On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against women, the Lebanese National Commission for UNESCO in collaboration with the Human Rights Center at Beirut Arab University and Internal Security Forces (ISF) organized a workshop on Friday 4 December 2020 at the village of Khrab El Hayatt – Akkar within the framework of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence.
The workshop, attended by the Secretary General of the Lebanese National Commission Dr. Tala Zein, Ms. Salam Zahran from the Human Rights Center at Beirut Arab University, and Major Youssef El Dekweir from the Internal Security Forces, targeted 25 participants mainly females, and aimed at increasing public awareness on violence against women, building capacity and understanding main definitions and concepts in the framework of Women’s Rights, engaging youth in promoting women’s rights and in fighting discrimination within their society. Participants were also trained on entrepreneur skills in developing projects and business.
