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.

12 February 2015

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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: [email protected] and [email protected]

For Media enquiries contact:

ILO: Salwa Kanaana, Regional Communication and Public Information Officer, email: [email protected], tel: +961 71 505 958

UNICEF: Miriam Azar, Communication Specialist, email: [email protected], tel: +961 71 112 297

Save the Children International: Sandy Maroun, Media, Advocacy and Communications Manager, email: [email protected], tel: +961 70 83 22 91

Ministry of Labor: Hussein Zalghout, email: [email protected], tel: +961 (0)3 480 322