Assisting Lebanon in submitting its report before the third cycle of the Universal Periodic Review

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights for the Middle East and North Africa (OHCHR-MENA) is pleased to invite you to attend a practical training workshop for the members of the national mechanism for reporting and follow up (NMRF) in preparation for Lebanon’s submission to the third cycle of the Universal Periodic Review in 2020.

In November 2015, Lebanon submitted its report for the second cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). In March 2016, Lebanon accepted 128 out of 219 UPR recommendations. Among the accepted recommendations was the establishment of key human rights structures such as the national mechanism for reporting and follow up (NMRF) established under the Prime Minister’s Office in May 2018. With the assistance of OHCHR, the NMRF acquired the technical know-how related to the reporting process to the international human rights mechanisms, including treaty bodies and UPR. As a result, by the end of 2018, Lebanon’s timely submissions to Treaty Bodies has extensively improved.

In preparation for Lebanon’s submission to the UPR third cycle in 2020, the technical workshop, planned to take place on Monday 15 April 2019, will build on the technical capacities of the NMRF members in drafting Lebanon’s UPR national report. The methodology applied in the training will involve overview of best practices from the world and the region, work group on the key functions of the NMRF in collecting, validating and analysing data, interacting with national and local stakeholders including civil society organizations and a practical simulation on the UPR session.

The workshop begins at 9.00am at the Radisson Blue Hotel, Ain Al Mraiseh.

We kindly request from media institutions to grant this event the highlight it deserves.

For presence confirmations please contact:

Mrs. Joyce El Hachem

Public Information Officer

Tel: +961-70-190600

E-mail: jelhachem@ohchr.org