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Beirut is facing numerous urban policy challenges due to rapid urbanisation, population growth, and poor planning and management of infrastructure and services. Political instability, corruption, and conflict are also aspects that affect policy decisions, which led to a lack of transparency and public participation in the everyday life of communities. Addressing these challenges requires inclusive urban policy reform efforts, with strong partnerships and collaboration between government, stakeholders, organizations, international actors and local communities.

The “BUILDING INTEGRITY & NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY” Program aims to facilitate dialogue and collaboration between key stakeholders in the 3RF and beyond it including government, INGOs, CSOs and local communities.

A clear and inclusive working methodology will be adapted to achieve the aforementioned targets through involving key stakeholders in the full process, from the identification of key issues to the creation of policy reform recommendations to be advocated for at the government level primarily through the Urban Policy Working Group and also through the Port and Transport where there is overlap.

This will help to ensure strategic multi-sectoral urban recovery that avoids siloed discussions and duplication of efforts. The activities will follow a neighborhood approach aimed at engaging residents and local civil society as well as experts and public sector representatives to collaboratively issue policy recommendations.