The JPHR coordinator attended on 24/5/2007 two successive consultations organized by the "Assemblée des Patriarches Catholiques et des Eveques Catholiques au Liban" at the main siege in Jounieh Lebanon. Present were the active NGO's that deal with development in Lebanon and those who are active in lobbying for rights in the field of civil and political rights, citizenship and belonging. The meeting aimed at shaping out a mechanism of coordination between the different actors in the civil society in the hope of providing a better result for the benefit of the person, the community and the society in general. An affirmed recommendation has been formulated aiming at follow up on regular basis, and to work on a data base that help the members of the steering committees which were formed at the founding meeting in April 2007. The role of the said committees is to select and decide on the activities in order to avoid duplication and complement the work between the different NGOs and to know who is doing what in Lebanon in the targeted fields and what we can do together for the best interest of society. Participants designed a moderator to each committee and decided on a fixed date to meet once per month. For further details contact Ms Alexa Abi-Habib: mecccypr@spidernet.com.cy
Middle East Council of Churches Office of International Ecumenical Relations P.O. Box 5376, Beirut, Lebanon
Guirgis Ibrahim Saleh, General Secretary
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