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How Inclusive is a Sustainable Tomorrow?

3/14/2022

 
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The AUB Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI) and the Swedish Dialogue Institute for the Middle East and North Africa organised  a panel discussion titled “How Inclusive is a Sustainable Tomorrow?”  on the occasion of this year’s International Women's Day 2022. The discussion was held over zoom on Thursday, March 10, from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm Beirut time.

The webinar, through a presentation and a panel discussion,  aimed  to cover the importance of the contribution of women and girls around the world to build a more sustainable future for all. This year’s webinar built on The United Nations’ theme “Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow” by bringing  different perspectives from grassroots activists to institutional peace and security actors and academics.

The Presentation covered the SDG’s x WPS Reporting Toolkit and was followed by a panel discussion which highlighted the importance of diversifying peace-building processes across different aspects of sustainability from a gender-inclusive perspective, including the sustainable development goals, energy, water, and climate change, among others. 

Watch the rerun here. 

Japan and Lebanon: Trajectories of Reconstruction

3/8/2022

 
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The AUB Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI), in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan in Lebanon, organized a conference titled “Japan and Lebanon: Trajectories of reconstruction.” This event was held at IFI’s Basile Antoine Meguerdiche Conference Hall on March 8, 2022.

The two-panel conference aimed to tackle the question of political and legal reconstruction and recovery efforts after two devastating wars: World War II's impact on Japan and the Civil War in Lebanon.

In the first panel, experts presented a comparative reading of post-war dynamics in both countries. The second panel tackled a more specific question, that of the rule of law and of the administration of justice. Panelists examined two case studies that seem to bear several similarities, both in their causes and natures, as well as in the way they were addressed on the political level:  The Fukushima nuclear accident, with a focus on the risk-mitigation responses, the investigation that followed, and the lessons learned; and the Beirut Port blast, with a focus on the chain of negligence that led to it, the very poor response, the dragging investigation, and the endless judicial stalling surrounding the case.

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