Under the patronage of Lebanese Minister of Social Affairs, Pierre Bou Assi, and in collaboration with the United Nations Information Centre in Beirut (UNIC Beirut), the Center of Civic Engagement and Community Service (CCECS) at the American University of Beirut (AUB) and the Office of Student Affairs at Université Saint Joseph (USJ) are organizing the “AUB USJ NGO Fair”, on 23 April 2018 at the campuses of the two universities simultaneously. The fair is for one day (23 April) at USJ and two days (23 & 24 April) at AUB.
The Fair, in which most NGOs and a number of UN agencies are participating, opens on Monday 23 April at 12:00 PM at Auditorium François S. Bassil, Campus of Innovation and Sports, USJ, Mathaf, Beirut. It features statements by Minister Bou Assi; Ms. Pernille Dahler Kardel, UN Under-Secretary-General and Acting UN special Coordinator for Lebanon; Dr. Fadlo R. Khuri, AUB President; and Pr. Salim Daccache s.j.,USJ Rector.
The participating UN agencies are: Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL), Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Volunteers (UNV) and UNIC Beirut.
The UN Information Centre in Beirut Kindly requests all media institutions to grant this event the highlight it deserves.
