Workshops and Conferences
March 7, 2013,
Institute for Palestine Studies in collaboration with Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs cordially invite you to a CONFERENCE: Jerusalem Discourse and Future Challenges.
Please find herewithin: the program of the conference in English and Arabic ||| Poster ||| Press Release.
Media Coverage: AlSafir
October 8/9, 2010
December 2009 marked the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East: an occasion for sober reflection but also an opportunity to assess the Agency's challenges and achievements during six decades of work alongside millions of Palestine refugees.
October 30/31, 2009
A two-day workshop held at AUB to address how a camp is managed in terms of its relationships to the legal authorities of the host country and to its surrounding municipalities, relationships among groups within the camps, and conflict resolution for everyday problems.
April 26, 2010
IFI held a one-day workshop at AUB to take stock of what progress has been made on the issue of civil rights for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, specifically on the issue of employment.
Lectures and Open Panel Discussions
December 4, 2012
The IFI's Palestinian Camps Policy and Governance Program in collaboration with the Right to Work Campaign,held a panel discussion "Right to Work for Palestinians in Lebanon"
English Invitation ||| Arabic Invitation ||| Watch Video
Media Coverage: AUB News ||| Lebanese Republic Ministry of Information ||| Lebanon Files ||| Albawaba ||| As-Safir 
May 22, 2012
IFI and UNRWA screened the documentary, "Someone Like Me", which was followed by an open discussion with its two main characters.
IFI's UN in the Arab World and Palestinian Camps programs jointly invite you to a lecture and open discussion, "UNRWA's long-term humanitarianism: The politics of living in a Palestinian refugee camp", with Ilana Feldman, Associate Professor, Anthropology and International Affairs, George Washington University.
Listen Audio
June 24, 2010
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November 25, 2009
Fateh Azzam
Middle East regional representative of the Office of the Higher Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Video ||| Audio
November 12, 2009
Karen Abu Zayd
UNRWA Commissioner-General
Video ||| Audio ||| Read lecture transcript
June 30, 2009
This event was organized with the Norwegian Refugee Council, and the AUB Masters Program in Urban Planning and Policy and Urban Design
with presentations by
Nizar Saghieh
Lawyer and Author of the NRC report on Housing and Property Rights
Ismael Sheikh Hassan
Head, Nahr el Bared Reconstruction Commission
moderated by
Dr. Mona Fawaz
Assistant Professor, AUB
In 2001, the 1969 Presidential Decree on Foreign Acquisition of Property was amended, prohibiting Palestinians in Lebanon from owning land and property. This has heightened the level of informal leasing and purchasing practices with an accompanying increase of stakeholders, including Palestinian popular committees, managing the procedures.
After the destruction of the Nahr el Bared camp in 2007, the issue of land and property rights has been highlighted. The Adjacent Area of the camp falls outside of UNRWA's jurisdiction and hence falls outside of the reconstruction Master Plan. As a consequence people formerly living in buildings destroyed during the conflict have been left without a clear plan regarding rebuilding.
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May 6, 2009
Open panel discussion on the International Crisis Group report titled
with
Sahar Atrache
Analyst, International Crisis Group
Nadim Shehadi
Associate Fellow, Middle East Program, Chatham House
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March 18, 2009
Husam Zomlot
Research Fellow at the Center for Middle East Studies, Harvard University
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March 6, 2009
Rex Brynen
Professor of Political Science at McGill University
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May 21, 2008
Richard Cook
Director of UNRWA Affairs in Lebanon
Video ||| Audio
February 12, 2008
Karen Abu Zayd
UNRWA Commissioner-General
Video ||| Audio