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Twinning between Ain Zhalta and Italian Ortacesus - 22/03/2010 - 22 March 2010
Signing a friendship and fraternity accord at the Ain Zhalta municipality premises between Ain Zhalta municipality in Kaza of Chouf and Ortacesus municipality in Sardinia Italy.
Italian delegation touring in the Chouf in order to twin Ain Zhalta and Yanuh Villages - 19 March 2010
Italian delegation touring in the Chouf in order to twin Ain Zhalta and Yanouh (Sour) Villages.
Project "Emergency interventions in Marjaayoun - Khiyam" - 23 April 2009
This project is a part of ROSS Emergency Program "Emergency Initiative for Rehabilitation, Occupation, Services and Development". Its objectives is to restore and improve the socio-economic conditions through an integrated support to the rural communities in the area of Marjaayoun - Khiyam.
Project "Emergency Intervention - Rehabilitation of polyfunctional structures in Aaytaroun" - 27 March 2009
This project is a part of ROSS Emergency Program "Emergency Initiative for Rehabilitation, Occupation, Services and Development". Its objectives is to strengthening the economic, social and environmental network and the link between community and public bodies in the municpality of Aaytaroun.
Enhancing the Socio-Economic Integration of Children and Youth in Difficult circumstances (EU) - 14 January 2009
This project extends an initial action towards young people living in difficult circumstances through providing training for more than 2 400 youth and employing 70% of them.
Facilities and Support Project for industrial Enterprise with the European Investment Bank - 14 January 2009
This support aims at facilitating access to bank loans for Lebanese institutions that were affected by the 2006 conflict. Fields involved are industry, services, high technology, tourism and economy.
Project "Income Generation Through Information and Communications Technology" (Canadian International Development Agency - 2008/2010) - 27 October 2008
This project is an initiative of the Digital Opportunity Trust. It aims to train around 1,230 members of vulnerable groups and proprietors of micro and small enterprises to use information and communications technology to increase employment and generate income.
Project for "Support to Public Employment Services in Lebanon" (Canadian International Development Agency - 2008/2011) - 17 April 2008
This project utilizes Canadian expertise to assist Lebanon in its efforts to revitalize its economy and re-establish conditions for people to earn an income and rebuild their livelihoods following the 2006 conflict. The project assists the National Employment Authority in developing systems to provide productive employment for Lebanese men and women, especially in areas where the labour market situation is unfavorable.
Italy funds a developmental plan for the area around the «Bared Camp» - 10 January 2008
The Resident Representative of UNDP in Lebanon Marta Ruedas, and the Italian ambassador in Lebanon Gbrieli Kekya, signed an agreement for the implementation of a project on «the advancement and development in the surrounding municipalities of Nahr al-Bared camp». This project is financed by the Italian government for a total budget of 1 million two hundred thousand euros.
Integrated support to SMEs (European Union) - 21 March 2007
This project aims to support and provide an enabling environment for starting-up and developing of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Lebanon.
Program to support economic advancement and reconstruction in Lebanon (EU) - 19 December 2006
The program consists of two complementary components, built on the achievements in the existing projects. The first part concerns the rehabilitation and reconstruction of a number of key infrastructures (water system, public buildings and agricultural facilities which were heavily damaged during the 2006 conflict). (Available in french)
The Economic and Social Fund for Development (ESFD) - 18 December 2005
This programme is one of the major actions implemented by the European Union in order to improve the socio-economic situation of the low-income segments of the population.
Signing a charter of cooperation between the town of Cholet and the municipality of Araiya - 18 December 2003
The Municipality of Aaraiya (Kadaa of Baabda) and the town of Cholet (in la Loire region), being sister cities since 1999, have agreed on joint actions specified in the Charter of cooperation signed in December 2003. Today, Lebanese youth of Aaraiya have a sports hall which was renovated under the contribution of the city of Cholet.
Project for "Support to the Lebanese Ministry of Economy and Trade" (2001/2010) - 4 April 2001
The UNDP support project to the Ministry of Economy & Trade (MOET) started in April 2001 with a dual funding from the World Bank and UNDP. The main objectives of the project include: building, modernising, and strengthening the institutional capacities of the Ministry of Economy and Trade in designing and formulating trade, ICT, SMEs, Quality, economic & trade policies.
Socio-Economic Rehabilitation Programme for Southern Lebanon (2000/2009) - 1 January 2000
Based on the recommendations of the regional development strategy and its socio-economic development components, UNDP and CDR jointly launched a programme of support for post-conflict socio-economic rehabilitation in Southern Lebanon. Interventions are implemented by the Programme in cooperation with local actors and implementing agents. In its initial phase of operation, the Programme focuses on several sectors of intervention.