Project Description:

Empowerment of Palestine youth and job creation programme to overcome persistent and pervasive unemployment that pose an ominous threat to the stability of Lebanon.

IRF Priority Area(s) and Outcomes:

Priority area 3: Revitalize the economy and immediate peace dividends

IRF Outcome (13): Youth empowerment and job creation programmes incorporated in government ministries to overcome persistent and pervasive unemployment that pose an ominous threat to the stability of post-conflict societies.

Outcome 1: Improved employability of Palestine refugees

Outcome 2: Increased access to job and self-employment opportunities

Outcome 3: Information gap on the labour market supply and demand concerning Palestine refugees in Lebanon addressed

Outcome 4: Cost and feasibility of providing social protection to Palestinians in Lebanon is assessed.

Outputs and Key Activities:

Through the Immediate Response Facility programme, UNRWA, UNICEF and the ILO will focus on maintaining Palestine refugee youth away from violent paths and having them gainfully occupied, through selected high-impact projects, which would stabilise their socio-economic environment. The project run by UNRWA and UNICEF will involve vocational training, the establishment of a youth empowerment and job creation programme, and micro-credit facilities. In parallel, the ILO will work towards the collection and analyses of data on the Palestinian labour force. Another aspect will be the improvement of information on the demand-side of the Lebanese labour market Its implementation will be undertaken through Lebanese national partners and NGOs, in coordination and conformity with existing programmes.