ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/ECRI/2009/4
Country: ESCWA Member States, Lebanese Republic
Publication Type: Meeting reports
Cluster: Governance and Conflict Prevention
Focus Area: Resilient development & conflict prevention
Initiatives: Promoting social justice
SDGs: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
Keywords: Conflict, Ethnic conflict, Intercommunal negotiations, Social conflict, Resilience, Peacebuilding, Governance
Report of the Brainstorming Session on the Root Causes of Ethnic and Sectarian Tensions in the ESCWA Region
January 2009
A brainstorming session on the root causes of ethnic and sectarian tensions in the ESCWA region
was held at UN House on 26 August 2009. The session was organized by the Section for Emerging and
Conflict-Related Issues (ECRI) in collaboration with the Heinrich Boell Foundation. The purpose of the
meeting was to discuss and solicit input and comments on a draft study entitled Unpacking the
Dynamics of Ethno-Sectarian Tensions: A Youth-Focus Group Analysis. The meeting was designed to
provide a platform for discussion amongst United Nations agencies, think tanks and academic
institutions on the challenges associated with ethnic and sectarian tensions in this region and in Lebanon
in particular, with the objective to develop clear policy recommendations for ESCWA member
countries and other relevant actors.
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A brainstorming session on the root causes of ethnic and sectarian tensions in the ESCWA region
was held at UN House on 26 August 2009. The session was organized by the Section for Emerging and
Conflict-Related Issues (ECRI) in collaboration with the Heinrich Boell Foundation. The purpose of the
meeting was to discuss and solicit input and comments on a draft study entitled Unpacking the
Dynamics of Ethno-Sectarian Tensions: A Youth-Focus Group Analysis. The meeting was designed to
provide a platform for discussion amongst United Nations agencies, think tanks and academic
institutions on the challenges associated with ethnic and sectarian tensions in this region and in Lebanon
in particular, with the objective to develop clear policy recommendations for ESCWA member
countries and other relevant actors.
