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Women Building Peace in the Arab States: Regional Synergies and Cross-Learning
Date: Tuesday, 8 November 2022
In May 2022, the UN Women Regional Office for Arab States and the Government of Finland organized a two-day workshop titled "Women Building Peace in the Arab States: Regional Synergies and Cross-Learning" to highlight women's mediation efforts in their communities and the lessons learned from interventions under the regional WPS programme and the Syria WPS programme.
Women's Participation in Local Mediation: Lessons from Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen
Date: Monday, 27 June 2022
UN Women's new report "Women's Participation in Local Mediation: Lessons from Iraq, Libya, Syria, Yemen" sheds light on the diverse mediation roles women have played to resolve conflict and restore social cohesion in their communities.
Gender Alert on COVID-19 in Lebanon
Date: Friday, 12 February 2021
This is the fifth issue in the Gender Alert: Lebanon COVID-19 series, and the first to focus on gender equality issues in national lockdowns in response to the pandemic. Here we document rising food insecurity concerns amongst women and marginalized groups.
National Action Plans on Women, Peace and Security: Critical Tools in COVID-19 Responses in the Arab States Region
Date: Wednesday, 28 October 2020
This analysis of the existing NAPs-WPS of Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Tunisia and Yemen was undertaken to assess and demonstrate the direct relevance of the plans to each country's COVID-19 response. While NAPs-WPS are relevant in every crisis, the analysis highlights particular areas of overlap with specific global responses to COVID-19, thus providing critical evidence of the value of implementing nation action plans on women, peace and security in the current crisis.
Overview of Recovery Support for Women-Owned Businesses Impacted by the Beirut Blast
To help link businesses in need of support with services providers in Lebanon, including those supported by UN Women, UN Women has undertaken a mapping of ongoing initiatives and is actively working to pair those in need with those entities offering support. As investment is made to strengthen national production and bolster employment opportunities, women owned-MSMEs are an important vehicle for change and growth.
A Rapid Gender Analysis of the Beirut Port Explosion: An Intersectional Examination
Date: Tuesday, 27 October 2020
This joint rapid gender analysis (RGA) of the Beirut port explosion assesses how diverse women, men, girls, boys, and gender minorities were affected by the events of August 4, with a close look at the specific impact on older, disabled, refugee, migrant, and LBQT (lesbian, bisexual, queer, and trans) women.
Women on the Verge of an Economic Breakdown: Addressing the differential impacts of the economic crisis on women in Lebanon
This paper assesses, estimates and analyses the expected impact of the economic crisis on women, looking specifically at issues of job loss and unemployment.
Protecting Women and Girls in Lebanon's COVID-19 Community Isolation Centers
Women and girls admitted to COVID-19 community isolation centers are particularly vulnerable to be subjected to harassment, violence, exploitation and abuse due to specific gendered protection risks, including being confined to an isolated space, the gendered staffing of centers, the economic vulnerability of women and girls, and avenues to seek help being limited or hard to reach. WHO and UN Women are co-leading interventions within the isolation facilities to protection the needs of women and girls, through protection monitoring, ensuring complaint and feedback mechansisms, community messaging, and training and capacity building.
The Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Lebanon: A Key Tool for Supporting Recovery from Economic Crisis and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Lebanon
Date: Tuesday, 7 July 2020
COVID-19 has reached Lebanon at a time of deep economic crisis. Lockdown measures have accentuated the crisis and generated a spike in unpaid care work and gender-based violence – both of which have been borne largely by women. Tackling this pandemic requires institutional reform on a magnitude not yet seen in Lebanon. It requires holistic efforts to address issues of governance, corruption and inequality. In this undertaking, this Policy Brief looks at Lebanon's NAP 1325 and how it provides a useful framework for action; as it prioritizes the gendered needs of women and girls in times of crisis, pandemics, and conflicts.
Priorities for Gender Equality in Yemen's COVID-19 Response
The brief explores the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and its gender dimensions in conflict settings with a focus on gender-based violence (GBV), women's participation in decision-making, labour markets and livelihoods. The paper outlines gender issues and recommendations for stakeholders and national/international actors with the aim of providing effective mitigation measures and actions in response to COVID-19.
UN Women Lebanon newsletter January-March 2020
This UN Women newsletter is a brief summary of news related to women's rights and gender equality in Lebanon during the reporting period. It also includes data and trends regarding the impact of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and girls in Lebanon, and on UN Women's work at both the individual, community and national level, to respond to the crisis.
Understanding the Role of Women and the Feminist Actors in Lebanon's 2019 Protests
Women have been at the core of Lebanon's popular protests since they began on October 17, 2019. Assessing the first 58 days of protests, this paper seeks to contribute to the documentation of women's representation, roles, and demands within Lebanon's protests, while also examining the use of gendered language and norms by all sides of thecountry's complex landscape. It situates this action within the broader women, peace and security framework, which recognizes women as political actors and peace and security leaders and brokers.
Addressing Gender Amongst Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
Date: Wednesday, 9 October 2019
In Lebanon, Syrian refugee women and girls of diverse backgrounds continue to confront widespread and systemic gender inequality, which manifests in less access to resources, services, and opportunities, as well as higher risks of violence, abuse, and exploitation. This research brief summarizes key gender analysis findings from UN and humanitarian partner assessments in effort to raise the profile and understanding of gender inequalities amongst Syrian refugees and improve the gender responsiveness of humanitarian action in Lebanon.
Lebanon National Action Plan on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (2019-2022)
Date: Sunday, 6 October 2019


Seminar on Modern Rhetoric: What is "New Rhetoric"?
Kenneth Burke's Permanence and Change: A Critical Companion. Columbia: U of South Carolina P. Forthcoming, 2017.
Women and Rhetoric between the Wars (co-edited with Elizabeth Weiser and Janet Zepernick). Carbondale: Southern Illinois UP (Studies in Rhetorics and Feminisms series), 2013.
Kenneth Burke in the 1930s (co-authored with Jack Selzer). Columbia: U of South Carolina P, 2007.
"Critical Pedagogy: Dreaming of Democracy." A Guide to Composition Pedagogies, 2nd ed. Ed. Gary Tate, Amy Rupiper Taggart, Kurt Schick, Brooke Hessler. New York: Oxford UP, 2013. 77-93.
Invited chapter: "Finding the Time for Burke." Burke in the Archives: Using the Past to Transform the Future of Burkean Studies. Ed. Dana Anderson and Jessica Enoch. Columbia: U of South Carolina P, 2013. 48-84.
"Reading Helen Keller." Women and Rhetoric between the Wars. Ed. Ann George, M. Elizabeth Weiser, and Janet Zepernick. Carbondale: Southern Illinois UP, 2013. 97-113.
"The Art of Living in A Time of War." Keynote Address. Triennial Conference of the Kenneth Burke Society, East Stroudsburg, June 2017.
"Rhetoric and Kenneth Burke." Workshop leader (3 days), RSA Summer Institute, State College, June 2009.
"Mining the Burkean Archives." Seminar leader (4 days), Triennial Conference of the Kenneth Burke Society, Clemson, May 2011.


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Probably the biggest mystery of the automobile is the question "WHEN DO I CHANGE THE OIL IN MY CAR"
There are so many variables and opinions on this question of "WHEN DO I CHANGE THE OIL IN MY CAR" that it prompted us years ago to do research on this subject.
In the process of oil changes we noted so many variables; from driving habits and conditions, to the destruction of gaskets that lead to minor and major leaks due to the improper types, manufactures and quality of oil. Another trend we saw was that some high performance European automobiles were susceptible to major problems created by the WRONG OIL.
There have been some bold statements by some oil manufacturing companies that their oil did not need to be changed for 20,000 miles. When we further explored these claims we found that the conditions for this length of oil usage could not be achieved. Also we found a condition to getting 20,000 miles on an oil change, you had to drive 20,000 miles in a year to get the value of oil with a 20,000 mile life. It reads "or 1 year, whatever occurs first" .
This is a strange statement because they are claiming their processes allow their oil to last longer. Are they saying it only lasts longer if your drive, and not when it is sitting. What if you don't drive 20,000 miles in a year, does this mean the oil has a lifetime of only a year. You figure it out. Doesn't make sense to us as mechanics.
Also, they have 16 different synthetic oils to choose from; in addition to approximately 8 other choices. These choices are according to your driving conditions, type of automobile you drive and how you drive, and and and. Do they not know driving conditions and drivers for an automobile change. Do they want you to change your oil every-time a different type of driver is driving, or if driving conditions change, such as weather, etc.
Okay, with all this in mind, the advantage of all this information is valid for new cars. But...what about all the other cars on the road. Surveys have shown that the average age of a car on the road today is 10 years.
Due to all the conditions that can contaminate oil, and this is beyond the oil's ability to perform under all the conditions that contaminate our engines oil. Autospec recommends that you change your oil every 6,000 to 8,000 miles.
We use fully synthetic oils that are processed to keep all parts of your engine lubricated to help reduce wear and give you better gas mileage.


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It's Time to Throw Out the Throwaway Economy
By Lester R. Brown and Earth Policy Institute
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Producing products that were meant to be discarded after one use was once seen as a way to sustain economic growth.
The stresses in our early 21st-century civilization take many forms — social, economic, environmental and political. One distinctly unhealthy and visible illustration of all four is the swelling flow of garbage associated with a throwaway economy.
Throwaway products were first conceived following World War II as a convenience and as a way of creating jobs and sustaining economic growth. The more goods produced and discarded, the reasoning went, the more jobs there would be.
What sold throwaways was their convenience. For example, rather than washing cloth towels or napkins, consumers welcomed disposable paper versions. Thus, we have substituted facial tissues for handkerchiefs, disposable paper towels for hand towels, disposable table napkins for cloth ones, and throwaway beverage containers for refillable ones. Even the shopping bags we use to carry home throwaway products become part of the garbage flow.
The throwaway economy is on a collision course with the Earth's geological limits. Aside from running out of landfills near cities, the world is also fast running out of the cheap oil that is used to manufacture and transport throwaway products. Perhaps more fundamentally, there is not enough readily accessible lead, tin, copper, iron ore or bauxite to sustain the throwaway economy beyond another generation or two. Assuming an annual 2 percent growth in extraction, U.S. Geological Survey data on economically recoverable reserves show the world has 17 years of reserves remaining for lead, 19 years for tin, 25 years for copper, 54 years for iron ore, and 68 years for bauxite.
The cost of hauling garbage from cities is rising as nearby landfills fill up and the price of oil climbs. One of the first major cities to exhaust its locally available landfills was New York. When the Fresh Kills landfill, the local destination for New York's garbage, was permanently closed in March 2001, the city found itself hauling garbage to landfill sites in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and even Virginia — with some of the sites being 300 miles away.
Given the 12,000 tons of garbage produced each day in New York and assuming a load of 20 tons of garbage for each of the tractor-trailers used for the long-distance hauling, some 600 rigs are needed to move garbage from New York City daily. These tractor-trailers form a convoy nearly 9 miles long — impeding traffic, polluting the air, and raising carbon emissions.
Fiscally strapped local communities in other states are willing to take New York's garbage — if they are paid enough. Some see it as an economic bonanza. State governments, however, are saddled with increased road maintenance costs, traffic congestion, increased air pollution, potential water pollution from landfill leakage, and complaints from nearby communities.
In 2001 Virginia's governor, Jim Gilmore, wrote to Mayor Rudy Giuliani to complain about the use of Virginia for New York City's trash. "I understand the problem New York faces," he noted, "but the home state of Washington, Jefferson and Madison has no intention of becoming New York's dumping ground."
Garbage travails are not limited to New York City. Toronto, Canada's largest city, closed its last remaining landfill on Dec. 31, 2002, and now ships all its 750-thousand-ton-per-year garbage to Wayne County, Mich.
In Athens, the capital of ancient and modern Greece, the one landfill available reached saturation at the end of 2006. With local governments in Greece unwilling to accept Athens's garbage, the city's daily output of 6,000 tons began accumulating on the streets, creating a garbage crisis. The country is finally beginning to pay attention to what European Union environment commissioner Stavros Dimas, himself a Greek, calls the waste hierarchy, where priority is given first to the prevention of waste and then to its reuse, recycling and recovery.
One of the more recent garbage crises is unfolding in China, where, like everything else in the country, the amount of garbage generated is growing fast. Xinhua, a Chinese wire service, reports that a survey using an airborne remote sensor detected 7,000 garbage dumps, each larger than 50 square meters in the suburbs of Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Chongqing. A large share of China's garbage is recycled, burned or composted, but an even larger share is dumped in landfills (where they are available) or simply heaped up in unoccupied areas.
These examples of China's waste problems are disturbing by themselves. But a broader analysis of potential consumption patterns in China in the near future shows why the existing western economic model as a whole will fail.
For almost as long as I can remember, we have been saying that the United States, with 5 percent of the world's people, consumes a third or more of the Earth's resources. That was true. It is no longer true. Today China consumes more basic resources than the United States does.
Among the key commodities such as grain, meat, oil, coal and steel, China consumes more of each than the United States except for oil, where the United States still has a wide (though narrowing) lead. China uses a third more grain than the United States. Its meat consumption is nearly double that of the United States. It uses three times as much steel.
These numbers reflect national consumption, but what would happen if consumption per person in China were to catch up to that of the United States? If we assume that China's economy slows from the 10 percent annual growth of recent years to 8 percent, then before 2030, income per person in China will reach the level it is in the United States today.
If we also assume that the Chinese will spend their income more or less as Americans do today, then we can translate their income into consumption. If, for example, each person in China consumes paper at the current American rate, then in 2030 China's 1.46 billion people will consume more paper than the world produces today. There go the world's forests.
If we assume that in 2030 there are three cars for every four people in China, as there now are in the United States, China will have 1.1 billion cars. The world currently has 860 million cars. To provide the needed roads, highways and parking lots, China would have to pave an area comparable to what it now plants in rice.
By 2030 China would need 98 million barrels of oil a day. The world is currently producing 85 million barrels a day and may never produce much more than that. There go the world's oil reserves.
What China is teaching us is that the western economic model — the fossil-fuel-based, automobile-centered, throwaway economy — is not going to work for China. If it does not work for China, it will not work for India, which by 2030 may have an even larger population than China. Nor will it work for the other 3 billion people in developing countries who are also dreaming the "American dream." And in an increasingly integrated global economy where we all depend on the same grain, oil and steel, the western economic model will no longer work for the industrial countries either.
The overriding challenge for our generation is to build a new economy — one that is powered largely by renewable sources of energy, that has a much more diversified transport system, and that reuses and recycles everything. We have the technology to build this new economy, an economy that will allow us to sustain economic progress. Can we build it fast enough to avoid a breakdown of social systems?
Copyright © 2009 Earth Policy Institute.
Lester R. Brown is President of Earth Policy Institute and author of Full Planet, Empty Plates. He is recognized worldwide for his global perspective on environmental issues and for his development of Plan B, a plan to save civilization through stabilizing population, cutting carbon emissions, and restoring the earth's natural support systems. Find him on Google+.
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