Day: March 17, 2021
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The Covid-19 pandemic has brought major challenges in Lebanon
The challenges The huge economic crisis that hit Lebanon’s hospitals and especially the intensive care units, has created a new problem for the country. Covid-19 patients, who are in need of urgent care and are brought to hospitals, are left in wheelchairs because of the shortage in hospital’s beds. There is not enough space to…
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The Best challenges in the education sector in Lebanon
The Syrian Crisis entered its eleventh year this March. It continues to drive the most significant refugee crisis in the world. Today, more than one and a half million Syrian refugees live within Lebanon’s borders. Almost 65% of them are children in need of affordable quality education opportunities. In addition to that, several thousand Lebanese…
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The situation of human rights in Lebanon
Human rights in Lebanon In response to the nationals protests and strikes that broke out after the government announced the new tax measures, the security forces used excessive force against the protesters. Moreover, it failed to protect people’s right to protest peacefully. Security forces continued to use torture and other ill-treatments, nevertheless the assaults were against the…
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The collapse of the Lebanese Pound
The Lebanese dollar deposits are imprisoned in the banks. Government regulations prohibit the money from being withdrawn from the same owners. As result, individuals and companies have started protesting for their money, whether local or foreign currency. To ease dollar transactions, mainly for importers, the central bank decided to raise the liquidity ceiling. However, this…
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Unemployment is bringing new industries to surface
Lebanon is currently suffering from cyclical but structural unemployment. It is mostly driven by corrupted major political and social parties and other issues. They have slowed down economy and the creation of jobs in the past years. In addition to that, there is a growing gap between the labor supply and labor demand in the…