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Civil Society Advocacy
The Center worked closely with a
number of NGOs in organizing conferences, workshops and forums
designed to increase citizen participation in the legislative
process and to facilitate communication between the Lebanese
Parliament, the public, and the media. In particular, the Center
coordinated with the Forum for Parliamentary Dialogue (FPD), a
non-partisan, non-profit organization created in 1999 through
the collaborative effort of a group of NGOs. Formed to
strengthen the role of civil society in policy analysis and
formulation and to identify opportunities to expand the
influence of private citizens in the legislative process, the
FPD has been instrumental in developing beneficial networks
between NGOs and the legislature. Several seminars organized by
the FPD were conducted within the Lebanese Parliament to
increase awareness of the concerns of civil society.
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