Promoting Peace and Stability in Northern Lebanon

This project aims to reduce instability in Tripoli and Akkar Governorate by promoting a culture of constructive collaboration between Lebanese host communities and Syrian refugees of different sectarian backgrounds. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) leads a consultative process in which host and refugee communities together identify and prioritize mutual needs and participate in overseeing the implementation of community interventions to address them. The process of collaboratively working together is facilitated with dialogue mediation and psychosocial support to strengthen the communities’ capacity to work together. The beneficiaries are unemployed male youth who are prone to resort to violence. At least one third of beneficiaries are female.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) reduced tensions between Lebanese host communities and Syrian refugees in targeted communities; and (2) strengthened legitimate local government and civil society’s capacity to respond to priority needs to avoid the escalation of conflict.