENCES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Arab Human Rights Fund – AHRF – Call for Grant Application
European Commission calls for proposals to boost gender equality

NEWS & ARTICLES
GENDER
GENDER RIGHTS
Saudi Women Make Video Protest
… As Such, Shura Council Recommends Allowing Saudi Women to Drive With Limitations
… But Council of “Supreme Scholars” Rejects the Appointment of Women
Saudi Government Invites Human Rights Watch to Visit

Consultative Seminar on Lebanon’s accession to the WTO-March 12, 2008

Seminar Synopsis and Agenda

WTO Principles, Negotiations and Institutional Functioning: 6-7 March, 2008

Workshop Synopsis & Agenda

I. INTRODUCTION
The ‘Collective for Research and Training on Development – Action’, in collaboration with ‘Green Line’ and ‘Rassemblement Démocratique pour les Femmes au Liban’ is organizing a ‘Gender & Trade Capacity Building Workshop’ on March 6 – 7, 2008.

Justice Without Frontiers with the cooperation of Women Committee in the "Beirut Bar Association" is pleased to invite you to the launching of its program “For A More Just Society”.

Which will be held on Friday 14th of March, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at “Maison De L’avocat” Beirut Bar Association.

Program of event:

La lutte contre toutes les discriminations à l’égard des femmes:
Le projet "démocratique et moderniste" du Maroc est –il entrain de s’essouffler?

Un certain nombre d’indicateurs objectifs font état actuellement de l’essoufflement de l’engagement politique et des politiques publiques en matière de promotion des droits humains fondamentaux des femmes :

March 12, 2008
Crowne Plaza – Hamra – Beirut

The ‘Collective for Research and Training on Development – Action’, in collaboration with ‘Heinrich Boll Foundation’ is organizing a ‘Consultative Seminar on Gender and Lebanon’s Accession to WTO: a Strategy for Advocacy’ which will be held on March 12, 2008 at the Crowne Plaza – Hamra - Beirut.

The LDG’s first implementation step is currently in the process of being finalized.
As such, two meetings were held last month in order to consult with key persons working in different areas (media- civil society...) as well as activists and university students.
As part of this consultation process, the LDG team members kindly ask you to fill in the questionnaire through the following link: http://crtda.org.lb/ar/node/115