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RSC BULLETIN
Second Edition
July 2024
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Dear readers,
We are pleased to share the second edition of the Renaissance Strategic Center (RSC) Bulletin! This newsletter seeks to provide you with an overview of the center's most significant news and updates.
The Renaissance Strategic Center (RSC) is an independent think tank based in Jordan that operates within the organizational framework of the Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD). It was established by ARDD in 2018 to promote new thinking and policy initiatives to address the multiple challenges confronting the contemporary Arab world. The center is a house of knowledge that enables and hosts inclusive dialogue on various issues pertinent to the Arab world to stimulate innovative social solutions.
RSC envisages an Arab world in which the rule of law is fully respected and applied to all who reside within it, with an emphasis on the individual rights of citizenship and participation, and the collective right to self-determination.
Our diverse team of researchers, guided by senior advisors, each a leading expert in their field, conduct evidence-based research, on 6 programmatic areas: Access to Justice; Social Protection and Economic Development (SPED); Arab Transformations; The Question of Palestine Program; Migration, Forced Displacement, and Statelessness in the Arab World, Women and Youth Empowerment.
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Book Launch: Accessing Justice in Arab Countries Beyond Covid-19: A View from Civil Society
“The justice sector in the Arab world and in Jordan has gone through several changes, starting with the Arab Spring, then the Covid-19 pandemic, all the way to the geopolitical transformations in the region, which calls for focusing on the current needs of individuals, ensuring their access to justice and services, and building their confidence in the law and its sovereignty, especially since this sector intersects with all societal issues.”. READ MORE
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Signing and launch of “Roadmap” to Strengthening and Activating the Medical and Health Liability Law
A group of experts representing the health and justice sectors and civil society launched a roadmap to strengthening and activating the Medical and Health Liability Law No. 25 of 2018, during a meeting held by the Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD) on Monday, May 27, 2024, within the framework of dialogues to strengthen the health sector in Jordan through activating accountability. READ MORE
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Strengthening Self-Reliance: TVET and Skills Education for Youth in Jordan
TVET and skills education programs are a critical pathway for providing Jordanians and refugees with technical and personal skills to facilitate their integration into the labor market and enhance their self-reliance, challenges remain. READ MORE
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TVET and Skills Education for all: Enhancing Livelihood Opportunities for Jordanian and Refugee Youth
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Jordan is home to 723,886 registered refugees. While Syrians constitute the bulk of the refugee population, other nationalities have sought and found refuge in Jordan, such as Yemenis, Somalis, and Sudanese. READ MORE
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Migration, Forced Displacement, Asylum, and Statelessness in the Arab World Program
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Right of Access to Justice for Refugees in Jordan: Progress and Recommendations
The right to access to justice is a cornerstone of human rights, ensuring fair trials for individuals. This right, enshrined in various international conventions, upholds the rule of law. Jordan has made significant strides in affirming this right by acceding to international conventions and incorporating it into its constitutional and national legal frameworks. READ MORE
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World Refugee Day Statement by ARDD
Today, on World Refugee Day, we are driven to intensify our support for refugees and those forced to flee their homes globally. More than ever, this year, on this anniversary, we come together and join the international call to recognize the strength, courage, and resilience of millions of refugees around the globe. As a civil society organization dedicated to challenging discrimination and marginalization of refugees in the Arab world and beyond, The Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD) emphasizes the urgent need to raise awareness about the precarious conditions faced by refugees, particularly in the Arab World. READ MORE
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Women in Wars and Conflicts: A Sword with a Hundred Edges
In every war, armed conflict, and aggression against the security and safety of people and the dignity of their lives, eyes turn to women and girls. According to international reports, mass rape of women and girls remains the weapon of choice in a third of current armed conflicts. READ MORE
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Policy Lab: The Youth Discuss Social Capital and How to Employ It
Recognizing the specific ways and dynamics of building the individual’s social capital is critical to understanding ways to support it and develop it, as expanding and strengthening youth and women’s networks can help to have easier and more consistent access to civic and political spaces, in order to achieve their aspirations and needs and reach their goals. READ MORE
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Arab Women Leadership Academy
As part of the USAID-funded #Tawazon – Promoting the Voice and Leadership of Women activity, through the Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD) is now accepting applications for the Arab Women Leadership Academy (AWLA).
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ARDD-JONAF Report on the New Legal Requirements for Regulating the Work of Local and Foreign Associations in Jordan
The Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD) is following up on several civil society issues to promote the work of Jordan NGOs Forum (JONAF) and its member and affiliated associations. for more
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ARDD Welcomes Historic Ruling of International Court of Justice Calling for an End to Israeli Occupation and Evacuation of Settlements
On 19 July 2024, the International Court of Justice issued a historic Advisory Opinion declaring the Israeli occupation and associated regime of systematic discrimination – amounting to racial segregation and/or apartheid – unlawful. For More
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Online Seminar UNRWA under Attack: Existential Challenges and their Implications
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Calling on the World’s Conscious, Albanese Documents Genocide in Gaza
“I find that there are reasons to believe that the minimum threshold indicating the commission of the crime of genocide against the Palestinians as a group in Gaza has been met.” READ MORE
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She Was There… Aseel Al-Jallad Tells Stories of the Health Situation of Women in Gaza
More than 200 days into the war on Gaza, the health situation in the Strip is still witnessing a wide state of collapse, which resulted in the destruction of 32 hospitals, while others continue to function only partially, as well as the targeting of shelters, treatment facilities, medical complexes, and other humanitarian problems,. READ MORE
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Social Protection and Conflict in the Arab World: A Comparative Research
Coordinated by the MENASP network, and conducted by the University of Bath and the University of Birmingham, along with researchers in Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon. Social Protection and Conflict in MENA: Comparative research aims to contribute to a better understanding of the links between social protection and conflict prevention in the MENA region. It explores different drivers of conflict and how existing social protection systems have the potential to mitigate it. By ensuring access to essential services such as healthcare, education, and social security, social protection fosters social cohesion and stability, thereby diminishing the likelihood of social unrest.
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Unpacking Brussels VIII Conference 2024 on “Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region”: A critical analysis of its implications for Jordan
On the occasion of the 8th edition of the Brussels Conference, under the Economic and Development Forum (HEDF), the Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD) hosted on Sunday 14th July 2024 “Unpacking Brussels VIII Conference 2024 on “Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region”: A critical analysis of its implications for Jordan”. The dialogue adopted a roundtable format, gathering different stakeholders from local civil society organizations, donors, UN agencies, INGOs, and independent experts. The roundtable was the first of a bimonthly series of international exchange sessions on this topic.
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The Minister of Investment sponsors the “Ethics in Business” Award 2024
Under the patronage of the Minister of Investment, Kholoud Al-Saqqaf, the Jordanian Businessmen Association and the Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD) organized The Ethics in Business Award Ceremony 2024 in its second edition, Monday, May 20, 2024, during which a group of Jordanian businessmen and women were awarded for their contribution to promoting sustainable economic development and their active role in motivating young men and women to invest in entrepreneurial projects.Read More
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Learning Event: Towards Inclusive TVET and Skills Education Opportunities in Jordan
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Jordan is home to 723,886 registered refugees. While Syrians constitute the bulk of the refugee population, other nationalities have sought and found refuge in Jordan, such as Yemenis, Somalis, and Sudanese.Read More
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In April 2024, the Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD) and the alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (part of the CGIAR) signed a 3-year Memorandum of Understanding. This partnership focuses on mitigating the effects of climate change in Jordan through joint research, capacity building, and advocacy. for more
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On International Day Against Drug Abuse: Jordan Sets an Example of Cooperative Efforts to Combat this Menace
On International Day Against Drug Abuse, which falls on June 26 each year, Jordan, like other countries in the region, continues to face multiple challenges exacerbated by security crises and conflicts over the past decade. These new tensions among conflicting forces have magnified longstanding dangers such as terrorism and drug smuggling.Read More
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“Researchers in Town” Series Reviews Social Policy Change in Jordan with Dr. Rana Jawad
On Wednesday, May 22nd, the Renaissance Strategic Center (RSC) hosted a session titled “Researching Social Policy Change in Jordan” with Dr. Rana Jawad, Professor of Global Social Policy at the University of Birmingham and Convener of the MENASP network Read More
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RSC Talk: A Century of Order and Disorder in the Middle East: Who’s to Blame? What to Do? Rami Khoury
On Thursday, May 23rd, 2024, the Renaissance Strategic Center (RSC) hosted a talk titled “A Century of Order and Disorder in the Middle East: Who's to Blame? What to Do?” with Dr. Rami Khouri. The talk was held under the Question of Palestine Program, one of the Renaissance Strategic Center's thematic areas and Dr. Khoury is a member of ARDD Global Network on the Question of Palestine (GNQP). Read More
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