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10:00 am        Protests by activists in front of the United Nations Women's Office in Sin El-Fil - Beirut, objecting to the organization's positions regarding the people of Gaza.

Activities of Caretaker Minister of Labor, Mustafa Bayram

10:30 am        Signing of a memorandum of understanding between the ministry and the Municipality of Ghobeiry regarding accelerated vocational training, at his office in the ministry.

11:00 am         Signing of a similar agreement with the Islamic Charitable Relief Association, on the sixth floor at the Ministry of Labor - Shayah - Msharrafieh.

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10:30 am       Anjar Municipality launches its new project "Enhancing Livelihoods through Smart Agriculture, Connecting Farmers to Markets, and Creating Employment Opportunities," at a ceremony held at the Anjar Cultural Center, in collaboration with the Global Vision Foundation and funded by the World Food Programme.

11:30 am      MP Farid Haikal Al Khazen holds a meeting with Minister of Interior and Municipalities Bassam Mawlawi, at his office in the ministry, to discuss the closure of the Vehicle Registration Authority - Nafaa.

2:00 pm       Annual Forum for Empowering Lebanese Women, hosted by the Acua Foundation and WNL Company, in Hurj Tabet. 

4:00 pm       Seminar titled "Humanitarian Work as a Life Mission" organized by the Islamic Orphanage Council, in the hospital building.

4:00 pm       Joint meeting in solidarity with Palestinian women, against violence and wars, hosted by Lebanese and Palestinian women's, labor, and social organizations, on the occasion of "International Women's Day," at the headquarters of the National Union of Workers and Employees in Lebanon, Beirut - Zuhairi Building - Third Floor.

4:30 pm     Seminar on "Public Procurement After the Enactment of the Law and the Role of Youth in Enhancing Good Governance," hosted by the Public Job Observatory and Good Governance at Saint Joseph University in Beirut, in collaboration with the Advocacy Group for Development and Anti-Corruption in Lebanon, in the Faculty of Social Sciences, Achrafieh.

5:00 pm     Foundation Diane honors 8 women selected as environmental pioneers, at Avolique - Gemayzeh.

6:30 pm     Panel discussion on "Banque du Liban's Cash Measures and the Fate of Depositors' Funds," hosted by "The Beirut Umbrella," at the Tawfiq Tabbara Center – Sanayeh. Speakers include the Chief Economist at Bank Byblos Dr. Nasseeb Ghabril, financial and economic researcher Dr. Mahmoud Jabaai, and economic journalist Basem Saad.

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