UN Global Compact Network Lebanon

Elie Boutros El Khoury 🇱🇧 wins 2nd place in the Photo Essay Category of the #UN80 Youth Voices 2025 launched on #UNDay this year! His submission titled “Youth for Physics” shows how science, teamwork & curiosity help rebuild hope, one idea at a time. 👇📸 @lebamericanuni

Young🇱🇧 Charbel Simon Samia wins 3rd place in the Short Video Category of the #UN80 Youth Voices 2025 competition launched on #UNDay this year! His film “لبنانية أنا…” ("I am a Lebanese...") calls for justice, equality and rights for all women in #Lebanon 👇🎥 @BalamandU

Young 🇱🇧 Lara Bou Houssein wins 2nd place in the Artwork Category of the #UN80 Youth Voices 2025 launched on #UNDay! Her 🎨piece “Lebanon Goes Digital” imagines a future built on innovation, climate action, peace & empowered youth. 👇👩‍🎨 #YouthVoices @mubslebanon @UNGCNL

Lebanon’s #Youth took center stage at the 🇺🇳House last week, with 8⃣ “UN Youth Voices 2025” recognized for their creativity, vision & solutions shaping a hopeful, inclusive future, through their #UN80 audiovisual work. Learn more👉tinyurl.com/ypykwr87 Stay tuned for more!

Young 🇱🇧 Thalia Ghanem wins 1st place in the #UN80 Youth Voices 2025! Her film 'When Time Moved Forward Again' celebrates 🇱🇧 craftsmanship, youth innovation & how supporting local industries can turn resilience into opportunity. Check it out📽️👇 #YouthVoices #Lebanon @USJLiban

Young 🇱🇧 Nancy Sariedeen wins 1st place in the Artwork Category of the #UN80 #YouthVoices 2025! Her poster 'Building Future, Not Walls' highlights child labor in #Lebanon & the power of education &protection to build a better, more just future. 👇🎨 @mubslebanon @GCNLebanon

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In the lead-up to #InternationalWomensDay, our CEO & Executive Director, @SandaOjiambo, highlights why gender equality cannot wait another century in an op-ed for @Reuters. Businesses must take action by ensuring leadership at the top, preventing AI from reinforcing bias and closing pay gaps while building inclusive supply chains. Read More: reuters.com/sustainability… #GenderEquality #ForAllWomenAndGirls

The #ForwardFaster initiative of the UN @‌globalcompact calls for businesses to step up in 5 areas to accelerate progress on the #GlobalGoals. 👩‍🎓 Gender Equality 🌱 Climate Action 💵 Living Wage 💧 Water Resilience 💼 Finance & Investment Learn More 👉 forwardfaster.unglobalcompact.org/home

Businesses are key players in the fight against climate change. By adopting sustainable practices, they can significantly reduce their carbon footprint. Are you a business? Are you doing your part? 👉See how your company can act on climate action: ForwardFaster.UNGlobalCompact.org

Extreme weather events are becoming the norm, underscoring the urgent need for climate action. 2023: Hottest Year on Record at 1.45°C Above Pre-Industrial Levels 🌍💥 Fossil fuel subsidies topped $1.5 trillion in 2022 🛢️💸 It's time to act on climate change. #UnitingBusiness

Looking to make a powerful impact on your #business and the world? Join #SPARK – a new global community for #SMEs participating in the UN @GlobalCompact. Learn more 👉 unglobalcompact.org/take-action/ac…

🎉 The “Male Allyship in the Private Sector: Challenges and Opportunities, Spotlight on the Middle East” report from the UN @globalcompact is out now! Read the report and find out more 👉 unglobalcompact.org/library/6204

Did you know that 77 Lebanese 🇱🇧 companies are committed to the Women's Empowerment Principles (#WEPs)? The WEPs offer guidance to #businesses on how to promote #genderequality & women’s empowerment in the #workplace and beyond. 🌍 Find out more 👉 weps.org

Happy #WorldEnvironmentDay! 🌱 2024 is the year for breakthrough #ClimateAction and action for the #GlobalGoals, our blueprint for the well-being and dignity for everyone on a healthy planet. 🌍

❗️Climate change is arguably the biggest threat to our survival today. With millions affected by climate-related disasters every year, including droughts, floods, & heatwaves, it’s essential that we galvanize stakeholders to achieve #climate resilience for a better future. 🌍

⌛️ Last call to join this year’s #ClimateAmbitionAccelerator! The Climate Ambition Accelerator is a six-month programme designed to equip your company with the tools it needs to set #ScienceBasedTargets aligned with the 1.5℃ pathway. 🌍 Learn more 👉 unglobalcompact.org/take-action/cl…

The UN @globalcompact Academy invites you to a live webinar where you'll learn from industry leaders who have successfully integrated human rights into their business practices. 🗓️ Thursday, May 30th ⏰ 10:00 a.m. (Beirut) Register here 👉 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Have you registered for the #TargetGenderEquality Accelerator? Learn how to set and reach ambitious corporate targets for women’s representation and leadership in business and ensure equal pay for work of equal value. Sign up today 👉 unglobalcompact.org/take-action/ta…