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𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐏𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 🌍

This week at the 2026 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 in Paris, K2P Director Dr @feljardali joined leaders, scientists, and global actors working on shared global challenges. This year the Forum also hosted its first 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭.

More than 50 countries signed the Children First Declaration, which puts children’s rights at the centre of policy and action. Its ambition is simple: 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝.

𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭:
🔹 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞. AI can improve maternal and child health, but only if it is designed with and for mothers and children. President Emmanuel Macron stressed that AI tools intended for children must be tested and evaluated before they are used.
🔹 𝐖𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬. Now we must implement it. In 2024, 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday, most of them from preventable causes. Proven, evidence-based interventions can end these deaths.
🔹 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. The Declaration calls for country-led action, especially in fragile and conflict-affected settings, where needs are growing, and funding is shrinking.

In Lebanon, K2P is currently working with the Ministry of Labour and the @RESCUEorg to develop a 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧. K2P also supports this goal through evidence and policy dialogue, including:

📘 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧
📘 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧
📘 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧, 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐎𝐏𝐇 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐑𝐂
📘 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧
📘 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧
📘 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧: 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧

𝐋𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝.

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❓ How does the program work—and where could it take you?

Swipe to explore the two phases of the Youth Policy Engagement and Communication Capacity-Building Program. 👉
🔹 Phase 1 | Training
From January to April 2027, 25 selected participants will explore evidence-informed policymaking, strengthen their policy analysis and research literacy skills, and develop practical policy and communication products, including a policy brief outline.
🔹 Phase 2 | Mentorship and Policy Engagement
From May to November 2027, 10 fellows selected from Phase 1 will receive individualized mentorship, engage directly with policymakers, complete a one-week government internship, and present their work at a National Civic Forum.

👥 For university students aged 18–24 residing in Lebanon who are interested in social policy, research, and civic engagement.
💸 Free to participate—all training costs are covered.
🗓 Program duration: January–November 2027
⏳ Apply by 30 November 2026
📲 Ready to take the next step? Apply here: forms.gle/xi6wEieQhBtAXi…

✉️ Questions? Contact k2p@aub.edu.lb

The “Social Policies for a Brighter Future” programme is implemented in partnership with UNICEF Lebanon @uniceflebanon and co-funded by the European Union and the Government of the Netherlands.

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𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 #HSR2026, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞’𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞!

As a local organizer of the 9th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, we’re inviting researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and funders to join us at The American University in Cairo from 𝟕–𝟗 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. For the first time, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧.

Under the theme “𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞-𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝”, the three days will bring together presentations, organized and capacity-strengthening sessions, and conversations on politics and polycrises, 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬, and 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬.

Scan the QR code or tap the link (hsr2026.healthsystemsresearch.org/registration/) to secure your place.

𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐨!

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𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯 𝗶𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘆 🌍

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱. Most emerging infectious diseases start at the human–animal interface. Antimicrobial resistance moves between hospitals, farms, water, and soil. Climate change and environmental degradation put entire ecosystems and the communities that depend on them at risk.

These challenges cross borders, sectors, and disciplines, so addressing them takes ministries of health, agriculture, and environment, researchers, practitioners, and communities working together. Calling for One Health is easy. Making it work in practice is much harder.

So the real question is: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?

𝗧𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀, 𝗞𝟮𝗣 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝟮𝗣 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗞𝗢𝗛𝗦𝗥𝗔), which takes a whole-of-system look at a country’s readiness across five areas:

🏛️ 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
👥 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲
💰 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠
📊 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞-𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠
🤝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

𝐊𝐎𝐇𝐒𝐑𝐀 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐚, 𝐆𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚. 𝐈𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬, 𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

📖 Read our research: Strengthening One Health Systems: A Readiness Assessment Across Croatia, Ghana and Nigeria [sciencedirect.com/science/articl…]

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📢 Happening today!

What can you expect from #HSR2026, the first Global Symposium on Health Systems Research in the Eastern Mediterranean Region?

Join us for a conversation on the scientific program, emerging debates, and opportunities to connect.

🕑 2 PM Cairo

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