Media Advisory
Launch of the study: "Children Living and Working on the Streets in Lebanon"
This study is the first of its kind to comprehensively shed light on the size and characteristics of the increasingly visible phenomenon of working street-based children in Lebanon.
The Ministry of Labour in Lebanon, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund and Save the Children International cordially invite you to the launch of a study entitled:
“Children Living and Working on the Streets in Lebanon: Profile and Magnitude”
The study is the first of its kind to comprehensively shed light on the size and characteristics of the increasingly visible phenomenon of working street-based children in Lebanon. The launch will be held under the patronage and in the presence of the Minister of Labour, and in the presence of Members of Parliament in Lebanon and representatives from various ministries, embassies, UN agencies, civil society, and the media.
Time & date: Monday 16 February 2015 from 11:00 a.m. till 12.30 p.m.
Location: Gefinor Rotana Hotel, Room B, Clemenceau St., Beirut, Lebanon
To RSVP email: krivanek@iloguest.org and jalloul@ilo.org
UNICEF: Miriam Azar, Communication Specialist, email: miazar@unicef.org, tel: +961 71 112 297
Save the Children International: Sandy Maroun, Media, Advocacy and Communications Manager, email: sandy.maroun@savethechildren.org, tel: +961 70 83 22 91
Ministry of Labor: Hussein Zalghout, email: h.zalghout@hotmail.com, tel: +961 (0)3 480 322
“Children Living and Working on the Streets in Lebanon: Profile and Magnitude”
The study is the first of its kind to comprehensively shed light on the size and characteristics of the increasingly visible phenomenon of working street-based children in Lebanon. The launch will be held under the patronage and in the presence of the Minister of Labour, and in the presence of Members of Parliament in Lebanon and representatives from various ministries, embassies, UN agencies, civil society, and the media.
Time & date: Monday 16 February 2015 from 11:00 a.m. till 12.30 p.m.
Location: Gefinor Rotana Hotel, Room B, Clemenceau St., Beirut, Lebanon
To RSVP email: krivanek@iloguest.org and jalloul@ilo.org
For Media enquiries contact:
ILO: Salwa Kanaana, Regional Communication and Public Information Officer, email: kanaana@ilo.org, tel: +961 71 505 958UNICEF: Miriam Azar, Communication Specialist, email: miazar@unicef.org, tel: +961 71 112 297
Save the Children International: Sandy Maroun, Media, Advocacy and Communications Manager, email: sandy.maroun@savethechildren.org, tel: +961 70 83 22 91
Ministry of Labor: Hussein Zalghout, email: h.zalghout@hotmail.com, tel: +961 (0)3 480 322