Envisioning an Alternative Approach to Lebanon: the Arab Canadian Response to the Lebanon Crisis

 
 
 
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March 2021

KEY FINDINGS

The Canadian Arab Institute believes that with the help of the larger Arab-Canadian community, there are additional worthwhile measures that the Canadian government can take in the short-to-medium-term to continue supporting the Lebanese people, especially youth, women and LGBTQ folks, in their fight for basic social, political, economic, and human rights.

As such the CAI calls on the Canadian government to incorporate the following into their overall

Middle East Engagement Strategy:

  1. Continue committing to gender-responsive, needs-based humanitarian assistance to marginalized communities, specifically women, youth and LGBTQ people.

  2. Increase human rights training programs for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to better engage with women, youth that are NEET, and other marginalized groups, especially during protests.

  3. Join and co-lead France’s diplomatic effort in helping set up a transparent and capable government in Lebanon.