The Middle East is facing a complex, regional crisis. The parallel conflicts in Syria and Iraq have both been qualified by the United Nations as the highest level of humanitarian emergency.

The continuous degradation of the humanitarian context, along with the increasingly protracted nature of the crises, requires therefore careful studies, identification missions and testing of partners/ideas, while keeping a good enough Swiss visibility set of programme adaptations both on operational and managerial level.

• Strategic strengthening of the portfolio of the Swiss Cooperation Strategy Middle East.
• Covering of existing gaps, urgent needs and pinpointed interventions.
• Exploration of innovative approaches, responding to emerging opportunities and test new fields of intervention

Principaux résultats attendus:  

• Implementation of small scale humanitarian and development initiatives-
• Conducting of or contributing to assessment, consultancies, capacity buildings, events, studies, and others.
• Provide the Swiss Cooperation Office with an appropriate tool to react timely to request of local partner.

Principaux résultats antérieurs:  

• Improved knowledge to youth in public schools in 3 different areas in Lebanon through arts, and sports.
• Youth led Initiatives in Lebanon have increased opportunities for getting sustainable funding within the next year of project cycle
• Improve the language skills between workers and employers, through an application.

Phase 2 01.03.2019 - 31.12.2022   (Completed)